Inspirations
When creating Lottie Niffumevol, I decided to create a character with the same basic personality as other 'troublesome kid' characters, such as Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones. I chose to create a character that was the opposite of myself. I thought I was a really good kid, so a kid with a contrary personality to mine would get in trouble all the time - the most obvious of these incidents being sent to the office at school. After I finished the novel and ever since, I got inspired with new ideas by listening to music. When I started to buy my own music, I tried to match the situation in the song to something to happen to the characters. For example, I would match a break-up song with one of my characters in a complicated relationship.