I don’t make any adjustment to my writing style when I’m writing for non-adult readers. Except those of us who are professional wedding planners, or spies.Īny writer who says writing for teens is “different” than writing for adults is probably writing “down” to the audience. Adults never get to go to dances (except weddings), and so hardly ever get a chance to dress up. Plus, there’s often a dance in YA books, and then the characters get a chance to dress up, and it’s always nice to give your characters a chance to shine. When you’re an adult, this isn’t such an OK thing (although secretly many of us feel this way). My favorite thing writing about teens is that they’re in a time of their lives when it is okay for them to still be undecided about who they are or where they’re going in life. What do you like about writing for teens? You can also check out the cool video trailer, where you will also find several interviews with Meg Cabot about the novel.Īnd now - our exclusive Q&A with Meg Cabot: We also have a fantastic giveaway to offer at the end, so stick with us. She enjoyed it so much that she wants to do more, and I like that having a partner helped me to loosen up, so we’ll have to keep our eyes open for that, right?

We were privileged to be able to ask the wildly successful author Meg Cabot some questions, and I love what she has to say about writing, about teens, and about her own growing-up years.īut can I be honest? The thing that really excites me is to be able to share this fun video review of Abandon that my 12-year-old daughter I did together, since we both read the book.

(Apr.I am so excited to share this post with you for so many reasons. However, Cabot's avid fans%E2%80%94including devotees of her earlier forays into paranormal romance, as in the Mediator series%E2%80%94are likely to forgive the bumpy start to this planned trilogy. Cabot loosely hangs her story on the myth of Hades and Persephone, but the plot is hampered by confusing digressions and frequent jumps in time that make it difficult to pinpoint what's in the present and what's in the past.

While the fun premise and Pierce's irreverent voice are trademark Cabot, this novel has trouble getting off the ground. Two years after Pierce's near-death experience, the 17-year-old has been expelled from her posh Connecticut girls' school her mother has moved them to the South Florida island of Isla Huesos and Pierce must cope both with being the new girl and with a dark, handsome guy, who she met while she was dead and who won't leave her alone. The wildly rich and beautiful Pierce Oliviera died and came back to life%E2%80%94'I was flatline for over an hour.' Ever since, her life has been exceedingly complicated.

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