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One of my goals is to allow readers to see my characters and the world they inhabit as vividly as possible.

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

I'm writing for my ideal reader, for somebody who's willing to take the time, who's willing to get lost in a new world, who's willing to do their part. But then I have to do my part and give them a sound and a voice that they believe in enough to keep going.

My role as a novelist is to explore ideas and imagination, and hopefully that will inspire people from my world to continue dreaming and to believe in dreams.

I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.

I would very much like to be one of those writers who have something really clear in their head to say, and throughout their life they promote this idea in their works.

One of my biggest goals, especially with writing YA novels, is just to have people enjoy reading.

My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey as my protagonist.

I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they hungered and thirsted for would exist.