1.0Caragh M. O'Brien | Young Adult Authorhttps://www.caraghobrien.com/bookCaragh O'Brienhttps://www.caraghobrien.com/book/author/caraghobrien/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="E9iCA6jjJ9"><a href="https://www.caraghobrien.com/book/writing/fan-mail-and-hope/">Fan Mail and Hope</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.caraghobrien.com/book/writing/fan-mail-and-hope/embed/#?secret=E9iCA6jjJ9" width="600" height="338" title="“Fan Mail and Hope” — Caragh M. O'Brien | Young Adult Author" data-secret="E9iCA6jjJ9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.caraghobrien.com/book/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Q. Do You Get Much Fan Mail? A.  I do.  It seems like a lot to me, at least.  Even though the first book in the Birthmarked trilogy has been out since 2010 and the fuss around the release of the third book has died down, readers are still finding Gaia’s story for the first […]https://www.caraghobrien.com/book/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/PurpleFlowers.jpg