"The world is full of voices telling adolescents they donβt matter and donβt understand anything, so a good YA book shouldnβt talk down to teens or portray them as helpless. One huge challenge in writing for this audience is creating a protagonist who has a lot to learn, without ever letting the narrative judge this hero."
I wrote about how writing and reading young adult fiction made me a way better adult author: 
Los Angeles Times
I saw the rise and decline of YA literature from the inside. Here's what it was like
Author Charlie Jane Anders reflects on reading and writing young adult literature in an era of explosive popularity that may now be coming to an end.
