Jess asked Heather Demetrios:

Hi Heather! What made you want to become a young adult author and when did you decide to become one?

Heather Demetrios I decided to become a YA author not long after finishing Twilight (before that, I was thinking I would write adult and middle grade). I just got so hooked on those books and had a massive book hangover. Then I realized the only cure to a book hangover is to write a book yourself. But the main reason I decided to become a YA author is that I love the genre and the chance to actually make a difference in people's lives. YA books reach so many readers at a time when their whole lives are stretched out before them. It's an honor to connect those readers to stories about things I care about. And it's an honor to be there for them when they reach out. I think YA as a genre is so important and vital and I really think it's changing the lives of so many young people who get inspired by what they read. Also, it's just really FUN and I love the fandom.

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