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Somewhere, Florida
Mother. Wife. Daughter. Sister. Teacher. Professor. The list goes on and on. As usual, I have my hand in way too many fires (I mean that almost literally). I work three jobs (four, if my most important job of "Mommy" counts), have three kids (four if my husband counts) go to grad school, and am trying to make a go of this whole writing thing. So, read it and share it. I will write a blog when I can; just add it to the list. I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Thirteen Reasons Why

I was teaching a lesson on cause and effect with my Comp I students today, about how an effect can be the cause of the next effect, and how a causal chain (or train, but I avoid that when teaching teenagers) can drive an essay or a book. I used an example from the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This is his FIRST book. International bestseller. #1 on the New York Times list. A Florida teen reads. In libraries and bookstores everywhere. The students at our school line up to read it.

And I am so, so, so jealous. I find writing Young Adult difficult, much harder than writing Adult, though I'm not really sure why I feel that way. Currently, I'm having some issues with my YA MC, Dani Granderson. She may need to become something else soon. This is my first YA attempt, so I suppose there shall be some problems along the way. I've got a decent group of characters going in this one, but I'm still not sure where the story is taking me. This happened with This is Hope, too. I got to Tennessee, and the whole freaking story changed on me.

I admire authors who can make a timeline or outline and stick to it. I never know what is going to happen when I start writing. My characters are always surprising me. It's time for Dani to do...something. Ugh.

Hats off to Mr. Asher. And if you haven't read Thirteen Reasons Why, do so. It may change your life.
Dori
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  1. Ernie LaurenceDecember 2, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    Welcome to the world of blogging. Hope your experience is as rewarding as mine has been.

    ~~Blogging since Oct. 2009.~~

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