Emily Gale chats to Dani Vee about her YA fiction novel 'I am out with lanterns.' We explore multiple perspectives, the editing process and the messiness of writing. Emily chats about writing complex and unalienable characters and the impact on the reader.
The novel explores important social issues such as bullying, social media, ownership, toxic masculinity, sexuality and identity.
We also chat about Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and how it inspired the novel and remains relevant today.