After working with literally
hundreds of scribes over the last 8 issues, one
thing that stands out about the writing of today's
young adult writers is the plethora of issues
they seem willing and eager to tackle.
We turn most back with suggestions
about how the author might be able to turn that
final corner that differentiates a polished literary
piece from a draft.
Those we reject share with those we accept an
amazing variety of themes.
Feature
Interview Excerpt
I do not think that writers
think about messages. You do not wake up in the
morning and say that you are going to write a
poem about specific ideas. That is not where literature
comes from.
I am a very dark writer
and I have known that for years. A lot of people
have commented on the darkness of my writing,
but I really do not know why it is there. I have
no idea.
Patrick Lane
