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The Big Books of Summer 2025
Brooklynn Jacobs
Brooklynn Jacobs asked Sarah Dessen:

First, I want to thank you. I read and reread all of your books throughout middle and high schools and they have brought much joy and inspiration to my life. Your blog about the importance of following you gut inspired me to follow my own gut and pursue a career in writing. Was there any single thing that inspired you or gave you confidence to write your first novel?

Sarah Dessen Thank you so much for the kind words! I wish I had the key to confidence. I still struggle with it SO much, especially this winter when I had to set a book aside I'd been working on for over a year because it wasn't working. For me, I think the fear is part of my process. I'm always going to be afraid I can't do it. Once I embraced that, it got a bit easier. Not easy. But easier.
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Jess
Jess asked Sarah Dessen:

Hi. I'm currently reading,'What Happened to Goodbye?'and I'm curious about how Mclean kept changing her personality and name in each new town. How did this idea come to you? What was your inspiration?

Caitlin
Caitlin asked Sarah Dessen:

You said you never start a book without your “skeleton� but I was wondering if you wrote strictly from beginning to end or if you jumped around? Thanks for the great answers!

Lauren
Lauren asked Sarah Dessen:

Dear Mrs. Dessen, In your book, THIS LULLABY, Remy's mother is an author. Were you creating Remy's mother's character based on yourself or maybe someone else?

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