tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post1083313810171925737..comments2023-11-02T05:07:44.211-07:00Comments on Books, Boys, Buzz...: Building Buzz in YAYoung Adult Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-15574656465310489012008-08-18T20:17:00.000-07:002008-08-18T20:17:00.000-07:00Great points, Tina...and yes...it's all about find...Great points, Tina...and yes...it's all about finding your voice. LOL on the basketball game! Too cute!Marley Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645678180669587782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-71222596059989434902008-08-18T14:05:00.000-07:002008-08-18T14:05:00.000-07:00I completely agree, Tina, about keeping a ten voic...I completely agree, Tina, about keeping a ten voice in mind but always relying on your own voice. :)Jessica Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/01392565903843981091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-50418128860512222692008-08-18T11:04:00.000-07:002008-08-18T11:04:00.000-07:00Thanks, everyone, and it seems I'm not done talkin...Thanks, everyone, and it seems I'm not done talking because I have something to add! When Tera said to use your own voice, it reminded me of a book I started in about 2005. But I tried SO HARD to sound teen that I burned out in the first chapter. I remember telling people that I couldn't keep that frantic tone up, so I was staying with adult books. About a year later, I came back, only this time with my own voice. And then you couldn't stop me!TinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-79597474706210080562008-08-18T09:56:00.000-07:002008-08-18T09:56:00.000-07:00Ditto, ditto, ditto. I have a friend who writes ad...Ditto, ditto, ditto. I have a friend who writes adult romance, but she's been working on a YA proposal. Being the dutiful friend, I'm helping out by reading her work.<BR/><BR/>Now, she is a brilliant adult author, but when I read the first draft of the YA it screamed: "I'm trying to sound teen!" I called her up and said, "Just write with your voice." She revised with that in mind. Oh my God! The next version absolutely floored me. Genius.<BR/><BR/>So, like Tina said, it's not about "sounding" teen, it's about being genuine. To the characters and to yourself.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356017077011774393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-80894013361467442382008-08-18T09:38:00.000-07:002008-08-18T09:38:00.000-07:00I think this is an excellent point. I've often hea...I think this is an excellent point. I've often heard many writers trying to "sound" teen by listening to teens talk and understanding patterns. And to be truthful I think sometimes that "research" shows itself in the book. But the ones that have the best voice to me, sound teen in natural conversation. And I think that has a ton to do with relating and remembering your teen years. Very well said!!Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-2604710407252962192008-08-18T08:51:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:51:00.000-07:00This is such a great piece of advice, Tina. There ...This is such a great piece of advice, Tina. There is nothing I hate more than picking up a YA novel and having the MC's voice sound like they are about 45.stephhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836703686468306571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-51471320887173700102008-08-18T08:08:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:08:00.000-07:00Hi Tina, I can picture you in that basketball game...Hi Tina,<BR/> I can picture you in that basketball game!<BR/> And you are so right about feeling those teen experiences. It's more than just remembering. It's like living them all over again.<BR/><BR/>JanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-12190020616536589512008-08-18T08:01:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:01:00.000-07:00LOL! Gees, that girl had to be a sore loser!I tota...LOL! Gees, that girl had to be a sore loser!<BR/><BR/>I totally agree, Tina, you have to feel the connection and the experience you are writing about, otherwise it just won't read natural to the reader.<BR/><BR/>I loved this story you shared!Kelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.com