Hey! I'm a massive fan of The Fill-In Boyfriend and was wondering what you would say the underlining meaning of the story was? Where you get your inspiration for your stories? Do you have any charcters from your books that are partiularly your favourite? What advice would you give to aspiring writers?

Kasie West Hello and thank you! Underlining meaning to the story? Most of my stories are about the character figuring out who they are. I would say this one is no different. I think in this book, another theme came to light about finding out who you are in this world where it seems everyone is watching you and has an opinion about what you're doing--the social media era. It would be hard growing up with that kind of scrutiny and need for validation. So Gia was trying to figure out who she was without trying to let other people (especially strangers) tell her. I get my inspiration from all sorts of places--experiences I've had or places I've been or stories I've read or people I meet. Everything is a story. I don't have any favorite characters. In general I'm a fan of humor though, so a character that can make me laugh is always easier for me to write. And advice? I try not to give advice because everyone writes differently and what works for one might not work for another. But I do like to say write write write and read read read because those things can never steer you wrong. :)

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