I hear you, Lyn! I admire her so much too! It is wonderful to watch your journey as a writer. You are already like her in many ways – particularly in the honesty you bring to the adolescent experience in your work. You don’t shy away from the hard stuff. xo

Sara, thank you! My comment shows you how little experience I have with iPad reading. I can see how that would be helpful and I hereby retract my advice! Especially for those who know how to navigate their devices. 🙂 I read in an interview with Blume (see link in post) that she had wanted to give readers a chart showing the relationships between the characters but her editor dissuaded her. The editor said “trust your readers.” Hmmm. I think I would have found a chart helpful. Thank you again for your comment, Sara, and I hope you and your family are enjoying the summer! xo