I want to run-but he holds me too tight and before I can stop him he pulls us over the edge. But I feel young and afraid as he takes my hand and leans us over, showing me the ground far below. I can’t see myself, so I don’t know how old I am. My dad’s face appears, happy and smiling and begging me to trust him as we stand on the edge of a cliff. But the warmth guides me, connecting pieces here and there. I shove those memories away, focusing on the ones that mean so much more.Īlmost everything I know about them was stolen and hidden and then given back to me in such a messy jumble I haven’t even known where to start when it comes to sorting them out. Let the Storm Break isn’t really about Vane’s past or family, which made this information feel out of place: This dream/flashback used to come before Vane’s other memory of Audra and the snow, but I cut it because I felt like it slowed everything down, without adding enough to the story. Shannon Messenger, author of Let the Sky Fall & Let the Storm Break, shares some scenes that didn’t make the cut in the final edition of Let the Storm Break. Editing is one of the most important (and least glamorous) aspects of bringing a book to life.
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