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A Goodreads user asked Jesse Andrews:

Is Earl based off of anyone you know? Are any of the characters?

Jesse Andrews everyone in this book is a combination of people i know and people i've just made up—the balance of the observed and the imagined that all writers are always struggling to get right. earl specifically resembles lots of kids that i grew up with in the pittsburgh public school system, in his background and the way that he talks and relates to people—but there's plenty about him that is invented too.

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Carrie Goodall

Carrie Goodall asked Jesse Andrews:

What is it about Virginia Woolf's writing that opened everything up for you? Are you able to choose one of her books as a favorite or is that just too hard?

Gloria

Gloria asked Jesse Andrews:

Hi!! Loved Me and Earl and the Dying Girl , one of the funniest books I've ever read! I wanted to know... what keeps you motivated to write each day, do you follow some kind of routine? Thank you!!

Christina

Christina asked Jesse Andrews:

I love when authors write the screenplay for their films. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does MAN does it feel like a success. How did you go about picking and choosing what scenes were left behind from the book? And if you could have kept something in (that you didn't) what would it be?

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