Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have? Matthew Tobin Anderson adultbookconcern Change image and share on social
I think kids are excited by language, and they're not always given credit for that. Matthew Tobin Anderson creditexcitekid Change image and share on social
Older teens tend to write to me and say, 'Thank you for not writing down to teenagers.' Matthew Tobin Anderson oldteenteenager Change image and share on social
I don't want to go out hunting for dismal topics to write about. Matthew Tobin Anderson dismalhunttopic Change image and share on social
It's insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should. Matthew Tobin Anderson adultbookinsult Change image and share on social
A lot of the drive to make narratives came from having to play by myself as a 5- or 6-year-old in the woods. Matthew Tobin Anderson drivelotmake Change image and share on social
Occasionally people ask me how it is I write different types of things, and my answer to that is it's very natural. You get bored writing one kind of thing all the time. Matthew Tobin Anderson answerborekind Change image and share on social
I eat broccoli. I think about the plot. I pace in circles for hours, counter-clockwise, listening to music. I try to think of one detail in the scene I'm about to write that I'm really excited about writing. Until I can come up with that one detail, I pace. Matthew Tobin Anderson broccolicircleclockwise share on social
Sometimes reading other writers helps. You learn some little technique that turns out to be useful, or simply are reinspired by the amazing things others do. Matthew Tobin Anderson amazehelplearn Change image and share on social
I've always enjoyed that kind of thing - thinking about the production of narrative and why it is that when we read a novel, we don't notice the fact that someone who might be very close-mouthed or tight-lipped is perfectly willing to tell us a story in 600 or 700 pages. Matthew Tobin Anderson closeenjoyfact share on social
