Do you visit a place before you set a book there? There’s a strong sense of place in these two books. She had a lot of issues to work through which is, as you probably know, perfect for any main character. It was during these two days of creative development with the creative directors, the playwright and the set designer that I realised how strong a character Ting Ting was. But the inspiration to write this sequel did come out of the very first meeting I had with Barking Gecko, the Western Australian theatre company who adapted the novel for the stage. I wrote Ting Ting the Ghosthunter before I saw the play. Did seeing those performances influence how you wrote the character of Ting Ting in the sequel? Instead of following the adventures of Celeste, the main character from A Ghost in My Suitcase, I used Ting Ting who was the antagonist in that first novel.Ī Ghost in my Suitcase has been adapted for the stage and performed around Australia. However Ting Ting the Ghosthunter did differ from most traditional sequels because I used a different protagonist. I found it much easier and quicker to write the sequel as I already knew my characters and the world they inhabited. Do you find anything different about writing a sequel than a standalone story? Ting Ting the Ghosthunter is the sequel to A Ghost in my Suitcase.
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