away, but she never did. Instead, she lost all control of her own body, existing as only a voice in Addie's--her twin soul--head. Both girls must keep Eva's existence secret; society fears and hates hybrids like them. If they were discovered, they'd be locked away. But when another secret hybrid reveals that Eva might be able to learn how to control her body again, Eva can't help but risk everything for the chance to move and speak aloud. I love the concept of 'hybrids.' How did the novel come together - which ideas came first? I got to thinking one day about the little "voice" we talk about a lot--the sort of inner monologue everyone has. What if that voice was a whole other person? What if they were stuck inside your body and couldn't control it, and couldn't communicate with anyone but you? That's how the idea for Eva came about, and the rest of the story built around her and her situation :) How long did it take you to write? I started writing the first draft during the winter of my senior year of high school, completed the draft (after a lot of putting it on hold due to testing/graduation/college stuff) during the spring of my freshman year of college. So I guess the 1st draft took more than a year! What's your publication story? Well, after completing the first draft of What's Left of Me , I revised for a few months and, after querying about