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November 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Why I Write for Teens, a guest post by Fisher Amelie

There is not a more emotion filled age than when we are teens. The highs and lows of our daily lives give you the most dramatic feeling. One minute you’re on top of the world and the next. Well…I don’t think I ever grew out of that. Not really. I mean, they say authors are […]

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