The entire dystopian world is lifted directly from Lowry's The Giver. I think Ally Condie owes at least half of her seven-figure paycheck to Lois Lowry. :)ĪCondieHottie: Eeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Ur online!!!ĪCondieHottie: Did u receive the ARC of my book, Matched? I mailed one 2 u last week!ĢtimeNewbery: I think you should find yourself a lawyer.įirst thing first.

But the same!ĪCondieHottie: Because ur a genius and I like ur ideas. My book is about horny teens, truth, and justice in a repressed society and yours is just about truth and justice in a repressed society.

)ĪCondieHottie: I really want my book to be just like yours! Really good and profound!ĪCondieHottie: Don't get me wrong. Or long to kiss each other, even though it is not Allowed. Maybe I should just have my characters kiss each other. I've fallen asleep a couple times while writing it! lol.ĪCondieHottie: The more I try to make things happen, the less action there is. )ĪCondieHottie: Kissing is not Allowed in the Society!ĪCondieHottie: I'm almost finished with my book, but I keep writing myself into corners.ĪCondieHottie: In fact, my book just seems to trundle along happily, nothing much really happening.ĪCondieHottie: It's actually kind of boring. How do u create tension in a book?ĪCondieHottie: I can't seem to create any tension in my book!ĪCondieHottie: Do u create tension by setting the story in the future? Because The Giver is set in the future, and it is really tense!ĪCondieHottie: What if I capitalized random words? Does that create tension or uncertainty? Maybe that's what they'll do in the Future. That would b awesum!ĪCondieHottie: If 2 boys fought over u, which one would u pick?ĪCondieHottie: Would u choose the brooding, rebellious, artsy hottie or the gentle, good-natured boy you've known ur entire life?ĪCondieHottie: I don't know who I would choose! It would b so confusing!ĪCondieHottie: I started writing a book!!ĪCondieHottie: I have a question. My book would have romance.ĪCondieHottie: Do u like romance? Have u ever been in love?ĪCondieHottie: I haven't. ACondieHottie: Oh my gosh! Lois Lowry! You're actually online!ĪCondieHottie: I can't believe u forgot! Don't u read my letters?ĪCondieHottie: Ur my favorite author! Ur books R so rad!ĪCondieHottie: Especially The Giver! I love that one! It's so aweum!ĪCondieHottie: Jonah's world is so neet! I want to write a book just like it!ĪCondieHottie: I wish The Giver had more romance, though.

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