With your instructor as a guide, you’ll explore all the facets of the coming-of-age journey. If you’ve always had a story idea that involved a teenage protagonist, this is the class for you. The writer’s job is to tap the vein of nostalgia that lives in every adult. Everybody was a kid once and everybody remembers both the pain and the almost mystical delight of youth. The beauty of writing a coming-of-age story is that you have a built-in audience. Then what is it, you ask? It’s the bond of friendship between the characters who struggle to make their way through a grown-up’s world. It’s not the scary monster (or another villain) and it’s not some mind-blowing plot twist. Now, think about what makes them so well-loved. Consider some of the most popular coming-of-age horror novels: It by Stephen King, Summer of Night by Dan Simmons, Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon, December Park by Ron Malfi.
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