“A female character can: Like babies, Be devoted to her lover, Cry, Be gentle, Be scared, Be uncertain, Take advice, and still be a YA heroine”
“YA heroines can have romances that are subplots: can have goals other than getting/keeping a man: can put their lovers second. JUST LIKE YAheroes DO!”
“Between them, the baby still cries. It's like a game of steal the bacon, where no one wants to take the bacon.”
“My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people.”
“I didn’t say a word but staredAt Derek, still a little hazed.He stared back, uncertain, scared,Still unbelieving and amazed.”
“YA heroines can choose to have sex & they can choose not to without either decision becoming the focus of their story.”