Audience Quote by Deborah Reber

Other people have suggested that I write about teens because I'm perpetually stuck in that stage of my own development. That could very well…

— Lauren Myracle

For many writers, the endless performance of being a writer - tweeting, appearing, making the rounds - is required simply to attract enough attention…

— Rumaan Alam

So many people in their 20s and 30s, on Twitter, say 'Please write something for us,' so I have to listen to them, they're…

— R. L. Stine

Young people need to be inspired, told they can achieve anything they set their minds to.

— Jim Stynes

I like to encourage young talented writers to try and help them get published and so forth, but that's all. That's the best I…

— Oscar Hijuelos

I don't wait for inspiration. I get up and write every day.

— Cathy Marie Buchanan

I don't wait for inspiration. Writing is my job.

— Gail Carson Levine

I like to write about teenagers because it's such an uncertain and dramatic time.

— Adam Rapp

A lot of young writers wait for inspiration. The inspiration only hits you at the desk.

— Robert Anderson

You think you have some stable talent which will show no matter what you're writing, and if it doesn't seem to be getting across…

— Joan Didion

For almost a quarter of a century, Teen Ink has been encouraging young people to write - and then has published those pieces. These…

— Anita Silvey

I don't think I ever worry too much about what our target audience is, what we should be releasing. I just write naturally and…

— Martin Gore