Of course I have a deep dark side in me - doesn't everybody? I think the only difference between people is their willingness how they deal with it. Act it out, hide it, look at it and despair, transform it into stories, ...
I read your articles and the others as well, but I was just so overwhelmed by everything that I never commented. It's stupid, I know, but something about GYWO being so huge as a community tends to intimidate me. On the other hand, not enough people will hang around to discuss stuff at my journal. Maybe I should just be more daring.
I find your choice (any writer's choice) of genre so fascinating! I like writing people coming of age, dealing with issues, but I could never write YA. I read it sometimes, and the banter alone is something I could never writer believable. It's also too light for me, moodwise, even the books that deal with serious issues. But when I write those issues, I want to take them further. It confused me for some time: writing teenagers, but not writing for teenagers, how would that work out and who would read it? Then I remembered Stephen King and everything fell into place. Not every book about teenagers has to be for teenagers. :-)
I can relate to wanting your book in print. It's just so much nicer to sign. And it somehow feels more real, right, because one can touch it and really hold it. I really wish you success - I'd totally read your YA.
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Date: 2016-01-06 09:34 pm (UTC)I read your articles and the others as well, but I was just so overwhelmed by everything that I never commented. It's stupid, I know, but something about GYWO being so huge as a community tends to intimidate me. On the other hand, not enough people will hang around to discuss stuff at my journal. Maybe I should just be more daring.
I find your choice (any writer's choice) of genre so fascinating! I like writing people coming of age, dealing with issues, but I could never write YA. I read it sometimes, and the banter alone is something I could never writer believable. It's also too light for me, moodwise, even the books that deal with serious issues. But when I write those issues, I want to take them further. It confused me for some time: writing teenagers, but not writing for teenagers, how would that work out and who would read it? Then I remembered Stephen King and everything fell into place. Not every book about teenagers has to be for teenagers. :-)
I can relate to wanting your book in print. It's just so much nicer to sign. And it somehow feels more real, right, because one can touch it and really hold it. I really wish you success - I'd totally read your YA.