Carolyn
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hi! My mother and I loved your book Between Shades of Gray! You should come to Aiken, South Carolina to present your book. Some schools you should visit is Aiken High School and Silver Bluff High School. My question is: would you ever consider writing any other genre beside historical fiction? It would interesting to see how the book would turn out! I am pretty sure it would turn out great.
Ruta Sepetys
Hello Carolyn!
Thanks so much for your message and the invitation to South Carolina! I have family in SC so I'm always looking for a reason to visit. :)
In terms of your question, I have so many ideas for historical novels that I don't see myself writing in another genre anytime soon, but if I did, I'd love to try to write a thriller. Maybe it could be a historical thriller! :)
Thanks so much for your message and the invitation to South Carolina! I have family in SC so I'm always looking for a reason to visit. :)
In terms of your question, I have so many ideas for historical novels that I don't see myself writing in another genre anytime soon, but if I did, I'd love to try to write a thriller. Maybe it could be a historical thriller! :)
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Emily Rose
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Ruta Sepetys:
How do you find inspiration for your books and their characters? Does the research you complete have any effect on a characters behavior? I loved "Salt to the Sea", and love and appreciate how you can still understand and enjoy your novels, even if you have no prior knowledge on the history they were inspired by. Thank you for making them just as enjoyable as educational!
Sheila Decosse
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Ruta Sepetys:
What gave you the confidence to undertake the years of research on 'Between Shades of Grey". Did you write a dynamite proposal and have a publisher's commitment ..or did you have tremendous self confidence..(and I look at that as a plus.) Did you have any life experiences in the past that helped you soldier on?
Sydney Robertson
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hello Ruta! I am incredibly fond of your novels and own all of them so I may read your beautiful words whenever I choose. When I am done reading one of your spectacular novels I ask myself questions about the world's current state, so thank you for helping me gain new perspectives. I am wondering what questions about this current state drive you to write historical fiction that explores the ways we have gotten here?
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