
<p>Snapping her own picture for the author's portrait on the young adult fantasy novel "Cursed with Power," Lindsey Sablowski didn't notice the way half of her youthful face was brightly illuminated while the other half was deep in shadow.</p><p>But Sigmund Freud (or some other notable) believed that there are no accidents, and in this case it certainly seems correct. The photo reflects her book's raging battle between good and evil, darkness and light.</p><p>While such dichotomies are characteristic of fantasy literature, this young author has added her own spin: the opposition between the world of the battling Black and White magicians where a circling cat can transport one to an otherwise invisible realm and the world of human beings that is ruled by the laws of physics.</p><p>Sablowski doesn't just write for young adults; she is one. The 18-year-old, now enrolled in her first semester at Howard Community College, is among the handful of under-20 authors published by commercial Old Line Publishing Company of Hagerstown.</p><p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/events-entertainment/ph-ho-vw-young-author-20121012,0,2716724.story">Keep reading...</a></p>