Why
I Write YA
by
Jennifer L. Fry
**See giveaway info below**
I
don't think I'm alone in feeling that my adolescent years were the
most difficult time of my life. In fact, the combination of my
chaotic family situation and my own inability to be anything but my
awkward, know-it-all, foot-in-the-mouth self, led to some lasting
scars that have survived into adulthood. The reason I write YA is
simple. I hope to help young adults get through this painful right of
passage with less permanent damage to their psyche. I want to bring
them stories with characters that are real – they make mistakes,
they have emotional needs that are deep and difficult to articulate.
And I want to show YA readers what happens when they deal with their
problems with self-reliance and inner strength.
I
know that the painful experiences we have as teenagers teach us, make
us stronger, and ultimately help us to become who we are. But the
shining moments in my own teen years come from certain adults who
supported me and encouraged me to develop character traits that will
always win in the end. Traits like integrity, perseverance, and never
letting your own personal value be defined by others. While I still,
to this day, remember those lessons from great teachers and other
adults, I don't think I was exposed to these ideas enough. It's so
difficult to drown out the media blitz flashing before teens eyes day
in and day out. I make it my goal through my writing to be one of
those positive influences that I don't think YA readers can ever get
enough of during these impressionable years. And that it is why I
write YA.
A Part to Play
Now available in print, e-book, or audiobook!
Now available in print, e-book, or audiobook!
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Comment on any of my posts today and one lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a set of original character illustrations of Lucy, Chris & Isa from A Part to Play. These illustrations are not available for sell!
1 comment:
I love YA books and since I have a YA in my family, I love buying them for her.
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