Fans of Fiction. Purveyors of Dodgy Writing Advice.
Some things to research when building a contemporary world:
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Weather patterns
Native plants
Socioeconomic patterns
Age and racial demographics
Culture
What it's like to live and work there
Primary industry (and plausible teen jobs)
Books and Media We Talked About
Jane Austen
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Great Expectations
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Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me
We Regret To Inform You
The Poet X
Long Way Down
If I Fix You
Mean Girls
Maggie Stiefvater
The Chaos of Standing Still
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About our Guest
Kate Watson is the tenth of thirteen children, was born in Canada, and now lives in Arizona with her husband and children, where she writes her books. The Tenth Doctor is her favorite, she loves Harry Potter, and according to her website, she is a bona fide sassypants.
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Her published works include Lovestruck and Seeking Mansfield.
In case you were wondering, Kate is a Ravenclaw.