Dare me book megan abbott5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The one I envisioned as the antagonist is the one I grew to love the most. In Dare Me, the characters entirely switched places on me. Surprise is one of the best parts of writing for me. Before I really start, I generally try to envision a three-act structure, but usually without any of the beats in between. ![]() My goal is to get that character’s voice in my head so well that I feel like she or he is real. The first inspiration is almost always a character wanting something, desperately. They are almost peers, almost rivals.ĭo character ideas, intentions and plot inform your writing from the start? Do you discover much in the writing process or is it mostly pre-determined by you before the writing begins? Cheerleading coaches in particular are often only ten years older than their girls, which adds another layer of complication. In the case of Dare Me, it’s a new cheerleading coach, who comes to town and entrances the girls on her squad. You want to be this person so intensely, it’s all-consuming. And I was particularly interested in the way, for young girls in particular, it can feel like a crush. As a kid, one of my favorite novels was Lois Duncan’s Daughters of Eve, the tale of a dangerously charismatic teacher. I’ve always been interested in writing a book about the complicated relationship between mentor and student. What was the genesis of your wonderful new novel, Dare Me? ![]()
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