tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post3267066732815389428..comments2023-09-08T09:24:38.306-06:00Comments on Susan Adrian: Why I write YASusan Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-11625395508177191002009-11-28T17:21:59.641-07:002009-11-28T17:21:59.641-07:00Okay - I admit it - I just found your blog, and am...Okay - I admit it - I just found your blog, and am working my way through it, so sorry for the *late* post. <br /><br />The reason I write YA is the same reason my husband volunteers at Air Cadets and other people teach Sunday School: I got so much out of YA when I was reading it, I feel like want to give back.Kimberly Joy Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723270842638008317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-73523323263202501522009-11-09T22:20:36.938-07:002009-11-09T22:20:36.938-07:00I've always known I WANTED to write YA. I just...I've always known I WANTED to write YA. I just didn't give it a shot the first go. I could list a zillion reasons why I identify with this genre more than any other...but my favorite one, you already nailed: "the community of YA writers is the best and most supportive group of people I've ever come across.<br /><br />Yep, YA IS WHERE THE COOL KIDS ARE. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-60191139057734469002009-11-09T10:46:07.723-07:002009-11-09T10:46:07.723-07:00Sue: But isn't it great that we're USING o...Sue: But isn't it great that we're USING our terminally 15-ness for positive things? :) WIN.<br /><br />Deniz: It makes me so happy to find kindred spirits, even at this stage. I wish them for all the like-mes in high school now, too!Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-59349481030761232532009-11-08T15:35:35.605-07:002009-11-08T15:35:35.605-07:00Great post Susan! I agree, we end up writing what ...Great post Susan! I agree, we end up writing what we love, and what seems to come from my pen is YA... I'm glad we're finding kindred spirits now even if they seemed scarce back in the day!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-5454510804150772342009-11-07T20:05:15.843-07:002009-11-07T20:05:15.843-07:00I can't wait to see what's become of Jenna...I can't wait to see what's become of Jenna. I wound-up writing YA without knowing it too. I recently reread my first novel (the under the bed one) and know I queried it around as "adult lit." Now reading it, it's like "DUH SUE!"<br /><br />I guess I'm terminally 15 too. Whateves. (rolls eyes at self)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552074033087804381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-71398423277297892902009-11-06T09:35:52.567-07:002009-11-06T09:35:52.567-07:00Jacqui: I love it when people say they want to rea...Jacqui: I love it when people say they want to read my books. THANK YOU!! Hold onto that thought!! And how I channel the 15-year-old? I'm afraid it's usually harder to get the age up to where it should rightfully be. :) But I was an actress first, so I try to be *in character* when I'm writing.<br /><br />Ara: Yes! Well, I could think about writing other things. I'd love to write a middle-grade for my daughter sometime. But by the time I do, she'll be reading YA!<br /><br />Debra: When it's fun while you're writing--that is a Very Good sign. :)<br /><br />Dee: Yes, teens use masks too. But they do seem more open about it, y? Or more aware that they're projecting an image, where adults can fool themselves into believing they ARE that persona.Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-33879112578642500422009-11-06T09:32:28.520-07:002009-11-06T09:32:28.520-07:00Amethyst: Hee. I love your two-word reply. :)
Cou...Amethyst: Hee. I love your two-word reply. :)<br /><br />Courtney: Lady Gaga...is not my thang, exactly. But I APPRECIATE your love, bb. And you see how I'm helping in your plot to rule the world? Good, y? (thanks for the nudge)And also, NO, YOU ROCK.<br /><br />Alissa: I remember that! And I think it's true. There really is an astonishing number of good books in the YA genre right now. Too many for me to keep up with!<br /><br />Jo: Nova is FANTASTIC. Wait till you see the interview!Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-75016104251772011622009-11-06T08:47:16.810-07:002009-11-06T08:47:16.810-07:00Re: Your comment over at my place
*nods enthusias...Re: Your comment over at my place<br /><br />*nods enthusiastically* I <i>know</i>. I thought of something earlier for today, and my brain just keeps chanting the words "Push it!" to help me hold on to it.<br /><br />Also, I think your comment box is psychic. It wants me to type "Mangi". Isn't that Italian for "eat", or something? <i>How does it know I skipped breakfast?</i>.AmethystGreyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557688110602602130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-46392634460722877362009-11-05T22:33:04.679-07:002009-11-05T22:33:04.679-07:00Great post, especially the part about "masks ...Great post, especially the part about "masks for different situations." While I think teens adopt all kinds of masks, I also think they are much more willing to admit it and make changes. Maybe this is one of the reasons YA lit resonates with so many adults... :)Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838557729559510859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-46877991385826535262009-11-05T21:45:58.882-07:002009-11-05T21:45:58.882-07:00Great post! I just finished my first YA novel (urb...Great post! I just finished my first YA novel (urban fantasy) and I've never had so much fun in my life. (Well, that is if you disregard the middle part where I was trudging through the desert praying for water and looking for a camel to transport me to greener pastures.) I can't wait to read "The Weirdest Thing About Jenna" - sounds like fun and I love the title! ;-)Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-19964539554929665322009-11-05T20:18:33.942-07:002009-11-05T20:18:33.942-07:00Great post, Susan! Agreed to the 10th.
