#52: Elle Kennedy Reveals Which Off Campus Character She Almost Killed Off
Off The Shelf with Morgann BookShow Notes
This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author Elle Kennedy, the writer behind the beloved Off Campus books. Elle shares how she knew she wanted to be an author at just six years old, what it felt like selling her first novel, and why she almost never self-published The Deal. They also dive into the biggest behind-the-scenes secrets from the Off-Campus series, including the original plans for Tucker, why Dean almost ended up with someone else, what it was like visiting the set of the TV adaptation, and more!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro & Welcome 02:35 Wanting to be an author at six years old 05:19 Selling her first book & publishing journey 08:41 How her writing process has evolved 12:41 Why The Deal was originally self-published 15:13 Creating Garrett, Hannah & the Briar universe 17:16 The original Off-Campus series plans 18:26 Tucker almost had a very different fate 21:07 Why Dean wasn't meant for Sabrina 24:34 Favourite scenes from the series 26:44 Which Off-Campus characters were easiest to write? 27:57 Expanding the Briar universe 30:45 Off-Campus character superlatives 32:14 Bringing Off-Campus to TV 34:43 Visiting the set & meeting the cast 39:22 Hidden Easter eggs & favourite filming moments 43:50 Season 2 teases 46:03 New YA thriller & returning to suspense 50:07 Outro
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