Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Clarke's next-door neighbor in her college dorm, who enjoyed cleaning, inspired the character of Jessaline. (Source.)
Lily's house actually exists—it's the home of one of Clarke's friends. Like its fictional counterpart, "It's the kind of house people drive by thinking no one lives in it." (Source.)
Clarke's best job ever (aside from writing) was as a tea server at a radio station in Sydney. (Source.)