Grace asked Katherine Center:

Hello, I am a rather new fan of your book, but even so I had read all of them bar from three (which I intend to read as soon as I can get my hands on them). I was wondering, do you ever feel the want to change the location of your books from Texas? And also, do you think that you will ever revisit some of the characters in your earlier books like Get Lucky or Bright Side Of Disaster?

Katherine Center Hi Grace!! I probably won't go back and revisit characters from those early books . . . mostly just because it's been so long! I feel stronger connections with my most recent books and characters. But never say never!! Sometimes characters just show up and start talking to you—and I always honor when that happens by trying to write down whatever it is they want to say. :) As for the Texas question . . . a lot of my books are set in Texas, yes—but not all! Hapiness for beginners is set in Wyoming and Evanston, Illinois. Things You Save in a Fire is mostly set near Boston. And my next-summer book, The Rom-Commers, is set largely in L.A. ! That said, it's always tempting to set books in Texas, since I've lived here all my life and know it so well!

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