Abby Jimenez

So it was very easy for me, like with the apartment over the garage, it was very easy for me to write that entire universe basically, because it was my childhood. I grew up there. I grew up going to the beach. I grew up going to Santa Monica Pier. I grew up running around California and going to In-N-Out and, you know, so those things are very easy for me to write.

So it was very easy for me, like with the apartment over the garage, it was very easy for me to write that entire universe basically, because it was my childhood. I grew up there. I grew up going to the beach. I grew up going to Santa Monica Pier. I grew up running around California and going to In-N-Out and, you know, so those things are very easy for me to write.

So it was very easy for me, like with the apartment over the garage, it was very easy for me to write that entire universe basically, because it was my childhood. I grew up there. I grew up going to the beach. I grew up going to Santa Monica Pier. I grew up running around California and going to In-N-Out and, you know, so those things are very easy for me to write.

I remember early in my writing career, my editor told me, you always want to write your books in either California or New York because it's easier for a global market to recognize those places. Like we all know what New York and California looks like. And I ended up veering way off course and writing most of my books in Minnesota.

I remember early in my writing career, my editor told me, you always want to write your books in either California or New York because it's easier for a global market to recognize those places. Like we all know what New York and California looks like. And I ended up veering way off course and writing most of my books in Minnesota.

I remember early in my writing career, my editor told me, you always want to write your books in either California or New York because it's easier for a global market to recognize those places. Like we all know what New York and California looks like. And I ended up veering way off course and writing most of my books in Minnesota.

Which is now, I think, I think I've done more for Minnesota tourism than anything else. I mean, I would definitely go.

Which is now, I think, I think I've done more for Minnesota tourism than anything else. I mean, I would definitely go.

Which is now, I think, I think I've done more for Minnesota tourism than anything else. I mean, I would definitely go.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

It's beautiful. I mean, we chose to live there. We, you know, could have lived anywhere. We were literally looking for anywhere to live and picked Minnesota and we will stay there. I love Minnesota. I think another... Doesn't Geneva Rose live in Minnesota? She lives in Michigan, I think. Or Wisconsin. No, I think she's in Wisconsin.

It's beautiful. I mean, we chose to live there. We, you know, could have lived anywhere. We were literally looking for anywhere to live and picked Minnesota and we will stay there. I love Minnesota. I think another... Doesn't Geneva Rose live in Minnesota? She lives in Michigan, I think. Or Wisconsin. No, I think she's in Wisconsin.

It's beautiful. I mean, we chose to live there. We, you know, could have lived anywhere. We were literally looking for anywhere to live and picked Minnesota and we will stay there. I love Minnesota. I think another... Doesn't Geneva Rose live in Minnesota? She lives in Michigan, I think. Or Wisconsin. No, I think she's in Wisconsin.

Oh, okay. I was way off then. Sorry about that, Geneva. If you ever come on the podcast, I apologize. Same vibes. Same vibes. But I do appreciate all the seasons, though. That's one thing when I... I'm not a West Coast girly. I just, you know, I go there for work, but I'm not a West Coast girly. I do like...

Oh, okay. I was way off then. Sorry about that, Geneva. If you ever come on the podcast, I apologize. Same vibes. Same vibes. But I do appreciate all the seasons, though. That's one thing when I... I'm not a West Coast girly. I just, you know, I go there for work, but I'm not a West Coast girly. I do like...

Oh, okay. I was way off then. Sorry about that, Geneva. If you ever come on the podcast, I apologize. Same vibes. Same vibes. But I do appreciate all the seasons, though. That's one thing when I... I'm not a West Coast girly. I just, you know, I go there for work, but I'm not a West Coast girly. I do like...

As much as I complain about the winters in the wintertime, I like that we have spring, fall, summer, winter, you know? So that's a good point. So how do you name your characters also? Uh, you know, it depends on the character's personality.

As much as I complain about the winters in the wintertime, I like that we have spring, fall, summer, winter, you know? So that's a good point. So how do you name your characters also? Uh, you know, it depends on the character's personality.