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Young adult books are filled mostly with words and rarely have any illustrations. So if you’re hankering to break into the young adult field, be ready to write well for 200 pages or more. The criteria are similar to those required for writing good middle-grade fare (discussed in the section “Writing for the middle grades,” earlier in this chapter), with some real differences noted:

 Characters: Strong, interesting, uniquely drawn characters who have a problem — only they might not try very hard to solve it; in fact, they might wallow in it for a while.

 Riveting stories: Storytelling that absolutely sparkles and makes all those apps on the young adult’s smartphone or tablet nonexistent.

 Language: Writing that uses language to paint pictures in the mind and writing that has style and voice (which we delve into in detail in Part 3).

 Voice: A unique voice that stands out — arguably the most important element of good YA fiction.

 Audience: A clear grasp of the audience and their concerns.Teenagers are serious about their lives, problems, and issues, and people who write for them have to treat the subject matter seriously.