I know these are going to sound like school reading-list suggestions, but if you like dystopian fiction, you should check out some of the originals: 'Anthem,' by Ayn Rand; '1984,' by George Orwell; or 'Brave New World,' by Aldous Huxley.
I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once I print it out.
For me, writing for younger audiences and writing for adults uses two different halves of my brain.
I kept a journal when I was a teenager, so I definitely look back on those to see how I dealt with friends and cliques and getting picked on, or boyfriend breakups.
,the rest of the girls pretended not to notice. That's just what best friends do.
Before you enbark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
