Foolish Desire Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What was your inspiration for this story?
A: From the very beginning of this series, I had Amy pegged as the shy girl in her group of friends. For me the challenge always was to get her out of her shell and force her to be center stage. I knew the perfect foil for her would be a guy like Will, someone who takes life with lots of laughter, someone who would have no qualms about playing an April Fools trick on her. When I first sat down to write this story, I had a lot of problems finding Amy’s motivations for what she did. It was so hard for me to understand how anyone would want to strip or have sex literally center stage. It wasn’t until I realized that Amy didn’t want just anyone to see her, but for Will to notice her, that the story really opened up for me.
As far as the Shakespeare in the Park aspect, I love Shakespeare, I always have. I even study Shakespeare plays in performance will in England, and I went to park performances during that time. I also live in New York where not only are plays constantly around me, but they have a huge Shakespeare in the Park project as well. I just knew if I was going to write about a play, that’s the kind I would pick.
And Shakespeare is so fitting for Will’s personality, he can go from funny to serious to bawdy in the blink of an eye. Just like Will.
Q: What play are Amy, Will and their troupe putting on?
A: One of my favorites, Twelfth Night. Will plays Feste, one of my favorite jesters in all of Shakespeare's plays, and Madelyn is Olivia.
Q: What happened to Amy’s List?
A: Unlike the rest of her friends, Amy wasn’t really focused on romance at the time they wrote the lists back in December. I don’t know that she even created a list, but unlike Giselle, Callie or Krista, she didn’t keep it. Unlike her friends, Amy had removed herself from the dating pool, due to her lack of quality options (don’t we all understand that!). But the universe still had a plan for her, which we discover when Will describes meeting Amy for the first time, only weeks after that Giselle’s birthday.
A: From the very beginning of this series, I had Amy pegged as the shy girl in her group of friends. For me the challenge always was to get her out of her shell and force her to be center stage. I knew the perfect foil for her would be a guy like Will, someone who takes life with lots of laughter, someone who would have no qualms about playing an April Fools trick on her. When I first sat down to write this story, I had a lot of problems finding Amy’s motivations for what she did. It was so hard for me to understand how anyone would want to strip or have sex literally center stage. It wasn’t until I realized that Amy didn’t want just anyone to see her, but for Will to notice her, that the story really opened up for me.
As far as the Shakespeare in the Park aspect, I love Shakespeare, I always have. I even study Shakespeare plays in performance will in England, and I went to park performances during that time. I also live in New York where not only are plays constantly around me, but they have a huge Shakespeare in the Park project as well. I just knew if I was going to write about a play, that’s the kind I would pick.
And Shakespeare is so fitting for Will’s personality, he can go from funny to serious to bawdy in the blink of an eye. Just like Will.
Q: What play are Amy, Will and their troupe putting on?
A: One of my favorites, Twelfth Night. Will plays Feste, one of my favorite jesters in all of Shakespeare's plays, and Madelyn is Olivia.
Q: What happened to Amy’s List?
A: Unlike the rest of her friends, Amy wasn’t really focused on romance at the time they wrote the lists back in December. I don’t know that she even created a list, but unlike Giselle, Callie or Krista, she didn’t keep it. Unlike her friends, Amy had removed herself from the dating pool, due to her lack of quality options (don’t we all understand that!). But the universe still had a plan for her, which we discover when Will describes meeting Amy for the first time, only weeks after that Giselle’s birthday.
