There are happy stories out there, but I think some of them may raise false expectations for teens.

I'm building this reputation as YA heartbreaker, I know. Some people like 'happily ever after,' but I don't think that's me.

I don't think I'm capable of giving a character every possible victory, no matter how much I love them, without feeling as if their ending isn't genuine to their actual trials.

I think Scotland has some great stories.

Especially with grief and heartbreak, you can go through these things and think, 'I will never be whole again.'

I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.