Lulufrances
Lulufrances asked Huntley Fitzpatrick:

SO GLAD to finally encounter a big family in YA (especially since I have seven siblings myself - yay)! How did the idea form around such a big family based story?

Huntley Fitzpatrick Hi!

Thank you! I'm glad you were happy to find a big family similar to your own within the pages of MLND.

I've always been fascinated by big families--the dynamics, the shifting loyalties, the overall teamwork. As a child, I desperately wanted to belong to one and pretty much every story I wrote early on featured at least one big family. And now, relatively speaking, I guess I have one with my own children. I just so enjoy writing about the interplay of personalities and how everyone maintains their individuality while being part of the group.

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