American - Writer | September 30, 1975 -
I knew that part of the problem with sensitive issues is that, because they're uncomfortable to address, we have a hard time doing so honestly, if at all.
Jay Asher
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It's funny: when I go to a school and speak, and when they hear the back story about me, they want to go read the book.
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The main character in the book is usually someone you're identifying with because the story is being told through this person's mind.
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'Fifty Shades' opened the door and made it easier to write about any issue that's controversial. It has helped other authors talk honestly.
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If we know it's happening, and we're not having the discussion, we're contributing to the problem of making it seem like people can't open up.
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I don't know anything about bullying in Huntington Beach specifically, but I would assume it's very similar to other places.
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There's this stress that is relieved when you realize somebody understands, and that's only going to happen if you feel the person who's writing the book or the people in the TV show aren't holding back.
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When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things.
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My friends and I did one of those 'Who's Hot and Who's Not' lists. Every school has those, and now they are online, which makes it even worse. It was one of those moments that I look back on a lot, and think that was horrible.
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Novels are a safe way to talk about things.
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It's important to make teens realize the influence they have over others.
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Of course I always like going to bookstores, but at stores, you're mostly meeting kids who are already into reading.
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