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"As an elder millennial, I was blessed with the good fortune of growing up in the golden era of rom-coms"

"These were the things I had originally shied away from writing about, and now I embraced wholeheartedly."

"I’ve kept these songs to myself… until now, that is. Enjoy!"

"Even though I got older, I still appreciated this aspect of YA literature that affirmed the strength and depth of young women."

"Let yourself follow that trail, and it could lead you to something that belongs in a nail-biting thriller."

"I’ve always wanted to write a book that was a love letter to music and the community it creates, and my latest novel was finally my chance to do that!"

"I am the cool, mature sort of thirteen-year-old who can browse the adult fiction section and maybe even like something set in the 18th century."

"Any honors student can tell you that the accolades and the compliments dry up the older you get."

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"Sometimes part of world building is realizing a really cool or fun element might not be working and needs to be removed or modified in some way to serve the story."

"There is something so incredibly addictive to how K-dramas manage to weave tension into every episode and how the relationships between characters in these shows leave you hungry for more."

"I wanted to show what healing and love and justice can look like through the lens of this relationship, between these two people who each have known their own traumas."

"Their magic and influence is, and will forever be, limitless."

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This post was written by Rebecca Barrow, author of And Don't Look Back. There’s something about being a teenager that feels hallowed. Maybe it’s the way other people talk about it. People in their twenties, thirties, forties, waxing…