YA author
A.J. Betts’ novels SHUTTERSPEED and WAVELENGTH were “completely fictional, plucked from thin air.” But her newest book,
ZAC & MIA, had real life inspiration --- the teenagers at the cancer ward in Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth, Australia, where she teaches. Below, AJ explains how her real life experiences influenced the book, as well as its main themes of isolation, love, courage and beauty.