tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post7908253206706177053..comments2024-03-28T01:44:27.279-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Writing for Young Adults – The Real IssueDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74179486312083623532011-03-19T22:29:05.226-06:002011-03-19T22:29:05.226-06:00With the current upsurge in YA readership comes op...With the current upsurge in YA readership comes opportunities for YA writers to maintain and even further enhance this increase. To take advantage of this opening, YA writers need to be attuned to today's very aware and astute YA readership. Messages about real life options (and the results of subsequesnt choices) must be integral parts of an engrossing story line to be read and, hopefully, accepted.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7129515531612297472011-03-19T16:41:02.754-06:002011-03-19T16:41:02.754-06:00Linda, you made me feel as if you'd written th...Linda, you made me feel as if you'd written this article just for me. I share your philosophy about writing for young adults and I'm trying to follow it as I work on my book. (This is a great website, by the way)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57027577636567789822011-03-19T14:22:02.246-06:002011-03-19T14:22:02.246-06:00I totally agree. We must be honest, not didactic. ...I totally agree. We must be honest, not didactic. Best of luck!<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82822632161759413722011-03-19T00:27:02.387-06:002011-03-19T00:27:02.387-06:00I totally agree with you Linda. The subtext of sto...I totally agree with you Linda. The subtext of stories can have a real influence on a reader, and young readers are really vulnerable and open to the messages contained within stories. Writers do have to be responsible for what they offer these young minds.<br /><br />Elle<br />HearWriteNow & Blood-Red PencilElle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-76072936563569500062011-03-18T14:46:34.539-06:002011-03-18T14:46:34.539-06:00Good post! And there are those who think writing f...Good post! And there are those who think writing for children is easy!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18161151109084330262011-03-18T13:14:20.275-06:002011-03-18T13:14:20.275-06:00I think we writers sometimes don't realize the...I think we writers sometimes don't realize the potential influence we can wield with our words. We have such a huge opportunity to, as B. A. Binns said, offer hope of a brighter future. And as Helen mentioned, this holds as true for adults as it does for teens and pre-teens. All of us feel alone, perhaps even hopeless, at times; and it helps to know that somebody else survived a similar situation emotionally and physically — even if it was a character in a book. Thank you, June, for noting that.Linda Lanehttp://www.denvereditor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38687647767378343252011-03-18T11:53:40.046-06:002011-03-18T11:53:40.046-06:00True, True, True!
I always try to keep in mind how...True, True, True!<br />I always try to keep in mind how the reader will feel when they pick up a book. Sometimes it's nice for them to know that they are not alone. Those things they are experiencing happen to others just like them and they will get through it!<br /><br />Excellent post!<br /><br />Best,<br />June Sproat<br /><br />www.junesproat.comJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431412795153966525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83892544637739337742011-03-18T11:42:47.257-06:002011-03-18T11:42:47.257-06:00I write YA, the edgy kind, and whenever I speak to...I write YA, the edgy kind, and whenever I speak to kids one of the first questions I hear is, is this a real story, is it about real people? I think many of the young people are eager to hear about others, especially if they are in similar predicaments. I spoke at a school just yesterday, and one young man told me that he, like my protagonost, hated his father because of domestic violence. Only for him, the problem started when he awas five and could not do anything about it. That's why I write YA, to give something to the kids out there and let them know they are not alone, and there is always the possibility of a better future.B. A. Binnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122617891116573672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25199365867499727992011-03-18T10:35:02.901-06:002011-03-18T10:35:02.901-06:00You never know how something you write may influen...You never know how something you write may influence another person. The younger generation is particularly susceptible.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://facebook.com/morgan.mandel<br />http://facebook.com/foreveryoungbookMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10101017383583478242011-03-18T10:13:15.409-06:002011-03-18T10:13:15.409-06:00A "preachy" book will often turn off a y...A "preachy" book will often turn off a young reader. An author can reach a child by making the story so interesting that the YA gets lost in the book world. The same is true for adults.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65162070122862866202011-03-18T09:48:21.934-06:002011-03-18T09:48:21.934-06:00Wow--this post really touched me.
So often I get...Wow--this post really touched me. <br /><br />So often I get lost in the plot arcs, character development and line edits and I rarely sit back and think about the messages underlying the story. <br /><br />Thank you for the reminder.Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056627400336997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68290533721970769012011-03-18T09:25:49.917-06:002011-03-18T09:25:49.917-06:00Linda, you are so right about being careful not to...Linda, you are so right about being careful not to get preachy in the YA fiction. I think young people can get a subtle message when it is presented in an interesting way.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com