tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post6232306253472806761..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: WHO DO I WRITE FOR?Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-20092673153909518852011-04-23T21:12:18.372-04:002011-04-23T21:12:18.372-04:00Thought provoking. I just added this link to my wi...Thought provoking. I just added this link to my wiki for when I teach writing for children. Something ever writer should think about. Thanks.Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-36181242242920678252011-04-20T07:39:18.441-04:002011-04-20T07:39:18.441-04:00Great Post!! My books are marketed as YA, but I wa...Great Post!! My books are marketed as YA, but I was totally surprised when I published my first book and found that a large number of adults enjoyed reading it, especially men, and they keep asking me when book two is coming out. So Kali's instructor's advice was right on!<br /><br />However, I do write what I know a lot about, music and not fitting into the mainstream. Its a joy to bring a voice to characters who are judged by how they look or what they wear rather than who they really are.Kathy Piccianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482098244203030454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-55385663043354362852011-04-18T17:33:21.452-04:002011-04-18T17:33:21.452-04:00"Another interesting aspect of Kali’s blog wa..."Another interesting aspect of Kali’s blog was her MFA instructor’s suggestion that it’s worth pondering the relationship between readership and censorship. With a perceived audience in mind, are you losing any part of your story to pleasing them? Does your intended audience bolster you? Or silence you? Hmmm. Another angle to this worthwhile topic."<br /><br />Yes, indeedy. I know I have no interest in writing for parents who choose their teens' books for them. And I'm a parent. Of teens. :-)Jane Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437053139837857703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-8835302388678343722011-04-18T16:59:23.303-04:002011-04-18T16:59:23.303-04:00This made me think and I think my answers are much...This made me think and I think my answers are much like yours. Great post!Janet Gurtlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378521577302320423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-29962609774648837252011-04-18T16:51:33.898-04:002011-04-18T16:51:33.898-04:00Great post!!! And you write for the same audiences...Great post!!! And you write for the same audiences I do in some ways, I write for the teen at the crossroads and the woman who has some perspective but is still growing. In a way that is what I know because it's what I lived, but I do write what I want to read first and foremost, hence my characters are usually outsiders because I was/still am and I look for those unique voices.Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-7581052446937400992011-04-17T17:26:02.905-04:002011-04-17T17:26:02.905-04:00What a great post, Wendy. I find it strange when a...What a great post, Wendy. I find it strange when authors write in genres they don't read. (Actually, I'm not sure I've ever come across published authors who do that, but I have heard this statement from others.) It seems to me that you absolutely have to love the genre or type of book you're writing, and that would mean reading in that area, too. Though I understand how, sometimes, if you're deep into writing a book, it can be helpful at that point to read other things. Similarly, sometimes I think people enjoy one thing (light, breezy books, for example) but sit down and feel they have to write something "serious or important" or whatever. And that doesn't work too well, either, a lot of the time. I love writing YA and relate to the delight you described. Congrats on all of your success!kellyehttp://www.twitter.com/kelcrockernoreply@blogger.com