I don’t say that to gloat, I usually write a book in between the books that get published-that never sees the light of day. This novel was pretty clean on the first draft. How did the novel evolve and change as you wrote and revised it? Are there any characters or scenes that were lost in the process that you wish had made it to the published version? If they are at all inspired by actual people in my life, they are amalgamations of a few. I would say they’re inspired by real relationships I have/had, but not necessarily individuals.

There was also a psychic prophecy about my love life, but we don’t have to get into that… Are Aaron, Bella, Dannie, David, or any of the other characters in the novel inspired by or based on specific individuals? How much is in our control? How much will happen regardless of what we do? What is the relationship between those two things? All my books, dating back to my first novel, When You Were Mine are about that theme. I’ve always been fascinated with the dialogue between fate and free will. What was your inspiration for In Five Years? Her latest book is In Five Years, and Rebecca recently agreed to talk about it with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog. She received her MFA from the New School in NYC.

Serle co-developed the hit TV adaptation of her YA series Famous in Love, and is also the author of The Dinner List, and YA novels The Edge of Falling, and When You Were Mine.

Rebecca Serle is an author and television writer who lives in Los Angeles.

Book in five years by rebecca serle