Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
What Happened to Goodbye isn't the work of a literary novice; in fact, it's Sarah Dessen's tenth book. Cue the confetti and the cake. (Source.)
What does it take to become a writer? Apparently for Sarah Dessen, it started with going to the library every single Saturday when she was growing up. Who said that being a writer was a glamorous life? (Source.)
Dessen writes about the restaurant industry in What Happened to Goodbye, which makes sense because she has some experience with waitressing. In fact, she's got a waitressing horror story in which a woman slapped her hand. Rude. (Source.)