Tania
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Christine Riccio:
What inspired you to write 'Better Together'? I really love the storyline and the characters and I'm interested in how you came upon writing this book.
Christine Riccio
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
When I started brainstorming Better Together my family was going through a heap of divorce drama (10 years into said divorce). I was going through my own mental health journey with it.
I needed a way to process all those thoughts and feelings -- and the way I process things tends to be through writing! So I thought to myself --- how the hell can I do something about the side effects of divorce on young adults, BUT not have it be depressing? How do I make that fun?
WHICH made me think of the parent trap, and that made me think -- how would this meeting would have played out if these young women were 19, and 21 . That's how it started =)
I've also always wanted to write a sister story . Jamie and Siri's journey is so near and dear to my heart! <3
When I started brainstorming Better Together my family was going through a heap of divorce drama (10 years into said divorce). I was going through my own mental health journey with it.
I needed a way to process all those thoughts and feelings -- and the way I process things tends to be through writing! So I thought to myself --- how the hell can I do something about the side effects of divorce on young adults, BUT not have it be depressing? How do I make that fun?
WHICH made me think of the parent trap, and that made me think -- how would this meeting would have played out if these young women were 19, and 21 . That's how it started =)
I've also always wanted to write a sister story . Jamie and Siri's journey is so near and dear to my heart! <3
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