The premise is the same, the characters are the same and the love story is the same, but the way we get from the beginning to the end is vastly different. So to go back to a story that was released publicly six years ago… I really had to come at it from a new angle. Once a book is out, I never read it again. KC: Ha! The real question would be to ask how they’re similar. How is The Siren book different from the original version? At the core, it’s very much a love story, so I think if people enjoyed The Selection, they’ll like this, too. Then, of course, just before her time is up, she falls in love, which is very dangerous for a girl like her. In my version, the sirens serve the Ocean for a century and are then set free, and we follow Kahlen as she goes through her sentence. KC: The Siren is an updated take on the mythology about these beautiful women who would sing and draw ships to crash on the rocks and drown the sailors. Ask me again in a few months, it will probably be The Siren. KC: It’s usually whatever’s most current, because I’m growing a little with each book. Out of all the books and novellas you’ve written, which one is your favourite?
So far, I’m very pleased with where they’re going, and we’ll see how it turns out! Film and books are two different things, and if we tried to fit every line and every page on a screen, it probably wouldn’t come across as well as we like to think. KC: It’s always hard when I lose a little control, but the truth is, I have no idea how to tell a story that way. Was it hard to hand over your story to another writer? Warner Brothers has bought the rights to The Selection movie (congrats!) with Katie Lovejoy writing the screenplay. I realize I sound a little crazy when I talk about them being in charge, but it’s very true! They’re very real to me, and I just want to share them with everyone else! I love the people in my head, and all I want to do is be as honest as I can about what they share with me. KC: Basically, it’s all about the characters for me.
What makes you so passionate about telling stories around characters from the Selection series? Faze sat down with the unstoppable author to get the scoop on all of her new ventures. The brilliant author of the wildly successful Selection series , has just signed a movie deal, is about to re-release her first novel, The Siren, and to top it all off, has penned two new novellas and additional scenes for The Selection, The Heir, and The One to be included in Happily Ever After: A Companion to the Selection Series.
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