Looks like I got my wish. :)

In my last entry, I wished I could at least start one of my ideas. Well, I'm 10,000 words into a surprise story in another genre, but I got pleasantly surprised by the spontaneous appearance of approximately 800 words on Promiscuous, my polyamorous YA novel. I'm nervous about it; I know YA actually takes on edgier subjects than mainstream a lot of the time, but I grew up in a very strict religious household, and you know what the conservative's mantra always is: "Think of the children!"

So even while my personal beliefs include acknowledging teenage sexuality and providing space for it to grow in healthy ways instead of seeking unhealthy outlets, I look at the beginning of this novel about two boys and a girl who all fall in love with each other, and I hear the impending disapproval of thousands of people who refuse to acknowledge polyamory and/or same-sex love as acceptable.

But this isn't the last time I'm going to have a controversial idea, and it probably won't be the last time I'm compelled to explore the story. After all, half my reason for doing this is so that teenagers who are "different" will be able to find stories about them.

The other half of my reason is because the stories won't let me sleep until I write them.

At least my friend the librarian gives it a thumbs up. God bless libraries.