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Author Victoria Aveyard sits down with Popverse at BookCon to discuss fan interactions, crafting dual timelines, and the book cover design process.
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Aveyard describes Tempest as revolving around a decade-long situationship with a pirate captain. She explains that the narrative alternates between two timelines set ten years apart that gradually converge.
Aveyard originally penned Tempest as a 300,000-word standalone novel, but production constraints like binding and sprayed edges made it physically unfeasible. Her editors also felt expanding the scenes required turning it into two separate books with complete story arcs.
Aveyard says morally gray figures are naturally fascinating, whereas making genuinely virtuous characters compelling requires much harder authorial work. She also notes a double standard among fans who adore the villainous Maven while harshly judging Mare's flawed choices.
When publishers initially proposed putting a girl in a ballgown on the cover of Red Queen, Aveyard pushed back to avoid blending in with market trends. She personally sketched the upside-down crown design, and the team added the dripping blood.
While unable to reveal specific details about screen adaptation projects, Aveyard encourages fans to stay tuned. She hints that progress is moving forward, describing that the project's sails are filling.
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