tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post3908700135370507866..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Edginess in YA Novels by Pete HautmanMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-155213147437615302013-08-15T20:00:53.324-04:002013-08-15T20:00:53.324-04:00First, I just want to say that I loved Godless, at...First, I just want to say that I loved <i>Godless</i>, at least in part because it reminded me of the kinds of things my friends and I did at that age (well, intellectually, I mean, not so much the swimming in the water tower part), and it's pretty cool to find out that it was based in part on your own experiences at that age too. (And now I will probably go and re-read it again...) :)<br /><br />In some ways I can still identify with that resentment of having had a fairly stable, middle-class, suburban life -- even though I should know better, I still catch myself wondering sometimes if I can truly write something powerful and deep when I've never... I don't know, had my heart broken after some whirlwind romance while backpacking through Europe... or something. And what amuses me, thinking about this post, is realizing that I still, now, read fiction (including the edgy YA stuff) for some of the same reasons I did back then -- to live the kinds of experiences that, for whatever reason, aren't available to me. Renee Carter Hallhttp://www.reneecarterhall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-43191304113323430992013-08-14T20:33:35.436-04:002013-08-14T20:33:35.436-04:00"Practicing the art of procreation" :) P..."Practicing the art of procreation" :) Possibly my favorite phrase I've read today...<br /><br />This reminds me of an article Sherman Alexie wrote called "Why the Best Kids' Books Are Written in Blood." Edgy books appeal to kids who never had edgy lives, but they also appeal to kids who spend the teenage years just trying to survive in sh*tty situations. Either way, dangerous books affirm the validity of the dangerous feelings and changes in the young adult years.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-3994686107206263872013-08-14T20:23:08.933-04:002013-08-14T20:23:08.933-04:00Being a teenager seems to be a matter of tests, th...Being a teenager seems to be a matter of tests, the unwanted in academia and to push to the edge. So it's only right this would - and should - be displayed in what we writers write.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-72319242435144814322013-08-14T10:35:18.875-04:002013-08-14T10:35:18.875-04:00Loved this post! It helped me sort out a debate I&...Loved this post! It helped me sort out a debate I've been having inside my own head about which way my WIP needs to go.<br /><br />I have a teen protagonist, but the mood pervading through my story is more adult. Now that I'm revising, I've been wondering whether to tweak the voice towards YA or adult. (I don't know if others writing stories on the edge of YA and adult face similar dilemma.)<br /><br />After reading this post, I've fallen in love with the idea of keeping it YA. The boredom and restlessness of those years hides so much magic!<br /><br />And I can relate to the ape-walking. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288095109846550022noreply@blogger.com