Love YA fiction…love it. So when I read what Renay had to say… {{I think that’s a big reason the quality has gone up. It’s not paint-by-numbers, fill-in-the-plot-circle stories anymore. It’s real, for various qualities of real, and that has helped it find its way.}} I thought…yes! That is exactly what I think!

Loved the quote about speaking with your own voice.

Thanks Sarah for this interview. I now have discovered two “new-to-me” blogs for which I want to read. I look forward to reading more posts from you Sarah and from Renay!

@Meghan I love YA fiction but I only knew of a couple of blogs which reviewed them, so I’m delighted to have discovered Renay’s blog. I’m going to have to go through her archives for more recs.

@Nymeth @Debi @Amy @ My Friend Amy Hello!!!

@Leontine I also loved that part about “voice”. A blogger’s voice is what truly differentiates their blog from all the rest.

And Renay, you brought out the blubbering idiot in me with your talk about Looking for Alaska. I can’t tell you how similar that sounded to my experience…but it’s something I’ve never been able to put into words. Of course, that book hit me in a lot of ways. (Ana was loving enough to suggest to me to read it right after Dewey died. It’s a gift for which I will be forever grateful.)
And I would have to concur with what you said has been the best part of blogging…it may sound overly dramatic, but it’s absolutely true, I can’t imagine my life without you and Ana and Chris.

Sarah, I loved your answers at Renay’s place, too…and I’m really looking forward to reading more of your blog!

Whew. It didn’t seem to fit with everything else, but sometimes those revelations are the most jarring. Thank you for looking it up for me. I suppose I could have done that before I asked the question, but now at least no one else will be left with the same assumptions.