Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Like Jude, author Jandy Nelson is extremely superstitious. (It runs in her family.) Her gran even left red ribbons under her bed to ward off the evil eye. (Source)
The author took a stone carving class as part of her research process. Let's just say she wasn't the star student. Still, that's some committed author stuff. (Source)
Nelson wrote from Jude and Noah's points of view one at a time, finishing all of Noah's chapters first. She even locked the docs on her computer so she wouldn't cheat. Like we said, committed. (Source)
You know how there always seems to be one sweaty, pale person gripping the armrests on every flight? Well, that's Jandy Nelson, who has a serious fear of flying. (Source)
The author spent three years writing the book wearing earplugs in a totally dark room. You know, just normal writer stuff. (Source)