This guy doesn't have enough blogs, he has to take over mine as well? Man! In any case, here's his latest
column from
Locus Magazine's special Young Adult issue.
That's one of the most wonderful things about writing for younger audiences -- it matters. We all read for entertainment, no matter how old we are, but kids also read to find out how the world works. They pay keen attention, they argue back. There's a consequentiality to writing for young people that makes it immensely satisfying. You see it when you run into them in person and find out that there are kids who read your book, googled every aspect of it, figured out how to replicate the best bits, and have turned your story into a hobby.
I read that article a few weeks ago. Great stuff!
Great article. I'm going to post a review of Little Brother on my blog soon, and I'll be including some quotes from that article.