Our guest today is author Lynn Rush, who is touring her new release, Awaited , second in the Wasteland Trilogy . To celebrate, she is offering a FREE “Prelude to Darkness” short story. About five years ago, when I first began writing for publication, I just wrote. Seriously, I just put down everything that came to mind. Heck, I didn’t even know what point of view (POV) meant—much to the dismay of my very first critique partner.  As I learned the craft, I soaked up anything and everything I could find about my new-found passion. Then around six months into my journey as a writer, I was told my characters were too young for Adult novels yet they were too old for Young Adult (YA) novels.  Naturally, being a newbie I asked, “So what should I do?” And the overwhelming response was, “Change the age of your characters.” That didn’t sit right with me, so I didn’t change anything.  Then, as I continued writing, I heard that my romance was a bit sweet for Adult but a little...