We are so excited to dedicate this week’s Inspired By to our two fabulous clients Carey Corp  and Lorie Langdon, co-authors of the DOON series.  Here, they share why these five books have inspired them as writers.

The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by L. Frank Baum

“This book has the most amazing character and world building. It was the first fantasy book that Lorie fell in love with as a child and still has an impact on our writing today.”

 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

“We both grew up loving this story, and Carey studied its deeper themes in college.”

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

“This was the first real YA book published when we were teens. We each read it multiple times and it gave us our first fictional crushes. Although not on the same boys!”

 Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

“This book sometimes gets a bad rap, but it was the series that launched the current YA obsession, and it inspired us to want to write our own YA fiction.”

 

City of Bones and Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

“This is one of our all time favorites. Carey prefers the modern mortal instruments series, while Lorie loves the historical Infernal Devices prequel. We both aspire to write like Cassandra Clare when we grow up!”