I love this character." And then, of course, started reading all the history about her and was like, "How is this character not better known?" Obviously, she's very well known to many people, but just not me. There were the better-known characters, but I thought "I really want to find somebody that people haven't heard as much about." This is so embarrassing, but I was literally looking through the list, and I saw this character Black Canary, and I was like, "Oh, my god, this is amazing. But DC contacted me, they were launching this middle grade series, and they said, "Pick anyone that you want." And obviously, there was Wonder Woman. What was your familiarity with Dinah ahead of time? Where did you first become aware of who she was as a character?Ĭabot: It's terrible to admit, but I literally had never heard of her. It just was so meaningful for me in that way. So just the thought of this woman, in a world where I've experienced women's voices being taken away from them, the fact that this character's power is her voice - I felt like I have to write this. To this day, women are not even allowed to sing in public by themselves. I've actually spoken about this with Jenna before, but it was extra meaningful for me, because my family immigrated here from Iran, and they had to escape here after the revolution, where women's rights were very much diminished, to put it lightly. The fact that it's her voice was so poignant. For me, just the idea of this iconic female superhero, whose power is not something that is outside of her, or some kind of magical hammer, or something that she has to get. That's what it was for me.Īlexandra Monir: Yeah, absolutely.
I think that's what draws so many people to her, that she just has this incredible voice, and she uses it to help humanity. Meg Cabot: I don't know how it was for you,, but for me, it was the fact that her superpower was her voice, which I think is so important. : What were the original ideas that drew you to wanting to tell these stories with Dinah?
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