Penelope Douglas Q&A

[Penelope]

Allie wrote: "How do you craft such complex characters? Do you envision them that way or do they speak to you as you write them?

For instance, Damon’s character arc through the entire DN’s series was so dynami..."

Well, thanks! Dreaming. That's all it takes. Let your imagination run, and the more you write, the more practice you get, and the more naturally things start to come to you. Jax was my first "Damon" in a way. Both very similar, but I started developing Damon much sooner than I did Jax. With practice, I hope I got better, but you all are the judges of that, so I'll let you decide. The best thing for writing, in my opinion, is think time. You don't need to be typing every second you're in front of the computer. Writing a book probably takes 80 hours of non-stop typing, but staring at your computer screen is what fills the other five and half months lol Just remember, when you get aggravated about waiting for books, Damon's book didn't come until 4 years after the series started and almost six years after I first started outlining the series. He probably would've been a very different--and much lesser-- character if he'd been developed in just six weeks. I'm so glad you liked him, and Mads would be a great character to explore further. Maybe someday I'll have some good ideas <3

[Penelope]

Thank you so much for the questions, everyone!! See you in 2021 <3

[An]

Hi! I was wondering if you would ever consider releasing a Devil’s Night Series Bonus Collection like you did for the Fall Away Series? I hoped we would get more domestic scenes and just our favourite friend group being carefree with the novella, but I loved it nonetheless!