tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post3957711046884468657..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): MondazeSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-7379987895860610822007-04-03T12:58:00.000-07:002007-04-03T12:58:00.000-07:00Oh, sounds like this guy wrote a book, shopped it ...Oh, sounds like this guy wrote a book, shopped it around, and didn't like the reception it received. Frankly, this feels much like Madonna's claim that nobody's writing decent children's books, so she had to step in there and write one for herself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-57605931362474443482007-04-03T12:08:00.000-07:002007-04-03T12:08:00.000-07:00I've really been not wanting to respond to this ar...I've really been not wanting to respond to this article because it makes me so annoyed but you did a great job here.<BR/><BR/>As for the "except in the sense that Judy Blume books are classics" comment - I would think any author would be happy to know that there books had changed the lives of generations of young girls, like Blume's books have (especially <I>Are you There God, It's Me Margaret</I> and <I>Forever</I>).<BR/><BR/>I mean, I'm sorry, how higher of a standard than that can a writer wish for?<BR/><BR/>Colleen aks Chasing RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-61361304408884571152007-04-03T10:43:00.000-07:002007-04-03T10:43:00.000-07:00That whole "except in the sense that Judy Blume bo...That whole "except in the sense that Judy Blume books are classics" phrase really bothers me. What makes a YA classic an <I>exception</I>? And why do we even need qualifiers if we're discussing YA classics, as if being YA makes a book somehow less legitimate than a book written for an adult audience?<BR/><BR/>My favorite books that I read as a young adult will always be special to me, and occupy a place that no adult book ever will--it's the time in my life when I did the most reading for fun, and for teens in general I think it's a crucial time to either gain or lose lifelong readers. I think it's rather belittling to dismiss the entire genre, especially if you're trying to write for that age group. It doesn't send a positive message to the readers you're trying to reach--who are much more savvy about being marketed to than seems to be the prevailing assumption. <BR/><BR/>I actually theorize that a lot of this marketing appeals (deliberately or not) rather to <I>parents</I> of teens who want them to read certain books, or who are trying to recapture what they see as their ideal years.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-84213720058599530552007-04-03T07:28:00.000-07:002007-04-03T07:28:00.000-07:00Your teddy bear story is totally a story in itself...Your teddy bear story is totally a story in itself.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the email. I'm sorry that you can't have cats, because they have made my life so happy. They make me feel so loved. I miss her so much.<BR/><BR/>Your word verification just made me cry.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.com