tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post8433812548454089044..comments2023-11-12T09:33:59.402-06:00Comments on Spirit Called: Is it YA or Adult?Huntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-90929024533672193992011-03-10T12:39:38.767-06:002011-03-10T12:39:38.767-06:00Bravo, Escape Artist and CR!
To go a step further...Bravo, Escape Artist and CR!<br /><br />To go a step further, encourage kids to slooow down and read the classics. Toss a copy of Gone with the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird in front of their PS3. Give them a chance to experience the wonders of the world our minds make from the words we read.<br /><br />To clarify something prickling me: I wrote this post Tuesday morning at around 5 am. Then I blogged it.<br /><br />Imagine my surprise when I saw http://adventuresinagentland.blogspot.com/ about an hour later.<br /><br />Natalie M. Fischer blogged about a similiar theme.Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-13935302789295623062011-03-10T01:06:42.197-06:002011-03-10T01:06:42.197-06:00I think about this a lot, but then society as a wh...I think about this a lot, but then society as a whole is dumbing itself down, don't you think? Not just our books...everything! And I wonder at times about attaching YA to my queries, because I'm not writing for YA, I'm writing the story I want to write. And yes, there may be a seventeen year old MC, but I don't want that to limit the character, the story, or my writing in any way. We don't give kids enough credit, this is true, but in the end kids, like adults, want good books. Tastes vary.<br />So my advice, write what you want to write. Be as rich and true as you want to be, and maybe that 'good book' will find its way.Write Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243460609179141414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-11134530810600403492011-03-09T16:28:06.518-06:002011-03-09T16:28:06.518-06:00Yes, give teens credit; they do have brains...and ...Yes, give teens credit; they do have brains...and on the other hand, everything is fast-paced and their attention spans have shrunk as a general rule. I think we should just tell our stories and don't "dumb down" for them. They just may surprise us.Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-74769614567698186202011-03-08T15:35:38.215-06:002011-03-08T15:35:38.215-06:00I agree; I was reading mostly 'adult' nove...I agree; I was reading mostly 'adult' novels as a teen because there was no YA.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-3235812917734581982011-03-08T07:56:39.859-06:002011-03-08T07:56:39.859-06:00And another thing:
This post is about our expectat...And another thing:<br />This post is about our expectations for our young adults not about the placement of the novel in the bookstore.Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.com