tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post2128314714886572392..comments2024-02-08T05:57:40.157-08:00Comments on The Writing Game: W: Why?Jennifer Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-35617884201542940472014-04-27T20:29:05.629-07:002014-04-27T20:29:05.629-07:00Reading this makes me want to write a boy book. Reading this makes me want to write a boy book. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-85033403620177062132014-04-27T04:31:51.177-07:002014-04-27T04:31:51.177-07:00This is so interesting. I really enjoyed reading i...This is so interesting. I really enjoyed reading it :)Kelseyhttp://www.thehlz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-91278343190495936892014-04-26T16:57:58.471-07:002014-04-26T16:57:58.471-07:00Target audience? Fantasy fans. I write from a firs...Target audience? Fantasy fans. I write from a first person female POV, although one of these days one of my MCs is going to be male. I just hope I can pull it off.<br /><br />Liz A. from <a href="http://lawsofgravity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Laws of Gravity</a>Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-91528195418689285862014-04-26T13:13:33.676-07:002014-04-26T13:13:33.676-07:00I remember sitting in a workshop at an SCBWI event...I remember sitting in a workshop at an SCBWI event a couple of years ago with an agent speaking. She was saying she didn't understand why there weren't more YA and MG books from the male POV. I looked around the room. There were ZERO men in the room and I thought, "Perhaps because children's writers are mostly female?" There are some men...but it's such a small #. I think there is a demand for well-written books from a male POV both in middle grade and YA fiction.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-72043644619861882162014-04-26T11:54:45.032-07:002014-04-26T11:54:45.032-07:00I love this. I write mostly YA (with one adult MS ...I love this. I write mostly YA (with one adult MS as well) but all from a female POV. I'm not sure if I could do a male POV justice. Sounds like you've got the inside track!Melanie Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065112319140571241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-52581325117963423342014-04-26T10:52:39.484-07:002014-04-26T10:52:39.484-07:00I love it! Having grown up surrounded by boys, I w...I love it! Having grown up surrounded by boys, I was totally at home hanging out with guys and knew how to talk to them. All my girlfriends thought I must be way forward or have a magic spell or something, but I was totally cool with just being upfront and nonchalant with the guys. <br /><br />And of course, I never grew out of being a 16 or 17 year old Crystal, so that's my audience--teenage girls. (And their mothers.) I love the voice, the fresh perspective and energy, the hope for things to come and bitter disappointment of first loves. <br /><br /><a href="http://crystalcollier.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">True Heroes from A to Z</a>Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-77361651800046087712014-04-26T09:22:22.970-07:002014-04-26T09:22:22.970-07:00They might as well be boyfriend and girlfriend:)They might as well be boyfriend and girlfriend:)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-5792528560938496132014-04-26T08:52:25.836-07:002014-04-26T08:52:25.836-07:00Hi Jennifer, I have written a book from a girl'...Hi Jennifer, I have written a book from a girl's point of view (third person perspective) and another from a boy's point of view (first person perspective). I have enjoyed both. Yes, boys are uncomplicated creatures.<br />If your boys are wearing Axe, then they must be attracting girls like mad ;)Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-63565938893677377142014-04-26T08:50:57.744-07:002014-04-26T08:50:57.744-07:00I have noticed several adults reading my book as w...I have noticed several adults reading my book as well! I do love upper MG and YA more than adult fiction. Those kinds of characters are a blast to write!Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-82875138468118168552014-04-26T08:48:13.960-07:002014-04-26T08:48:13.960-07:00Hahaha! So funny and so true:) My oldest has a &qu...Hahaha! So funny and so true:) My oldest has a "friend that's a girl" as opposed to a "girl friend." Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-53516164263740317492014-04-26T08:32:19.626-07:002014-04-26T08:32:19.626-07:00Haha! Alex's comment cracked me up! I write gi...Haha! Alex's comment cracked me up! I write girl mc's always. If I write a guy, I make him the fantasy girls wish really existed (emotional, considerate, romantic, mature, patient...you know, all the things boys would never be). Since I write YA (and now NA), you'd think my target audience would be teens. However, it's actually young to middle-aged women who like to read YA. Teens drive me crazy, so I recently started an NA WIP. But I found my 24-yr-old mc to be well-balanced, smart, pragmatic -- and dull. I had to make her younger sister (18) a POV character because she's impulsive, deluded, shallow, over-emotional -- and dang fun to write! Haha!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-7806977850638190982014-04-26T06:06:03.197-07:002014-04-26T06:06:03.197-07:00They are wearing Axe with no clue that it attracts...They are wearing Axe with no clue that it attracts women? That's amusing.<br />Even once we notice girls, it still takes us a while to figure out what to do about it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-49360851564608023852014-04-26T05:16:28.470-07:002014-04-26T05:16:28.470-07:00Great post today :) Have a great weekend!Great post today :) Have a great weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com