tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post5488902559026124611..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Why Scott Passes on So Many YA'sScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-69596500316269622002010-09-29T03:35:44.685-07:002010-09-29T03:35:44.685-07:00This is so true and I'm seeing it so much as a...This is so true and I'm seeing it so much as a writer and beta that I blogged about it last week! My article was called "Don't Be A Geezer" less helpful probably, but definitely in sync here. The worst is writing with your teenage years in mind and thinking that's enough.It's a different world and we need to write from the perspective of a teen today not one in 1990. Woops, Gotta go, my honey just beeped me.Julie Anne Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370841930540931435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-30922436779511266832010-09-28T11:34:04.951-07:002010-09-28T11:34:04.951-07:00Perfectly put. Of course, voice is important in ev...Perfectly put. Of course, voice is important in every book, but it can be hard to capture something that you aren't. You wouldn't submit a book based around a country you've never been to, so why would it be easy to write an age you haven't been in decades?J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-31740370552160450022010-09-28T09:29:28.222-07:002010-09-28T09:29:28.222-07:00We're bringing Harold Underdown to our confere...We're bringing Harold Underdown to our conference and I'm submitting 10 pages of my YA to him for crit. The story is timely but--as you say--it's the voice I'm concerned about. I may have to turn the book over to my niece to rewrite. :) Now there's a thought. <br /><br />Thanks Scott. Good, helpful post.Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-19903415553477296002010-09-28T09:25:13.522-07:002010-09-28T09:25:13.522-07:00I agree that you need to expand your group beyond ...I agree that you need to expand your group beyond your own kids. I regularly have a house full of teenagers but spend time at the high school 'shadowing' the vice principal. I get to listen in, see what goes on at lunch, at the lockers and in class. Make friends with people at local schools - they're usually happy to have you come on campus to see what it's really like.CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-29581119110183416812010-09-28T06:23:58.832-07:002010-09-28T06:23:58.832-07:00Very timely post, Scott. Last night my book group ...Very timely post, Scott. Last night my book group met to discuss our selection for September, "The Catcher in the Rye." About half had read it in high school and half had only read it as adults. Half loved it, half didn't like it so much. The consensus? This book is YA. It's meant for 14-21 year-olds. It's a timeless classic. And if you change the setting, clothing, and diction, today's teens will read it and relate.Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-17653354606113356802010-09-28T05:53:47.581-07:002010-09-28T05:53:47.581-07:00I agree. I'd like to add that it helps to read...I agree. I'd like to add that it helps to read a ton of novels in any genre before you attempt to write. Don't try to write something you don't understand just because it's popular. Also doesn't hurt to join a writing critique group within your genre.Stacey O'Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875827363345211266noreply@blogger.com