![]() Finishing that book with Rachael and knowing I could do it made such a difference going into Forget Me Not. And She Gets the Girl gave me confidence. I’d say, “Okay, I want to finish chapter one in the next two days,” and that seemed to work really well for me. The way I ended up writing that is I didn’t do word count or time or anything. And while I only wrote half of the book it still felt like I finished a book. She Gets the Girl was the first book that I actually finished. What were the major differences in themes and the writing process in working on Forget Me Not? PW spoke with Derrick about shifts in her writing process and style for her first solo novel, homophobia in small towns, and how fate plays a role in the novel and her own life. In Forget Me Not, Korean American Stevie grapples with her relationships after a devastating accident leaves a gap in her memories for the past two years, including her relationship with her girlfriend Nora. Alyson Derrick makes her solo debut with YA novel Forget Me Not, following her first novel, rom-com She Gets the Girl, co-written with her wife, Rachael Lippincott. ![]()
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