tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post1981948796053268500..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Why YAEmily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-32709654333095694662008-03-04T22:01:00.000-08:002008-03-04T22:01:00.000-08:00Me too, Misque Writer!Me too, Misque Writer!Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-67566100777545199642008-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:002008-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:00In a lot of other genres, readers are older and so...In a lot of other genres, readers are older and so they're tired of "coming of age" stories and young protags. I happen to like coming of age stories and young protaganists.Misque Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965934850929568798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-4916822852704906912008-03-04T10:09:00.000-08:002008-03-04T10:09:00.000-08:00Yep, Ghost Girl, I like being free of all the exce...Yep, Ghost Girl, I like being free of all the excess baggage, too. Good way of putting it! And I think you are right, the YA brain is exciting. Probably for the reason, Deena, said that there are so many "firsts" going on. It seems with teens, they are much more excited and interested in the little things of life.<BR/><BR/>And good point, Deena! Yep, I'd have to learn that, too.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-50608373058142472142008-03-04T09:40:00.000-08:002008-03-04T09:40:00.000-08:00I love the "firsts" that YAs encounter. First kis...I love the "firsts" that YAs encounter. First kisses, first breakups, first bad perms. It's easier for me to show emotional growth in teens than in adults. <BR/><BR/>And adult mss are longer! Man, I'd have to learn even harder which pieces of my rambling paragraphs to cut! :)DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-62805754885795851872008-03-04T09:09:00.000-08:002008-03-04T09:09:00.000-08:00I like the questions you can ask. The problems yo...I like the questions you can ask. The problems you can pose. 100% NOT because I loved my own teen years--ew! I taught high school for years because I love the way the YA brain works and how open they are. I think you are half right about being able to right about magical pants, etc. Adults have too much "adult" baggage to truly suspend a certain kind of disbelief. They often have a hard time escaping all the practical issues like, cost, family repercussions, who's gonna pay for that?, who cares what that guy thinks about your hair?... You're right, Em, about the enormous freedom you have in developing the YA. Their questions and problems are very different than the average adult reader's. <BR/><BR/>Rock on sisters!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-52884690917644666232008-03-04T08:11:00.000-08:002008-03-04T08:11:00.000-08:00Thanks Kim,Glad to know I'm not the only one that ...Thanks Kim,<BR/><BR/>Glad to know I'm not the only one that feels that way :)Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-43557808589618524472008-03-04T07:11:00.000-08:002008-03-04T07:11:00.000-08:00Oh, I love this part:Merely because with teens you...Oh, I love this part:<BR/><BR/>Merely because with teens you can stretch things to include magical pants and it’s okay and fun. And I personally really don’t want to be in a genre that can't handle spy schools, princesses, and magical pants. <BR/><BR/>SO TRUE!!!Kim / POWER OF RUNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735249795362452847noreply@blogger.com