Pjotr Sapegin - Aria

I went to Vegas and stayed at Aria. It was a gorgeous hotel and I had a great time. This little movie tells a beautiful story and it was a coincidence that I found it the day after I came back. I don't want to admit it, but I sort of cried at the end. Teary eyed.

But I also cried during Phantom of the Opera.

It's those ideas of love that really get me going. When someone believes strongly in love. And of course, it never really seems to work out in the end. Do we really 'never get what we want'? Or can we. . .get what we want?

RSA Animate - The Secret Powers of Time

This little movie talks about time. About how we understand it and how we choose to spend it. It's another perspective on something we already know. It's fresh and worth a look in my opinion.

Back to writing. . .

I have never written a YA novel (young adult) even though I speak to young adults everyday and have been doing so for at least the last decade. Before that, I had just come out of being a young adult myself.

It's a tumultuous time. The brain hasn't been formed yet. Bad decision making is the norm. At least, that's what the adults say. Decision making is more like a child than an adult.

But I think one of the elements to a good YA novel is being on the side of your audience. Namely, the young adults! So what if the full grown adults think their decisions are incomplete or destructive? They are doing the best they can, and it's awkward enough for a person to be in the middle of child/adulthood. Its a time of transition and learning. And lets not forget the hormones.

Besides, things were more exciting when we were young and carefree. Adults worry too much. They have been burned by the stoves of life too often. They are weary. YOUNG adults have less fear. They jump right in. They try.

We need to learn a few things as adults. We need to remember that we too gave things a shot. We jumped off of cliffs. We explored and had fun without putting emphasis on consequences. Sure this lead to being burned eventually and then gave rise to . . .oh the vicious cycle.

So. Let the story begin. . .