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How It All Began ..
Two summers ago I was in Birmingham visiting some libraries. At lunch I was chatting with a librarian who was training for the London Marathon to raise funds for a paralysed friend. As I left the restaurant, I knew that my next teen novel was going to be about how spinal cord injury affects both victims and those closest to them.
Yes, it was as sudden as that. That’s the way inspiration strikes. It’s partly a magic thing, but also a moment of recognition – but when a novel wants you to write it, there’s generally a few good reasons.