I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.
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When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age.
I love coming of age stories that have struggle.
The young adult category is particularly interesting to me in terms of science fiction and fantasy tropes.
The coming-of-age story has sort of become a joke. It's something to capitalize on, and that is painful because when you are coming of age - when you are going through something like that - the genre is so meaningful.
I've always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of as they move into their teens.
I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.
From a very young age, stories fuelled my imagination in the most wonderful way.
The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.
I love seeing a story evolve over several books and watching characters develop.
When you're younger and you see something that really speaks to you, it's indelible in a way that's not the same as when you're an adult. So I'll always love reading books and making movies that resonate with young people.
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