Rae Parker asked D.G. Driver:

What inspired you to write the YA novella, PASSING NOTES?

D.G. Driver Thanks for asking, Rae Ann. I first got the idea for Passing Notes about 3 years ago when I learned that they were going to be taking cursive out of the elementary school curriculum. It really bothered me. I know that cursive isn't the most important skill, but I think there are real benefits to learning how to do it. Mostly, if you can't write in cursive, how could you read it? There are probably thousands of wonderful diaries and boxes of letters in the attics of grandparents that could tell the story of America, but no one will be able to read them. This makes me sad. Around the same time as learning that, I also had two stepdaughters in relationships. One was in a relationship with a guy in the navy, and they only communicated through texts and emails. The other was in high school, and she and her boyfriend only communicated through texts. They never even talked on the phone. I wasn't terribly surprised when neither of those relationships lasted. What had happened to love letters? Thus, Passing Notes was born.

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