It's nice to dig deeper into people who may look one way but always have a story to tell. I obviously write about that a lot.
But you can't make someone be something they're not.
The obstacle is the path.
I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors.
Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away. every kernel is rotten.
With teenagers, the emotions are higher and things are more dramatic. That doesn't mean adults don't also act like children in their own way.