I originally came up with the concept for Dust, and ended up writing it mainly because I had mentioned it to some publishers at an event and they were all so interested that I was like, “Welp. Tell me, why did you choose to make the story about Peter Pan, and what were the pressures that came with writing from the perspective of such a well-known character? And continuously coming back to the source material - that’s really good.ģ. I spent a lot of time getting to know Peter himself, how he ticked, and worked on honing his voice and really understanding what he wanted and how he viewed the world. I read the original Peter Pan novel several times and made a ton of notes. I broke down each Peter Pan character and figured out a unique twist that still held true to the characters, and then developed my own broader mythos for how Neverland and Peter’s character arc worked.
KS: I did a lot of outlining, like I said. How did Dust become the book that it is now? I’d love to hear about your planning process and how you developed your ideas. GH: Oh yes, I understand the importance of outlining all too well.Ģ. Dust was unusual from other full length projects I’d previously written because I was expanding on a character someone else had created, and juggling multiple character POVs that were all unreliable narrators. KS: Well, The Girl Who Could See was a novella, so it was much shorter. What was different about the writing process here as compared to your previous books? Dust is not the first book you’ve written. The truth behind this fairy tale is about to unravel everything Claire thought she knew about Peter Pan–and herself.ġ. The girl who fears her own destiny is on a collision course with the boy who never wanted to grow up. Grounded in London and hunted by his own Lost Boys, Peter searches for the last hope of restoring his crumbling island: a lass with magic in her veins. Peter Pan is having a beastly time getting back to Neverland. Now Claire’s desperate search points to London… and a boy who shouldn’t exist. The truth about Neverland is far more dangerous than a fairy tale.Ĭlaire Kenton believes the world is too dark for magic to be real–since her twin brother was stolen away as a child.
Today we’ll be unpacking a lot of things (Dust promo, author interview, and treasure hunt), so let’s get started immediately. Welcome to the 11th stop on our Dust blog tour. Hello my wanderers and adventure seekers!
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