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Katie McGarry:
As I am rereading Crash Into You now, I am wondering - How much of Breaking the Rules did you have in your mind before writing it? In Crash Into You, Isaiah mentions owing Echo money, which is from Breaking the Rules. Did you ever feel constrained by what you had already defined when writing Breaking the Rules? I love your books and can't wait for the next one!!
Katie McGarry
Hi Ali,
Thanks for the question and I'm all for a reread of Crash Into You. :-)
Breaking the Rules takes place between Pushing the Limits and Dare You To. Even though I wrote Breaking the Rules after Crash Into You, I knew exactly what happened that summer between PTL and DYT when I wrote DYT and CIY.
For instance, at the beginning of DYT, Beth talks about how Echo has returned home. She's referring to how Noah had left Echo in Colorado while she pursued her art and he came home to see his brothers. That night that Echo is asleep with Noah on the couch in the basement is the night she returned home.
I hadn't written Breaking the Rules yet, but I knew what happened and wrote it into DYT. :-)
What Isaiah is referring to in Crash Into You is him owing Echo money for when he borrowed it to give to Beth in Dare You To. He found Beth, gave her phone and money in case she found herself in a dangerous situation and needed to split quickly. He borrowed that money from Echo and even though Echo told him to keep it, he felt like he needed to pay it back.
Echo also put Isaiah on her cell phone plan to save him and Noah money and he felt like he owed her for that, too.
Overall, Isaiah probably also feels like he owes Echo money from that summer in Colorado. The point is, Echo sees Isaiah as family and Isaiah, especially at the beginning of Crash Into You, has a tough time feeling like he belongs in a family. He loves Echo as a sister, but has a difficult time accepting the unconditional help and love that comes with being loved. He feels that love means him taking care of that person, not that person taking care of him. That's his character arc in Crash Into You. He must learn to let Rachel be the one that saves them.
Overall when writing, do I feel constrained by the world I have already created? Sometimes. Most of the time the worlds are pretty in sync, but there are times that I come up with a plot idea and then discover I can't pursue it because of something I previously written that conflicts with my idea.
Thank you again for the question and for reading my books!
Katie
Thanks for the question and I'm all for a reread of Crash Into You. :-)
Breaking the Rules takes place between Pushing the Limits and Dare You To. Even though I wrote Breaking the Rules after Crash Into You, I knew exactly what happened that summer between PTL and DYT when I wrote DYT and CIY.
For instance, at the beginning of DYT, Beth talks about how Echo has returned home. She's referring to how Noah had left Echo in Colorado while she pursued her art and he came home to see his brothers. That night that Echo is asleep with Noah on the couch in the basement is the night she returned home.
I hadn't written Breaking the Rules yet, but I knew what happened and wrote it into DYT. :-)
What Isaiah is referring to in Crash Into You is him owing Echo money for when he borrowed it to give to Beth in Dare You To. He found Beth, gave her phone and money in case she found herself in a dangerous situation and needed to split quickly. He borrowed that money from Echo and even though Echo told him to keep it, he felt like he needed to pay it back.
Echo also put Isaiah on her cell phone plan to save him and Noah money and he felt like he owed her for that, too.
Overall, Isaiah probably also feels like he owes Echo money from that summer in Colorado. The point is, Echo sees Isaiah as family and Isaiah, especially at the beginning of Crash Into You, has a tough time feeling like he belongs in a family. He loves Echo as a sister, but has a difficult time accepting the unconditional help and love that comes with being loved. He feels that love means him taking care of that person, not that person taking care of him. That's his character arc in Crash Into You. He must learn to let Rachel be the one that saves them.
Overall when writing, do I feel constrained by the world I have already created? Sometimes. Most of the time the worlds are pretty in sync, but there are times that I come up with a plot idea and then discover I can't pursue it because of something I previously written that conflicts with my idea.
Thank you again for the question and for reading my books!
Katie
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