essie
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M.L. Rio:
Hi, I loved your book! I was wondering was their a particular reason you chose the title "if we were villains"?
M.L. Rio
I'm so glad to hear you loved the book. This is from a previous answered question, but I think it answers your question pretty well: "As for the title, it was important to me that the title be borrowed from Shakespeare but not be something overdone, and when I was reading through that last Lear scene this jumped out at me and I went, 'That’s it.' This speech is one of my favorites and I think especially insightful in any reading of Villains. Moreover, it was just the perfect few words to capture the essence of the story. I dropped the 'as' because out of context it made the phrase seem more trivial than I wanted it to (and it just didn't sound right). The 'if' is, I think, the more important part--I thought it captured the moral uncertainty of the story. The title asks the central question."
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FireToAsh
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M.L. Rio:
Hello!! It's been maybe 2 years since I've read IWWV and it still has me in a chokehold. Thank you for writing such a gripping novel! Are there any books/music/shows or other media forms that you've consumed that also left you feeling the same way that you'd like readers to know?
Nitya
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M.L. Rio:
This book is honestly one of my all-time favorites, and I really like how you left it open-ended. When I first read it I wished for more, some sort of novella or ending to wrap it, but I think you left it at a good place. I only have 1 question for you, this might be a little personal so feel free not to answer, but which of the actors do you see yourself the most in/ did you connect to the most while writing Iwwv?
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