It’s completely collaborative, so that you can’t read a line and know who wrote what, because literally we’ve learned to fuse our voices together into one voice that is a mix of both of us! We analyze the plot long term, and even block out emotional beats in scenes. Sofi: As we are a couple, we have learned that communication, communication, communication is cardinal! We talk everything through: what characters’ personality traits are, what their dreams may be, their fears. What was your co-writing process like? What advice would you give to other writers?
Jarrod: Also, we learned this statistic that modern humans have an average attention span of 8.25 seconds, which also made us think: whatever we’re writing has to be even more shiny, interesting, and fun than even our phones! Which is why in RETRO, every chapter title is a song, so the index is a playlist with a QR code that leads to Spotify, Youtube, or itunes-so you can literally listen along as you read!Ģ. And it’s so rare that we see a happy-go-lucky vibes with back-stabbings, conspiracy, and twists and turns, so we went for it : ) And we realized that there was a lack of warm-hearted, funny, addicting stories that were also thrilling, so we wanted to be the cure. Sofi: Retro all started because the world went crazy and Jarrod and I could only consume light-hearted media, like Schitt’s Creek. Where did the story of Retro originate from? But when this social experiment turns sinister and her classmates start disappearing, her family’s livelihood might not be the only thing she’s in danger of losing.ġ. To save her struggling family, Luna enters a competition offering reward money to anyone who can successfully live without modern technology for a year. What starts off as a light-hearted competition to live without modern technology for a year turns into a fight for survival in this unputdownable young adult thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jarrod Shusterman and debut author Sofía Lapuente. Retroby Sofía Lapuente, Jarrod Shusterman TY to Simon and Schuster for sharing Retro with me! Fun and hard? We checked in with Sofia and Jarrod on writing Retro, which is out tomorrow! Check out our interview below! I was instantly interested in Retro based on the cover – and extra interested after finding out it’s a thriller! Also living with technology for a year? Sounds…idk. Author Interview: Retro by Sofía Lapuente & Jarrod Shusterman
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