Hi there everyone, Penny Joelson is the author of the YA novel I HAVE NO SECRETS, which is a mystery thriller that you should totally check out. Here is a link to her website http://www.pennyjoelson.co.uk/ I have a review for this book – click here. I’ve had the great privilege to ask her some questions. I highly recommend you go and read this book. Penny is such a lovely person and I really loved speaking to her. I hope you enjoy! *There are a few mild spoilers ahead* Where did this story start and develop? What was your inspiration? I had the idea of writing a thriller in which the person who knows who committed the murder is unable to tell anyone. Jemma’s character came to me quite fully formed. She came out of my experience of working with people with cerebral palsy though she wasn’t based on any particular person. I was also inspired by a play called ‘Paula’s Story’ about the life of Paula Rees, who has cerebral palsy and wasn’t able to communicate until she was ten, when someone discovered if they supported her arm that she could point to a letter board. From that point on she…