Many of the best YA characters take readers outside their comfort zones – they may not be instantly likable or understandable, but over the course of a novel, they come to have an effect by coming to life (in all its messiness) on the page. This is a conversation about writing “difficult characters” – where they come from, what they’re like to deal with as an author, and what response do they get from readers (and does that response matter?)

With:
Kayla Cagan
Lisa Selin Davis
Pete Hoffmeister
AR Kahler
Amanda Panitch
Alyssa Sheinmel
Catherine Stine

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