I feel more pressure when I'm writing for teens. I'm very aware that my audience is impressionable. Therefore, I'm far more careful about what I say and the language I use. Sarah Mlynowski audienceawarecareful Change image and share on social
I'm up at 8:30 every morning, and I write from about 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. - with some breaks, of course. I really try to see writing as a career that I turn off when my husband comes home from work. Otherwise, writing could very easily become all-consuming. Sarah Mlynowski breakcareerconsume share on social
I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same. Sarah Mlynowski angerangstcultural share on social
Even though I knew my way around Facebook, Twitter terrified me. RT? OH? Hootsuite? Huh? My Twitter-savvy friends attempted to explain what a hashtag was, but, still mystified, I signed up for an online Twitter 101 class. Yes. I'm geeky like that. Sarah Mlynowski attemptclassexplain share on social
I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series. Sarah Mlynowski adultaudiencebook share on social
I think that if you write what you love to read, that will be what your audience wants to read, too. Sarah Mlynowski audienceloveread Change image and share on social
I started a MySpace teen lit discussion group and invited people to join. Sarah Mlynowski discussiongroupinvite Change image and share on social
My cellphone calls random people. Sarah Mlynowski callcellphonepeople Change image and share on social
When you go on vacation with people, you learn a lot about them. Sarah Mlynowski learnlotpeople Change image and share on social
