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Simon Morris wrote:Young adult books often cross the line and are of interest to adults. There are protocols going the other direction because of the need to stick to certain age protocols when it comes to subject matter, language, sexual content ... .
Hi Simon,
Thanks for your input. I guess my issue is that I feel like I'm writing content that young people would be interested in, but in a more mature style (although maybe I'm wrong!) and am concerned that would put it in a kind of limbo where nobody would be interested in it so think I should pick one target and write it for that one group. You used to read my work, maybe you could let me know if you found it more YA or if it could appeal to a more mature audience.
vern wrote:Most stories could fit in more than one genre to some degree. Why not just consider it "Commercial Fiction" (broad category) and let any future agent/editor/publisher place it in another if they think it belongs elsewhere. Take care. Vern
I think my issue is that it's written about a teenager but it's not really aimed at teenagers and possibly not of much interest to any particular audience for that reason.
njc wrote:If it were not aimed at an age group, what would its genre be? Is it a coming-of-age story?
I guess it would be a coming of age story.
I know you're supposed to write with your audience in mind, but I seem to be coming to the end of a novel about a teenage girl and am realising that it's not aimed at teenagers at all and does not fit in the YA genre. Does anybody know if there are any examples of such stories being received well or is it an impossibility to cross genres in this way?
Hi!*waving back*
I joined a couple of months ago but never really noticed the forums before, so never introduced myself!
I'm writing a novel about a young girl who's figuring out life, and romance is definitely a theme running through the story!
I've learned so much from the kind people who have reviewed me already, and am already learning a lot more from looking through these forums!
So ZumbaZumba doesn't actually want to show me some important photos?? :-)
I'd like to know how to remove the connection request too
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