Ceci asked Alyssa Sheinmel:

Hi! I just finished Faceless and I thought it was amazing! The topic was something that I had found really interesting and haven't really been able to hear a lot about before. What was the hardest part about writing it and did you have to do a lot of research? Thank you! Ceci

Alyssa Sheinmel I actually love working on books that require a lot of investigation. Whether it’s looking into details about the place where a story takes place, familiarizing myself with a new genre, or—in the case of Faceless—learning about a rare medical procedure, I love when a story gives me a chance to learn something new. Faceless was partly inspired by an article about face transplants that my editor shared with me. But that article was just the beginning! I was lucky enough to read various articles in-print and online about face transplants, and to have doctor-friends and friends-of-friends who were willing to answer my many, many questions about transplants.

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