I see a future for Bex where she’s identifying as a non-binary femme, and THRIVING. It feels true to me, as someone who’s own gender identity exploration began with clothes and how I expressed myself through fashion. Exploring your gender identity really is a journey, and at the moment she’s still in the early stages of it. She’s figuring out that certain clothes make her feel more herself, more comfortable in her own skin, but right now that’s as far as she’s thought about it. Who is Bex to you, and who do you think she’d be in a sequel set a few years down the line?īex is still learning about herself and who she is.

While it’s only a quick mention in the book, there’s the suggestion that Bex will somewhere along the line progress into questioning her gender identity as well, and I loved the way that was done it felt true to me that figuring out who we are, especially in adolescence, is a multi-phase process. I wanted to write a character who launches her own version of the movement from inside the industry. And of course, the #BuryYourGays movement inspired much of this book. Spoiler warning for anyone who hasn’t seen Supernatural, but Charlie’s death is what really set this story into motion for me. I tend to channel a lot of my anger into my writing, and at the time I was working on Going Off Script, I was pissed about how many queer characters were being killed off on popular television shows. It definitely had some strong inspiration.

This feels like a book that had some strong inspiration can you talk a little about that?

Please welcome Jen Wilde!įirst things first, let’s talk about your newest book! Going Off Script is your freaking adorable and super-current upcoming release about a lesbian named Bex who’s still kind of in her coming out process as she joins a writer’s room and has her work not just stolen by straightwashed. She’s always a reliable summer read with heaping doses of warmth and queerness, and this year is no exception! She’s here to share a little more about her upcoming book, publishing f/f, and the golden age of television. With her third book on the horizon ( Going Off Script releases May 22nd!), Jen Wilde has quickly become one of my favorite YA authors to read and recommend.

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