“The
beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first
time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact
word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.” – Robert Cormier
An author, columnist and reporter,
Cormier was known for his brilliantly crafted, yet oftentimes deeply
pessimistic, downbeat literature. But his most popular works continue to
resonate with his mostly Young Adult audience nearly 20 years after his
death. I Am The Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War all won major awards,
and I Am The Cheese is considered one
of the best Young Adult novels of the past 75 years.
Cormier began his professional
writing career scripting radio commercials and went on to become an
award-winning journalist. And even though he became widely known, writing 18
novels and countless short stories, he never stopped writing for his local
Massachusetts newspaper, the Fitchburg
Sentinel and for those youthful readers who made up the core of his fan
base. 
“I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind,” he once said. “I don't think about how old they are or
where they might live. And all the
stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street.”
Writer’s Moment with a friend at httpe://writersmoment.blogspot.com
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