I revised and resubmitted it twice with my now-agent, and did two almost complete rewrites after we signed. I wrote the first draft of this book almost four years ago, and it was a very, very different story then. Thank you so much! It’s been quite a journey so far.
Mejia tells SLJ about world-building, revolution, and how rage inspired her first novel.Ĭongrats on publishing your YA debut! What was your path to publication like? When she’s asked to spy for a rebel group that aims to bring equality to Medio, she must decide whether to risk her status for the cause, while navigating the forbidden feelings she’s developing for her longtime enemy. Dani is the top student at the Medio School for Girls, preparing to marry into an influential political family…as long as no one finds out that the identification papers that got her to the prestigious academy are forged. Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut novel We Set the Dark on Fire is a fantasy based in contemporary issues: political turmoil, sexual identity, class inequality, immigration, even a border wall.
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