ROAD RASH by Mark Parsons is all about following your passions --- nothing is more important to 17-year-old Zach than drumming, and when he gets the chance to go on an epic tour with the band Bad Habit, he knows it's the opportunity of a lifetime. As Mark describes in this guest post, passion is hugely important in writing, too --- it's what led him to write the book in the first place! Read below to learn about Mark's inspiration for ROAD RASH, the "thought experiment" he used to figure it out, and the project he dropped to delve into YA.
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