The truth is that ‘Twilight’ is not a story about Bella and Jacob. It’s a story about Bella and Edward. That was the story this writer wanted to tell. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: writing picture books is an art – the art of word choice. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
Some of these love stories can be destructive as examples of what it means to really love. To think that someone is your one and only, that you’re fated to be with this person, is a really powerful, sexy fantasy – but it is a fantasy, at least in part. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
It’s devastating when that happens, when someone just ups and leaves for no reason, but love does sometimes go wrong. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
One of the things that defines YA is a really strong narrative. Adults love YA because, at the end of the day, they’re good stories and page-turners. The other element is emotion. The teen years are a very emotional and intense time, and I think it’s a time we that we can all relate to and remember. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
The idea that success is limited is an easy one to believe. We buy into it, and often without even thinking. There aren’t enough resources. Something for you means less for me. I understand it, too. It’s the give and take of the human experience. If you have the apple, I can’t then hold it at the same time… or can I? Rebecca Serle Read Quote
I think that one of the reasons Shakespeare withstands the test of time is that his themes are so universal. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
I love anything by Deb Caletti. She’s my absolute favorite young adult author. I love Ally Carter as well. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
I am a young adult author, and so are quite a few of my friends. We all write books for the same demographic; many of us are even published by the same publishing house. Two of us, in fact, share the same editor. Rebecca Serle Read Quote
