Thanks for reading, Fae! And yes, we're busy now--but were we any less busy then, really? We just make sure we make the time, however we can.

I hadn't thought about genre when I wrote this post, but there are probably some interesting things to be addressed there too. A lot of the younger writers I've worked with are writing young adult novels, often YA genre fiction, because that's what they're reading. But one was working on a spy thriller--and wrote it beautifully. And right now, I'm mentoring a high school senior working on a series of interconnected literary short stories. So I suppose you could say that, while you're channeling your inner teen, they're channeling their inner adults.

I suppose that is part of it, Jenny. When you think you know everything, you can write with confidence. When you think you know nothing, you have a lot to learn. And you need to be able to do both those things.

Thank you for reading!

Thanks for reading! Revising can be the most frustrating part of the process--yet without it, you never really get where you're trying to go.

Thanks for a challenging and inspiring article. It's quite a while since I was a teen, but my WIP is YA, so I do try to channel my inner teen!

'Experience is just the name we give our mistakes.'
I'm VERY experienced so!

Thanks for the reminder!