How did you come up with the setting Nevermoor?Ī lot of the city of Nevermoor was inspired by my travels overseas and my favourite cities. Martin, and classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Matilda, Charlotte’s Web and Seven Little Australians.
I also loved the Tomorrow, When the War Began series by Australian author John Marsden, The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. So many! My favourite book as a child is also my favourite book now as an adult – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. What were your favourite books when you were little? I have some author friends who can write a book in six weeks or even less! I don’t think I’d be able to do that, but everybody works differently. On the flipside, it took me a little over a year to write Wundersmith. But much of that time was spent plotting and daydreaming. I mean… how long is a piece of string? It took me ten years to write Nevermoor, from the very first kernel of the idea to the end of my third draft. (Although a lot of that time isn’t actual ‘writing’ time, so much as ‘staring at my laptop and thinking’ time… which is also an important part of the writing process!) When I’m not on an immediate deadline, I try to be more disciplined and consistent about it – writing for anywhere from three to eight hours a day. When I’m on deadline, I write every single day for all of the hours that I’m not sleeping. (Plus, he has a fabulous head of ginger hair and superb fashion sense.) But most of all he is loyal, caring, protective and loving of Morrigan and the people he considers family. He is multitalented and highly respected in several different fields. He lives an incredibly adventurous life, but much of it is a mystery. For that reason, I gave him the qualities I think most people would like to have, either in themselves or in a parent or guardian – he is silly and funny, but he also is very intelligent and discerning. When Morrigan first meets him, he offers to whisk her away to a secret world she’s never heard of, and so he had to be someone who was immediately and entirely trustworthy, and also someone who’s just lots of fun, someone Morrigan and the reader would want to spend time with. Jupiter North is, I think, sort of the ideal mix of wise mentor, eccentric uncle, big brother, father figure and mischievous pal. How did you come up with the character Jupiter? Our very own Toppsta reviewer, Valentine (age 12), created some brilliant interview questions for Jessica Townsend after reading Wundersmith, her highly-anticipated sequel to Nevermoor.
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