![]() ![]() Young people have no patience for overwriting, indulgence, or poor storytelling. What is it about books for young people that makes them so special? You cannot, cannot control your writing – for if you’re not surprised by it, how do you expect the reader to be? For someone as controlling and tyrannical as I am, writing forces me to trust the little elves inside to do the work. Most of all, I love that writing forces you to surrender. I remember once letting out a terrifying scream in a library because someone tapped me on the shoulder while I was writing an intense scene. It challenges every part of me so intensely that I forget who I am, where I am, or how long I’ve been there. ![]() Writing also makes time disappear in the most magical way. If I don’t do it for a while, I start to feel like I’m dying. Soman Chainani is the author of “ The School for Good and Evil.” The following is a complete transcript of his interview with Cracking the Cover. ![]()
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