I Guess What Led To Me Writing

School Just Speeds Things Up... Without School It Might Take 70 Years Before You Wake Up And Are Able To Count.

Give Me A Dollar Or I'll Spit On You.

Each Beat Told Him He Was Still Alive, At Least For One More Second.

Part Of Me Becomes The Characters I'm Writing About. I Think Readers Feel Like They Are There, The Way I Am, As A Result.

The Media Tends To Portray The Teenage World As One Where Drinking And Sex Is Taken For Granted. In Fact, I Think Most Teenagers Don't Drink, Are Unsure Of Themselves, And Feel Awkward Around Members Of The Opposite Sex.