She’s a bit selfish but has good intentions which is part of her story arc. She’s a 16-year-old donor who, as the fourth daughter of a man who wanted sons, was raised with strong opinions about their government. It’s weird when critique partners would give suggestions, and I knew my fake people so well I could say “nah, they would never say that.” Oh man, I really got to know and love these characters. Can you tell us about the characters in Blood Numbers?
Somehow things worked out, and now here I am writing books about donors and blood banks. My dad refused, and a team of nurses stayed with me overnight. When I was born doctors wanted to do a complete blood transfusion. I found out recently I also have a blood disorder called Von Willebrands, which means I bleed easily so maybe that balances out the thick blood, I don’t know. I’ve never been able to donate blood or plasma. It’s possibly why I’m so fascinated by blood. I was born with a blood disorder called polycythemia which means my blood is too thick. The idea of a society separated by the need for blood formed, and the donors were patterned off my poor husband who gave so much for us to have a great Christmas one year. Poster children on every wall and weird messages talking about how your donations save people are all over the place. Anyone who’s ever been in a plasma facility knows what I’m talking about when I say they’re a little trippy. And then he got sick, and my husband never gets sick. He saw other fellow teachers there, and it made me a little sad that they were making so little that they had to risk their health in order to afford things for their families. But the idea for this specific story started when my husband decided to donate plasma one year in order to have a little extra Christmas money. I’ve always had a fascination with blood and donations, since it’s something I have no experience in. What inspired you to write Blood Numbers?
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