Ililli

Ililli asked Brendan Halpin:

When you start writing a novel, do you usually go for a specific genre? I've seen a lot of your books surround teen's lives and problems.

Brendan Halpin I usually get ideas for stories and just pursue them rather than thinking at the beginning about where the story is going to fit. It just happens that a lot of the stories I want to write have to do with teens. I'm not sure why--I have teenage children, I was a high school teacher for ten years, and I am fundamentally kind of immature. So those probably all factor in.

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Goodreads asked Brendan Halpin:

What are you currently working on?

Gennifer Eccles

Gennifer Eccles asked Brendan Halpin:

After Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance, would you write another novel with an author? How did you go about writing the book? Did she come to you or vice versa? Where do you get your inspiration from?

Tole

Tole asked Brendan Halpin:

I really like your books because (apart from great style) you seem to write about a bunch of important issues, (mental health, queerness etc). Do you choose these things because you want to make statements about them, or are they just where you stories go? And how do you make sure you stay representative of marginalised groups you aren't necessarily a part of?

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