Karen
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Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney:
I thoroughly enjoyed your novel, and I look forward to the next! How did you decide to write about this topic? It certainly is universal and with interesting characters.
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Hi, Karen. I've always been fascinated by adult sibling relationships. I grew up in a very Irish-Italian Catholic community and so I was surrounded by people who had 6 or 7 or 10 (!) kids in their families. I'm the oldest of 4 and I thought our family was small. As soon as I started writing fiction, I knew I wanted to write about adult siblings because those relationships are so interesting and complicated, especially as everyone gets older -- that's the tiny seed of interest that became The Nest. Once I knew I was writing about siblings who were not getting along, I needed to figure out why and money was the obvious answer! It's more universal than I ever realized while I was writing the book. I hear a lot of stories now about family arguments over money.
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Avijah Scarbrough
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Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney:
Hi Cynthia! I loved your book. I found it very entertaining and I couldn't wait to see how it ended. I have 2 questions. How long did it take you to write the Nest from beginning to end? Also, I'd like to know how you deal with negative critiques and criticism in general, including random comments online. It seems like no one in the creative fields has immunity from criticism. It can be painful for anyone.
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