tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post1463816517071619829..comments2023-06-20T08:22:51.782-07:00Comments on Heather Marie: Why I Read/Write YAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-77549617815227880742012-07-07T18:11:46.771-07:002012-07-07T18:11:46.771-07:00Exactly! YA is great for everyone. What's not ...Exactly! YA is great for everyone. What's not to love? ;)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-84302743162303395092012-07-07T18:10:56.459-07:002012-07-07T18:10:56.459-07:00haha Dobby says thank you. ;)haha Dobby says thank you. ;)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-6228731904728772502012-07-07T18:10:36.916-07:002012-07-07T18:10:36.916-07:00I completely agree with all of this. :)I completely agree with all of this. :)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-43717555922319545362012-07-06T12:11:13.395-07:002012-07-06T12:11:13.395-07:00I just read your comment about donating a sock to ...I just read your comment about donating a sock to a house elf. Which is why I'm posting again. ;)Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-77282549165330551252012-07-06T12:10:42.035-07:002012-07-06T12:10:42.035-07:00This is awesome! I feel exactly the same way! Besi...This is awesome! I feel exactly the same way! Besides the fact that so much of YA is sooo beautifully well-written, they're such fantastic escapes and they really let you explore worlds, circumstances, and emotions you might have never thought of. New follower!Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-78675338054422734982012-07-06T09:44:36.352-07:002012-07-06T09:44:36.352-07:00YA covers such a huge range of topics. Where else ...YA covers such a huge range of topics. Where else in the bookstore can you find a contemporary coming of age beside a dystopian love triangle, plus move one shelf down and you'll find historic vampire novels. <br /><br />But at the heart of YA is raw, untested emotions and MC's that are floundering at times then rock solid the next. Who wouldn't want to read about characters like that?<br /><br />Great post, Heather. Keep them coming.BR Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922746599627072649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-45981309973423490952012-07-05T21:53:26.899-07:002012-07-05T21:53:26.899-07:00Thank you! And I'm totally okay with being a b...Thank you! And I'm totally okay with being a big kid forever. At least that means I don't take things too seriously. ;)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-44129392491197261472012-07-05T20:42:38.124-07:002012-07-05T20:42:38.124-07:00Kate
I'm well beyond my twenties, and I love r...Kate<br />I'm well beyond my twenties, and I love reading and writing YA. Maybe there's no hope for "grown ups" either. :) Heather, great post!H.S.Bolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483856879834055800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-46070785306165974282012-07-05T20:38:16.903-07:002012-07-05T20:38:16.903-07:00There are definitely some YA books out there that ...There are definitely some YA books out there that are just as you described. That's what I love about the genre. There's a large range for it. :)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-13545807314620259332012-07-05T20:32:56.638-07:002012-07-05T20:32:56.638-07:00Thank you so much, Kate! We just have to show thos...Thank you so much, Kate! We just have to show those people what's up and write some darn good YA. ;)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-67136966461698885432012-07-05T20:14:35.173-07:002012-07-05T20:14:35.173-07:00I write about young people because I was a young p...I write about young people because I was a young person myself when I started writing, and it would've made no sense to write about adults and adult experiences and situations. Though I also write about adults now, I've also continued writing about children, preteens, and teens because it's familiar, and often more fun and exciting than writing about their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Since I started writing way before the current YA explosion, I always considered myself to be writing more about characters who happened to be young, not young adult books in particular.<br /><br />I write (20th century) historical, so I'm having some doubts about whether certain of my books with younger characters would be considered true YA in today's market, but in my heart, I still consider them young adult where it really counts. I'd love to see a resurgence of the type of young adult books that were more common when I was a young adult a generation ago, quieter, more character-driven books instead of fast-paced and plot-centric, and with more length on them.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-24356782969263195882012-07-05T20:05:13.867-07:002012-07-05T20:05:13.867-07:00I get comments on this all the time. People also m...I get comments on this all the time. People also make the assumption that because I'm young myself, I'll someday "graduate" to writing fiction for adults. When I claim this isn't true, that I've always wanted to write for children, they give me this condescending smile. I just hate the bad rap YA gets with some of the so-called "academics."<br /><br />Great blog! New follower :).Kate Courseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800553702363940973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-10352062731978437782012-07-05T14:13:18.307-07:002012-07-05T14:13:18.307-07:00I haven't! I'll check it out on Goodreads ...I haven't! I'll check it out on Goodreads and add it to my TBR list. Thank you so much for your comment and backing me up on this. hahaHeather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290744438837388854.post-44430993187151085092012-07-05T14:09:33.044-07:002012-07-05T14:09:33.044-07:00I LOVE this! We shouldn't have defend love for...I LOVE this! We shouldn't have defend love for YA at all. Also, no genre-bashing hipsters either. Just because paranormal romance or dystopian fictions are popular right now doesn't mean we should be ashamed to like it!<br /><br />One of my favorite YA romances is "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman, have you read it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com