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For years, Brandon has mentioned Janci as an influence on his female characters, notably [[Vin]].{{wob ref|4474}} She helped Brandon fix a scene in ''[[The Hero of Ages]]'', which led to him renaming a character Lady [[Patresen]] as a cameo.{{wob ref|7571}}
She provided Brandon with feedback on the ''[[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (series)|Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians]]'' novels throughout the series.{{wob ref|7571}} The final novel in the series, ''The Worldspire'', is written from [[Bastille]]'s point of view, and Brandon had difficulty settling in on her voice. He thought of Janci as a good fit to help him coauthor the book, since he was seeking a different voice but a similar tone and spirit to the rest of the series.{{wob ref|8860}} The duo worked on the novel from 2018 to 2020, with each author writing about half of the book.{{wob ref|13888}} The book was completed and sold to Tor Books in 2020,{{wob ref|13977}} and
Janci also co-wrote three ''[[Skyward (series)|Skyward]]'' novellas that accompanied the release of ''[[Cytonic (book)|Cytonic]]'' and was the one who selected which characters each of them will be focused on.{{wob ref|14610}} The novellas are ''[[Sunreach]]'', ''[[ReDawn (novella)|ReDawn]]'', and ''[[Evershore (novella)|Evershore]]''; featuring [[FM]], [[Alanik]], and [[Jorgen]] respectively.{{url ref|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-London-catalog-Final-1.pdf#page=29|text=JABberwocky 2021 London Rights Catalog (p. 56)|site=awfulagent.com}}{{wob ref|14975}}
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