![]() ![]() Heidi Heilig: I’ve never felt an obligation or a responsibility to include mental illness in my writing, possibly because I avoid responsibility and obligation wherever I can. ![]() Do you, as someone who is intimately acquainted with the disorder, feel obligated to write mental illness into the narrative, or was Slate’s mental illness an organic part of the writing process? Jae-Jones: While I was reading T he Girl from Everywhere, I appreciated that while bipolar disorder was part of the story, it was not about bipolar disorder. It’s a wonderful discussion, and we hope you enjoy! Jae-Jones sat down to talk about the book’s portrayal of bipolar disorder, writing mental illness, and writing with a mental illness. We’re thrilled to be featuring an interview with Heidi Heilig about her YA time-travel novel, The Girl From Everywhere, which features a prominent character with bipolar disorder: Captain Slate, the main character’s father. ![]()
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