tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27552471.post4062901128307744302..comments2023-05-22T01:25:48.778-07:00Comments on Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies: Why YA Fiction?Jennifer Echolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15757825467796917325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27552471.post-10997435822080070012008-09-16T22:11:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:11:00.000-07:00It seems like most of my writing career has been t...It seems like most of my writing career has been targeted. When I wrote children's animation - I was aiming at Pre-K. When I wrote for Nickelodeon it was tween world. And, when I work in YA it's for teens. But the truth is, I've always enjoyed that focus. But, while I've always been aware of the narrowness of the ghetto as it were, none of it ever felt small. Hopefully, what it does, is eliminate some of the self-importance that turns writing into bloviating. You could argue that Huck Finn is a YA Novel. But that doesn't make it smaller. I find it interesting that some of my very favorite writers - Carl Hiaasen and Michael Chabon - have recently added kid fiction to their output. I think it is because the stakes are so hi. And because the universality of the plots. Everyone - and I mean everyone - has been that kid in high school who just can't figure out how he or she fits into the world. And and that common anxiety provides the perfect opportunity for humor and insight.JamiePontihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247376425449676620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27552471.post-13073770615245044872008-09-12T08:20:00.000-07:002008-09-12T08:20:00.000-07:00Jenn -- not only seems to, but parents, teachers, ...Jenn -- not only seems to, but parents, teachers, bosses, aunts, uncles and random cranky adults tell teens so every day.<BR/><BR/>Kelly<BR/>(who just yesterday told a 19 year old who happens to live in her house that something wifty he did at work will now be on his **permanent record** at said employer...sheesh)Kelly McClymerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038223302234193266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27552471.post-66184160754031034562008-09-12T07:46:00.000-07:002008-09-12T07:46:00.000-07:00Great post, Kelly. My thoughts exactly. When I com...Great post, Kelly. My thoughts exactly. When I come up with a plot for a book, sometimes it *could* be an adult book, but I tend to think in YA because the stakes are automatically raised. Everything means so much more when you're a teen, or seems to.Jennifer Echolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757825467796917325noreply@blogger.com