This is so immersive, and yet it winds between worlds. Really love the direction you are going in. This whole child perspective is really intriguing, too. Enjoyed catching up today, Ben!
Wow. How do you do it Ben? The way you lead us into Marabelle’s interior, the trauma playing out in real time and how she copes…it’s all so real. I’ve never been kidnapped but I could feel all the ways she was feigning and placating and compromising, the way a child tries to understand reality but only through the fragmented lens of innocence. I’m starting to understand how this is a story about Marabelle as much if not more than Daedalia.
Honestly, Kimberly, it’s readers like you showing up book after book, year after year and urging me on. That’s the juice. Thank you so much for being here. I’m so glad Marabelle feels real to you. She’s real to me now too.
This is so immersive, and yet it winds between worlds. Really love the direction you are going in. This whole child perspective is really intriguing, too. Enjoyed catching up today, Ben!
Thanks so much, Kate. I’m glad you’re enjoying the direction.
Wow. How do you do it Ben? The way you lead us into Marabelle’s interior, the trauma playing out in real time and how she copes…it’s all so real. I’ve never been kidnapped but I could feel all the ways she was feigning and placating and compromising, the way a child tries to understand reality but only through the fragmented lens of innocence. I’m starting to understand how this is a story about Marabelle as much if not more than Daedalia.
Honestly, Kimberly, it’s readers like you showing up book after book, year after year and urging me on. That’s the juice. Thank you so much for being here. I’m so glad Marabelle feels real to you. She’s real to me now too.
Wow, just wow. And I absolutely love that. It was that dream that saved her.
Once again, Ben, you’ve created a story in characters that stay with me.
Thanks so much, Holly. Coming from a writer and editor of your caliber, this is huge.