![]() ![]() I did notice that there are a lot of eating scenes in the book. I was having some big battles with my kids about table manners and why they matter. That and the desire to write a book about table manners. I immediately thought, “Maybe I can turn this into a book so I won’t have to write the sequel.” And that was what triggered the writing of Princess Ben. But I was daunted by the whole process: by the medical research and by the huge responsibility that comes with writing a sequel, especially when your first novel has been well-received. It just so happened that I was on deadline to write the sequel to Dairy Queen. So when it happens, it’s kind of exciting. I have to say I very rarely have dramatic dreams. And that became the centerpoint of Princess Ben, when she flees the castle.ĭo you keep a notebook by your bed to write down your dreams? I had a dream about a girl jumping on a broom and leaping out a window and she was being chased by a very scary woman. ![]()
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