There were lines in Simon that signaled Leah’s bisexuality to a huge portion of my readers, even if I hadn’t fully unpacked that in my head. However, you can’t imagine the volume of feedback I got for years about Leah and the character who ended up being her love interest. That’s a really great question! On one hand, I was as oblivious as Simon (which is saying something, because that kid is the very definition of oblivious). How much did you know about Leah’s sexuality when you wrote Simon? How has your understanding of Leah changed since initially writing about her in the first book? I felt like her story was the most unfinished at the end of Simon Vs. I wasn’t sure I’d have the opportunity to write a companion or sequel, but I always knew that if I did, it would be Leah’s book. I think I always loved the idea of possibly revisiting Shady Creek for one more book - and as a reader, I love companion novels that explore a different character’s point of view.
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