tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108330419285670988.post4719643490854349205..comments2024-01-29T17:30:22.697+03:30Comments on The Flux Blog: Writing and categoriesMarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014115463708135151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108330419285670988.post-88107736319443571422008-07-25T01:50:00.000+04:302008-07-25T01:50:00.000+04:30I agree completely- I see no way that this discuss...I agree completely- I see no way that this discussion can do anything but provoke readers who might otherwise pass by YA fiction without even checking out the back covers-- to stop by & see what it's all about. <BR/><BR/>Beth Fehlbaum, author<BR/>Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse <BR/>http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com<BR/>http://www.kunati.com/courage-in-patience<BR/>Chapter 1 is online!Beth Fehlbaum, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401887157741943814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108330419285670988.post-64580350104905340282008-07-24T20:21:00.000+04:302008-07-24T20:21:00.000+04:30Most of the YA authors I know have no worth-issues...Most of the YA authors I know have no worth-issues in this sense, and just write books. <BR/><BR/>But here's the most recent general public comment I've got about YA books. A well-meaning woman who knew I was a writer, says, upon understanding that DUST is a young adult novel, "Oooh! You write *kids* books! I thought you wrote - uh - you know - *real* books!" She moved her hands, to show me the shape and size of a 'real' book, and muttered something about beach reading. She really didn't mean anything harsh by it. She was struggling to have a conversation with me about something she knows little about.<BR/><BR/>I've had similarly odd things said to me about chicken breeding, or the circus, and other jobs I've had. Fact is, a large majority of the general public has no idea how most businesses work. Don't know where milk comes from. Don't know why or how the light goes on when they flick their light switch.<BR/><BR/>I think you're right, though - that the controversy is probably a good thing for authors. <BR/><BR/>I've learned a lot about the YA community and category since landing here at Flux. Before then, I knew very little. Frankly, I think it's a superior genre in many ways for me, because it has this great angsty energy built-in due to this very subject. This energy fits the types of books I like to write, which is why I've continued to write YA books.<BR/><BR/>This article really has ruffled feathers! All the better for us, I say.A.S. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885909085176901212noreply@blogger.com