Inspiration is endless and everywhere once one has an eye to look for it.Ĥ. Where do you find inspiration for your novels?Įverywhere! TV news, newspapers, things I see, conversations with other people, overheard conversations, stories from life, literature, art, history. It seems to me that we are moving that way very quickly.ģ. Do you believe technology will advance at such a rapid rate that it is possible for the government to control our entire lives?

The Bar Code Tattoo is set only thirty years into the future. If that makes me a conspiracy theorist, I suppose I am.Ģ. If something doesn’t seem to make sense based on a person’s own experience and observations, that person should look further. As well as reading and watching TV, people should talk to each other. I believe it’s important for people to be well-read and well-informed. Great question! I guess you could say that I don’t believe that the regular person always gets the straight story on what goes on behind the scenes when it comes to the things governments, big business, and other powerful groups are doing. Are you a conspiracy theorist? Or do you enjoy hearing the conspiracy theories? The Bar Code Tattoo seems to be based upon conspiracy theories. Her newest novel, Empty, an ecological romance, will be released in October 2010. In 2007, she was nominated for Jugendliteraturepreis for youth literature in Germany for The Bar Code Tattoo The Bar Code Tattoo was also nominated in 2007 by the Nevada Library for Young Adult literature and the same novel was the ALA 2005 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.

Suzanne Weyn, widely known for her science fiction novels The Bar Code Tattoo and The Bar Code Rebellion, has written over fifty novels and short stories, mainly geared toward children and young adults.

Empty by Suzanne Weyn