A crowd of teens and adults packed into the Lanier Library Monday, joining five authors  in an interactive event that challenged the audience to create a collaborative story using many of the stylistic elements of young adult novels. From Tryon the authors will head to Charleston for YALL Fest, a celebration of young adult novels and authors. From left to right: S.E. Green, author of Killer Instinct; Meagan Spooner, author of These Broken Stars; Claudia Gray, author of A Thousand Pieces of You; Martina Boone, author of Compulsion; and Kimberley Griffiths Little, author of Forbidden. (Photo by Claire Sachse)