![]() ![]() The original draft of the book was not what her publishers were looking for, but Kanakia was determined to sell Nandon's story. there was this strong homoerotic subtext between Nandon and Dave." Nandon was getting together with the girl. "Originally it was a heterosexual pairing. "It's a bit of a long story," Kanakia recalled. When she first started writing her YA love story We Are Totally Normal, her protagonist, Nandon, was heterosexual, and Kanakia was still identifying as a man. Change and growth can be just as common in the creative process, especially for characters who feel just as real as we do.Īuthor Naomi Kanakia knows a lot about the process of change. We grow, discover things about ourselves, and constantly reintroduce ourselves to the world. Author Naomi Kanakia talks We Are Totally Normal, the art of "bro," and navigating hard changesĬhange is a natural part of life. ![]()
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