Featured in The Atlantic!

What are the eight habits of highly successful young adult fiction authors? The Atlantic magazine interviewed me along with other YA authors in an attempt to answer that question!

I had some thoughts about why the use of slang can mean a book won’t stand the test of time:

Here's a link to the article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/the-8-habits-of-highly-successful-young-adult-fiction-authors/280722/