“So talented!”“Derivative and unimaginative.”Did both read the same short story?! Mr. Madison has told Laila all through high school to be proud of her writing style, but now a renowned novelist substitute teaching that creative writing class says the New York City teen’s work is more sci-fi fanfic than true storytelling. Ouch. Urged by Nazarenko … Continue reading L = Laila and her lingering FINAL DRAFT worries, by Riley Redgate (YA book review)