Day 14 - What the...?

I'm doing a guest post over at Book Stacks where I was asked to explain why I'd chosen to write a teen fantasy.

And as I said in the post, the best answer to that is: I didn't.

I didn't choose to write a Teen or Tween or YA or Middle Grade. Root just showed up as my 14 year-old protagonist. But I think it's a good age to borrow from. At least for me...god knows my teen years were nothing short of DRAMA!

WHAT? NO RECESS?

MY PANTS ARE TOO TIGHT! I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS!

I LOVE HIM!

I HATE HIM!

I LOVE HIS BEST FRIEND!

I HATE MYSELF!

I'M NOT ALLOWED IN THIS BATHROOM?

I DRANK TOO MUCH!

MUM'S GONNA KILL ME!

I LOVE HIM!

I HATE MY BEST FRIEND!

WHO WANTS TO BEAT ME UP?

I'M FAILING?

ETC

ETC.

And now I can capture it all for posterity and slander my 'abusers' across the pages for all the world to disdain.

MMMWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!

Just kidding...sorta...:)