tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post8956548241312335467..comments2024-03-26T16:31:13.865-07:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: Everyone knows what YA is, right?Mark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-42477690016628393982022-07-20T14:28:17.439-07:002022-07-20T14:28:17.439-07:00Sometimes I think reviewers use the term YA dispar...Sometimes I think reviewers use the term YA disparagingly when they hoped for sex scenes and there weren’t any. However, sex scenes are often included in order to sell more copies of an otherwise dull or poorly written novel.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-88091825005226742402017-07-19T12:00:16.478-07:002017-07-19T12:00:16.478-07:00Agreed!Agreed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-29311407345453188672017-07-19T08:42:27.521-07:002017-07-19T08:42:27.521-07:00I'm on your team, Ryan.I'm on your team, Ryan.Nana Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758769608443258918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-75259215104414006142017-07-18T19:30:45.942-07:002017-07-18T19:30:45.942-07:00I agree with your words, Mark.
I like to think of...I agree with your words, Mark. <br />I like to think of myself as a keen learner, and here are some things that I realized and defend eny author should see:<br /><br />a)We human beings are always learning. Be it suffering or observing, we do learn, and knowledge changes us. Hence, why should we condemn an author for writing in a different perspective? <br /><br />b)As an aspiring author, I have been thinking about different stories, wich are experienced by different characters. I have only read a few pages of Prince of Fools (too many books, only one guy and a roaring college at his back...mea culpa), but it was all the took me to realize that Jarlan and Jorg are two different persons. They see things differently, the think differently. The story, being viewd from their perspective, are very likely to be different.<br /><br />I was honestly curious about YA, and surprised when people labeled Game of Thrones and Prince of Thorns as such. I do not know the criteria for such definition, but the latter novels seemed dark, adult and serious to me.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-12565780272030438772017-07-18T18:17:57.120-07:002017-07-18T18:17:57.120-07:00Not a single one of those books is YA. Harry Potte...Not a single one of those books is YA. Harry Potter 4 through 7 would count, but the first three books are firmly middle grade.Ryan Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364911012131580497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-83436047420065056362017-07-18T16:08:14.924-07:002017-07-18T16:08:14.924-07:00your analysis is entirely too reasonable. We'r...your analysis is entirely too reasonable. We're don't post stuff on the internet to understand things, we're here to fight!Jon R.http://shelfofverygood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-25224360834848966162017-07-18T08:20:21.480-07:002017-07-18T08:20:21.480-07:00I know an author that was successful in a specific...I know an author that was successful in a specific genre. When she wrote a novel for another genre, her publishers and agent told her no, XXX writes XXX, go write that instead. That was one angry writer. <br />I'm not sure of the specifics but she sought new representation. She changed her pen name and her online identity to a gender neutral as well. She was vocal about her struggle to re-invent herself and has done well, thanks to the support of the writing community. Typecasting in literature is as prevalent as in acting. Not just by publishers, but by readers especially. An indie author comes to mind that I only recently discovered is writing in two complete separate genres under different names. A few very big names come to mind that hit that barrier and smashed it. Talent always wins, but it's an issue that cannot be avoided because it's the nature of the beast. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com