YA encompa...Great post, Susan! Agreed to the 10th.<br /><br />YA encompasses that time when people are discovering who they really are, as well as the realities of the world around them. The emotional highs and lows are just so profound during the teen years (and so important!), I just can't even think about writing anything else.Ara Burklundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449683179737319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-21800681899036408982009-11-05T17:48:05.980-07:002009-11-05T17:48:05.980-07:00I can't wait to read your book. I love YA lit ...I can't wait to read your book. I love YA lit and am totally intrigued. I agree, for better or for worse, teenagers are far more honest than adults. Society expects them to experiment, to live outside the boundaries of propriety. My 10-year-old is starting to see past my adult masks, and calls my bluff sometimes. Or I can see that she wants to, that she doesn't buy the front I'm putting up, but doesn't want to get into trouble.<br /><br />I'd love to know how you tune into your inner 15-year-old. I'm writing my first YA novel and sometimes find myself writing what I'd love to SEE 18-year-olds do, rather than what they actually WOULD do. Most the time I've got my teenage brain on, but the times it's off it's obvious and I cringe and rapidly hit DELETE...Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607961541091240021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-13406365790967712742009-11-05T17:10:36.866-07:002009-11-05T17:10:36.866-07:00I've written middle-grade and adult but I feel...I've written middle-grade and adult but I feel most comfortable with YA and I love reading the genre the most. The variety within the genre is exciting.<br />So cool that you're interviewing Nova Ren Suma. She's from near where I live and I just read about her and<br />her awesome sounding book in a local arts mag.Jo Treggiarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417288480274268189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-77066073418630510772009-11-05T16:28:50.891-07:002009-11-05T16:28:50.891-07:00I recall there was an article by Lev Grossman in t...I recall there was an article by Lev Grossman in the NY Times not too long ago in which he was exploring what it was that was so good about YA books, and I am completely and totally paraphrasing here, but it was something like stuff happens in YA books.<br /><br />I'll admit I read grown-up books as well as YA books, and sometimes they can be quite good, but I really hate it when I read a book, and I get to the end and realize that pretty much nothing really happened. That never seems to happen with YA books.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-33887463575403390182009-11-05T14:57:37.164-07:002009-11-05T14:57:37.164-07:00DARN RIGHT.
But why no Lady Gaga love? That is t...DARN RIGHT.<br /><br />But why no Lady Gaga love? That is the time you totally do what I tell you for sure, if it involves Lady Gaga! Eee, I am so glad you wrote this. I love getting insight on why writers I respect & admire choose YA, or how YA finds them (ps: The Murderess's Tale is an awesome title). And I just want to copy and paste an entire paragraph and tell you HECK YES (<i>YA books--well, the best ones--resonate with the inner me (who is apparently 15). They have an immediacy and a lack of pretense.</i>), because it is so spot on. And I think writers who have that awareness and understanding and are tapped right into their inner-15 year old... they rock. Which means I THINK YOU ROCK. Aah this comment is not worthy of your post. I am so glad you wrote it. <3courtneyhttp://courtneysummers.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-18331119362964177362009-11-05T14:51:32.051-07:002009-11-05T14:51:32.051-07:00INDEED, MADAM.INDEED, MADAM.AmethystGreyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557688110602602130noreply@blogger.com