What are the eight habits of highly successful young adult fiction authors? The Atlantic magazine interviewed me along with other YA authors in an attempt to answer that question! I had some thoughts about why the use of slang can mean a book won’t stand the test of time: Here's a link to the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/the-8-habits-of-highly-successful-young-adult-fiction-authors/280722/