She wrote her first story at the age of 7, and it was published in a local library newsletter.
[8] Townsend began writing what would become the first Nevermoor book the year she left high school.
[8] Townsend chose to sell the rights to Hachette as part of a six-figure three-book contract.
Written influences include Little Women, which she's called her favorite book, The Baby-Sitters Club, His Dark Materials, Wicked, Tomorrow When the War Began,[8] No Gun for Asmir,[11] and the Harry Potter series.
[1] Critics have also noted similarities between the world of Nevermoor and contemporary London.