They were very different. One was usually good and the other was usually in trouble of some kind. The way they handled situations served as a guide for us - boy situations, jealousy, parents, anything that happens in a teenager's life, happens in theirs. They now know it was Pascal who influenced them, not the Sweet Valley twins. Both were thrilled to meet someone who had unknowingly influenced their lives in such a positive way.
Numbers are nice, but faces are better.
Pascal has always enjoyed writing and decided that girls would like to read about real life situations. She created the twins, their family, friends, a town and a history. When the first book was published, it leap-frogged onto the best seller list. It just happened overnight. I had no idea it would happen like that.