tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post4280309445596231756..comments2024-03-20T07:59:31.684-04:00Comments on Jennifer Lane Books Blog: Y is for Young AdultJennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-81415399797631883202012-05-02T09:54:14.995-04:002012-05-02T09:54:14.995-04:00Thank you so much, Ron! Streamline isn't for t...Thank you so much, Ron! Streamline isn't for the faint of heart or bubblegum crowd, that's for sure, but if it struck your fancy, I'm very pleased you plan on giving it a try. Thanks for stopping by!Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-49834178275443568932012-05-02T07:09:51.157-04:002012-05-02T07:09:51.157-04:00I recently read a great review about Streamline......I recently read a great review about Streamline... I thought it was a must-read, in the deep, thought-provoking read department. <br /><br />Handling tough themes, and doing it right, is something hard to find in YA, and I think more risks are needed in that department. <br /><br />Also, no love triangle! Yay! <br /><br />This is on top of my To Be Bought books. Great post about what is good YA!Ron C. Nietohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035923875050295885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-21828735002143353362012-04-30T08:35:53.798-04:002012-04-30T08:35:53.798-04:00Nicole, I have a verbal diarrhea problem. ;) Many ...Nicole, I have a verbal diarrhea problem. ;) Many of the words were unnecessary since it was my first novel. But I also love to get into each character's head. I sit and listen all day in my job so perhaps I have a lot to say when I start writing!Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-84058707495868507852012-04-30T08:33:56.324-04:002012-04-30T08:33:56.324-04:00Trisha, thank you! I'm heading over to check o...Trisha, thank you! I'm heading over to check out your Z post once I write mine. ;)Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-32768865383495214972012-04-30T07:03:12.193-04:002012-04-30T07:03:12.193-04:00Sounds goo!! How in the world did you get to 200,0...Sounds goo!! How in the world did you get to 200,000 words!! Holy smokes!! haha. I'm very impressed by that alone! :)Nicole McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467516937078644466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-74640887084221748452012-04-30T00:54:49.309-04:002012-04-30T00:54:49.309-04:00It sounds pretty fab to me! I am not into love tri...It sounds pretty fab to me! I am not into love triangles anyway, so the lack of one in your book is music to my ears!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-79517452938440324102012-04-29T22:17:29.973-04:002012-04-29T22:17:29.973-04:00Hey Nicki,
Zombie westerns are certainly unique! ...Hey Nicki,<br /><br />Zombie westerns are certainly unique! It is fun trying out different genres. What do you think makes writing YA difficult?Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-68621301260458072992012-04-29T22:14:36.259-04:002012-04-29T22:14:36.259-04:00My favorite genre to read generally tends to have ...My favorite genre to read generally tends to have some romance, but I like a good zombie western (Cypher Lx's Salt Bowl Death) just as much as I like absurd fantasy (Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next).<br /><br />As an author, I suppose I can't help crossing genres. I haven't discovered yet the genre that fits me best, so I'm just writing as the ideas come. Generally, though, YA is hard, so I avoid it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-19995844417553422112012-04-29T20:43:54.293-04:002012-04-29T20:43:54.293-04:00Patricia, thank you! Off to check out your blog.Patricia, thank you! Off to check out your blog.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-52295784322371532812012-04-29T20:43:23.627-04:002012-04-29T20:43:23.627-04:00Alex, I'm glad to hear you don't think tha...Alex, I'm glad to hear you don't think that's too long. Science fiction must be fun to write! Thanks for stopping by.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-42213444056161750122012-04-29T20:33:28.542-04:002012-04-29T20:33:28.542-04:00Good luck. I think non-typical will be received we...Good luck. I think non-typical will be received well. I know I am dying for non-typical YA and especially NO love triangles.Patricia JLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582005500429122486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-13754697708264179652012-04-29T20:24:33.121-04:002012-04-29T20:24:33.121-04:00I've seen young adult books that were that lon...I've seen young adult books that were that long. You should be fine. I read science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers, but so far only written science fiction.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-41507299383583621842012-04-29T09:37:31.598-04:002012-04-29T09:37:31.598-04:00Mary, thanks for following! I heard about your blo...Mary, thanks for following! I heard about your blog from Alex. Unbroken is fantastic. I couldn't really get through Seabiscuit but I couldn't stop reading Unbroken.<br /><br />I like what you say about the difference between adult and YA. That's how I see it too.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-4623728596216185862012-04-29T09:36:16.760-04:002012-04-29T09:36:16.760-04:00Heather, that sounds like a smart approach. I find...Heather, that sounds like a smart approach. I find it easier to read whatever I want than to write whatever I want--I like to stick to a genre when writing--but it's always fun to read something from an unfamiliar genre.