American - Writer | September 30, 1975 -
One of the things I found is that no matter where in the country - poor communities, rich communities - everybody deals with very similar issues of bullying. It's pretty widespread.
Jay Asher
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The Golden Rule will always be good advice!
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Bullying has been around forever, and so it became one of these issues that as an adult we look back on and say, 'Yeah, it's just one of those unfortunate parts of growing up.' You know you're not going to stop it, so it just became easier to call it one of those things that 'just happens.'
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I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.
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When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.
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As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.
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Usually, when somebody really hates your book, they're not going to waste time on it, telling you what you need to work on.
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It seems like whenever a big newspaper or TV show talks about teen literature, they focus on dark books or vampire books. It's kind of this cliche. It seems like the only time adults pay attention is with that angle.
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I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master.
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Teens in the '90s had the same basic desires as they do now.
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Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience.
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See, I'm not a very good musician.
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