ראָב עפֿן on Nostr: "Shelly Jay Shore initially wanted to write a romantic comedy set in a funeral home. ...
"Shelly Jay Shore initially wanted to write a romantic comedy set in a funeral home. The #Jewishness — and the #ghosts — came later.
Shore, who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns, said the inspiration for the #novel came from attending a friend’s funeral in 2019. The eulogy discussed #Jewish end-of-life rituals, which Shore knew little about at the time.
“I wanted to have that represented on the page, because that wasn’t something I had ever seen in #fiction,” Shore said."
https://forward.com/culture/650103/shelly-jay-shore-rules-for-ghosting-novel-queer-romance-fantasy/
Shore, who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns, said the inspiration for the #novel came from attending a friend’s funeral in 2019. The eulogy discussed #Jewish end-of-life rituals, which Shore knew little about at the time.
“I wanted to have that represented on the page, because that wasn’t something I had ever seen in #fiction,” Shore said."
https://forward.com/culture/650103/shelly-jay-shore-rules-for-ghosting-novel-queer-romance-fantasy/