Cass
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Shaun David Hutchinson:
What advice do you have for young, queer authors (such as myself) who want to write YA books with queer characters?(: (Also, I finished "We Are the Ants" pretty recently, and it's amazing. Only two books, before this one, have gotten me hooked onto a book with the first sentence, but yours is now on that list.)
Shaun David Hutchinson
Thank you! My advice would be to write as honestly as you can. Write the messy bits of life. Write the sad parts. Write the happy ones. Write the book that's in your heart and write it honestly.
Also, read A LOT.
Also, read A LOT.
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Will Rhino
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Shaun David Hutchinson:
As an adult who dabbles in reading YA, your stories have very universal feelings of loss in them. The sci-fi elements as a metaphor for what your characters are going through is so well done. I was wondering 1) Why you choose to use sci-fi as coping mechanisms for your characters and 2) What would you say to adults to convince them to read you?
Jane
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Shaun David Hutchinson:
Would you rather die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain?
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