About Quote by Sarah Mlynowski

Writing for adults and writing for young people is really not that different. As a reporter, I have always tried to write as clearly…

— Serge Schmemann

I think about my audience when I write, to some extent. Thinking of writing for young adults, I try to keep the stories moving,…

— William Sleator

I know I'm writing better now than I ever did for adults because I'm writing for an audience who know that they don't know…

— David Almond

Writing from a teen's perspective is easy as pie. At least I've actually been a teen. I've never been a woman, or an ethnic…

— Patrick Rothfuss

It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive, hypercritical atmosphere.…

— Elaine Equi

I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.

— Patrick O'Brian

Whenever you think you're writing what other people want to hear from you, and that it'll be commercial, you're doomed to disaster. Writing has…

— Terrence McNally

People talk about writing convincing teenagers like it's a really clever thing to do, but it comes incredibly naturally to me. Which, of course,…

— Meg Rosoff

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

— Joan Didion

I'm not sure I could ever write for adults. That's not to throw shade or anything, but I feel like teenagers are much more…

— Angie Thomas

You have to hold your audience in writing to the very end-much more than in talking, when people have to be polite and listen…

— Brenda Ueland

There have been times when I've written something and it goes out and it comes back in a letter from some kid as to…

— David Bowie