I'd never really considered doing young-adult novels, but one of the things that a friend pointed out to me is that I've actually had a teenage character in almost every adult novel that I've written.
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I've never read a young adult novel, though. I'm sure I would love it, but I've never read one.
With few exceptions, the publishing industry has come to a consensus: if a book has a young protagonist, and if its worldview is primarily interested in the questions that crop up when coming of age, then it's a young adult novel.
I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature.
When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age.
While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.
The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated.
I've always enjoyed teen characters, and kids as well. For whatever reason, I seem to have an ability to do it sort of well, and I enjoy doing it.
I'm looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.
I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!
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