Likeanyteenagers,thefaceofOneTeenStoryischangingfast.Justayearold,themonthlymagazineofshortfictionforyoungpeopleisgettinganeweditor-in-chief:PatrickRyan,47,theassociateeditorofGrantafrom2009to2013.HelefttheLondon-basedliteraryjournallastmonth.EditingOneTeenStory—theyoungersibling(姊妹篇)ofOneStorymagazine—willofferRyanachancetoreachawholenewaudience."It'sreallytheonlymagazineforyoungadultshortfiction,"hesaysfromhisofficeinNewYork."It'stremendouslyexcitingthatthereareyoungerpeopleouttherewhohavesubscriptionsandlookforwardtogettingthesestoriesonceamonth.Thatformisusuallyonlypresentedwhenit'sforcedupontheminschools."Designedforreaders14andup,OneTeenStorypublishesnineissuesayear.Likeitssiblingmagazine,itdoesn'tcarryphotographsoradvertising.It9sjustexactlywhatitsays:onestoryperissue.Ryansaysyoungpeopleare"lookingforengagingreadsaboutpeoplewhomtheycanidentifywith.It'snotabouthavingamessageorpositivespin(说教).Italwaysstartsonacharacterlevel,andithastohaveaninterestingstory.Ifyoulookatthe'Twilight'charactersandthe'HarryPotter'characters,theyfeelverycontemporary."Ryanalsoseesthemagazineasawaytoencouragetalentedauthors."IwouldlovetomakeOneTeenStorythefirstpublicationforwriterswhothengoonandkeepatthisbusiness.Ijustreallylovetheideathatthismagazinewouldbethestartingpointforsomebody—wouldbethepushtomakeatalentedwriterfeelthatitwasworthkeepingatthis."Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedphrase"thisbusiness"means_____.
A.readingstories
B.writingstories
C.editingmagazines
D.makingmoney
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