Marissa chats with Aiden Thomas about his debut paranormal romance - CEMETERY BOYS - as well as the importance of exploring themes of self-acceptance and belonging in YA fiction, particularly for trans youth and other marginalized voices; avoiding the deux ex machina ending; the brilliant idea of commissioning art of your characters to help keep you inspired; and how Swoon Reads - a social media platform that can help non-agented books get noticed - played a role in Aiden's nonlinear publishi...