[Commonmind]

First of all, thanks for taking the time to do this interview.

I also have a few questions of my own: Was there any time while writing YA fiction that you were unsure if the work was going to suit your audience? And if so, how did you relieve those concerns - handed the manuscript to a few people within the targeted age group, referenced other material in the genre, kept a certain frame of mind while writing - using synonyms for more complicated words that came naturally to the page?