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(How do you distinguish Y.A. books from adult fiction?) Partly voice, but my own personal ethos is that Y.A. requires hope. I’m less stringent on my requirement for hope in books for adults.

— Elizabeth Acevedo interview (2021)

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It's hard to find stability when you're constantly rotating between the place you are and the place you're from.

people read like they eat: Sometimes we want comfort, sometimes we want to work to crack something open…Books truly are nourishment for me.

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I’m still learning a lot. For me, it’s like, “Where could this be going?” Alright, let me do that work now.

I often wish I was asked more about the craft of the verse. I spent so many agonizing hours ensuring every line break was precise, every word and repetition chosen with care—because it was important to me to maintain the integrity of the lyric while also advancing the narrative. It’s that tightrope walk I’m studying in other people’s work and am continuously looking to understand further.

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