Enough people have said Harpy should be a YA that I'd be a moron not to listen. And I don't disagree. I mean, I like it the way it is, with Harriet as an adult, but I can see the reasoning behind making it YA. (It has a lot of YA themes -- wanting to be normal, parent issues -- and thanks to the way she was raised, Harriet is pretty emotionally immature.) It's just been the how to do it and still keep it the story I want to tell that's been eluding me. It's been in my head all summer long, just... read more
