Why YA

     I found my love of reading when I was a freshman in high school. From then on I didn't know what I liked to read. That is, until my senior English teacher suggested Twilight to me. That is when I discovered that I love YA. YA is short for Young Adult literature. So why do I love YA and why do I write YA? I will tell you.
     First of all, I was a teen only two years ago so I can still remember everything that happened to me as a teen and how I felt about everything that happened to me. Second, it's more exciting. Teen love with all their hearts. Teens jump into things without thinking. They jump into things with their whole hearts and worry about the consequences later. They fall hard, and love hard. Everything is a first for them. When they fall in love, they don't think about marrying down the road and worrying about insurance or getting a good job or anything like that. Teen live in the moment and for the moment. Teens are resilient and courageous. Teens are witty and smart and full of life. Teens are passionate. They have fears and doubts, but they do their best to work through them. Teens are just incredible people. YA literature encapsulates all of these things and brings it to life.
     So why do I write for teens? Well, I am closer to being a teen than an adult and I feel more like a teen than an adult. But I write for teens for all of the reasons I listed above. YA lit is what I love to read and what I love to write.