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-41165334285092583992012-04-29T09:35:20.088-04:002012-04-29T09:35:20.088-04:00Marian, I hear ya, chica. Love triangles can get o...Marian, I hear ya, chica. Love triangles can get old. I gotta check out Fifty!Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-44134001966032182262012-04-29T07:37:41.034-04:002012-04-29T07:37:41.034-04:00The only difference between YA and adult is the ag...The only difference between YA and adult is the age of the main character. You probably have just the right amount of edge in your novel. I wish it well.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog. I kept reading on yours for a big. I'd like to read Unbroken. It sounds very good, and I thought she did a great job with "Seabiscuit."<br /><br /><a href="http://maryaalgaard.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a>Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-48823420272645683882012-04-28T23:13:32.907-04:002012-04-28T23:13:32.907-04:00I read whatever sounds good at the time. I don'...I read whatever sounds good at the time. I don't stick with genres.<br />I also write whatever sounds good too!<br />Best of luck.<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-57836732486130492562012-04-28T13:08:45.100-04:002012-04-28T13:08:45.100-04:00Kudos on the lack of love triangle! I am SO over t...Kudos on the lack of love triangle! I am SO over them in the YA universe!<br /><br />And I didn't make it in time to comment on X-Rated, but I must concur with your friend, the writing isn't all that great, but for some reason you just can't put it down. :)Julianna Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458828225770120976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-82304070693321669822012-04-28T11:50:29.228-04:002012-04-28T11:50:29.228-04:00Roland, I had the same question from a reviewer ab...Roland, I had the same question from a reviewer about splitting the book into two. I did consider it but decided against it because the murder mystery unravels the last third of the story and I didn't want to leave readers hanging. Also, many of those words were unnecessary since it was my first novel. A lot of "that"s and adverbs. I decided to focus on tightening what I had. It's still shorter than my first adult novel!<br /><br />Good to hear unusual can be positive! Your comment about children wanting to hear the same story over and over again made me laugh. I definitely like variety.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-88706083335221055582012-04-28T11:44:10.428-04:002012-04-28T11:44:10.428-04:00Hi Kyra, what a wonderful feeling to have finished...Hi Kyra, what a wonderful feeling to have finished your first book. The world is your oyster. :)Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-15368122642307586172012-04-28T11:39:23.180-04:002012-04-28T11:39:23.180-04:00Typical. Cliche. Two concepts that certainly won&#...Typical. Cliche. Two concepts that certainly won't draw readers. But sadly they do in YA.<br /><br />Perhaps for the same reasons little children will ask to have the same book read to them at night over and over.<br /><br />One of the best YA fantasies I ever read, THE BLUE GIRL by Charles de Lint, had multiple viewpoints -- actually from past and present even.<br /><br />In that marvelous book there was nary a triangle in sight. It actually was a book of a friendship between two misfit young girls: one goth, the other a shy scholastic type -- both intelligent, both desperately lonely. Boys were on the edges of the story. But friendship under fire was the concept. (Feral faes and human bullies in case you were wondering.)<br /><br />Too late now, but had you thought of splitting the book in two to take advantage of the wordage?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-11045564537339598392012-04-28T10:24:00.735-04:002012-04-28T10:24:00.735-04:00I am excited to read a YA book that isn't &quo...I am excited to read a YA book that isn't "typical"!! <br /><br />I haven't crossed genres yet, but only because I have just finished my first book. Not sure what I will do next!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-61061916964282907462012-04-28T10:23:59.722-04:002012-04-28T10:23:59.722-04:00I am excited to read a YA book that isn't &quo...I am excited to read a YA book that isn't "typical"!! <br /><br />I haven't crossed genres yet, but only because I have just finished my first book. Not sure what I will do next!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-57941818681619714882012-04-28T10:20:29.774-04:002012-04-28T10:20:29.774-04:00Thanks for your comment, Jessie. I am growing wear...Thanks for your comment, Jessie. I am growing weary of the love triangle thing as well.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-59126086104750694262012-04-28T10:16:50.256-04:002012-04-28T10:16:50.256-04:00I think that not typical YA books are needed. I...I think that not typical YA books are needed. I've been thinking that love triangles are becoming disgustingly overrated.<br /><br />As a reader I tend to stick toward Fantasy and YA. Though I do read some romance and contemporary/mystery type books as well.Jessie @ Jessie's Random Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311942677432540293noreply@blogger.com