I just have to squeal about this.
I'm writing a contemp and I don't think I"ve ever enjoyed something more in my life ever. Not even a Firefly marathon. Not even four milkshakes all to myself.
Oh my goodness every word is like christmas. I haven't been this excited about writing since FEAR ITSELF.
Guys.
GUYS.
I LOVE THIS CONTEMP.
<3
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Why YA needs to be written by more young people.
I don't want to bore you with a lot of words, but I do wanna get this off my chest.
There is a whole new culture out there being formed AS WE SPEAK. It's full of things like street art and dubstep and french electro pop and raves and just messing around in abandoned lots and cigarettes and booze. It's the party life, but more than that, it's the young life.
And it's being obscured in our literature. Or, there isn't nearly enough of it out there to begin with.
I want to read more real things. I want to read about messed up kids and their messed up lives and how in the end things are still messed up but at least they've changed. I don't know when YA became about MC teens who belittle their peers for living different lifestyles. It sucks.
Young people should write more, or old people should write more authentic young people stuff. There's just gotta be more honesty in YA, period. But that's just me having an opinion!
And now I leave you with the song that embodies everything young and everything awesome.
There is a whole new culture out there being formed AS WE SPEAK. It's full of things like street art and dubstep and french electro pop and raves and just messing around in abandoned lots and cigarettes and booze. It's the party life, but more than that, it's the young life.
And it's being obscured in our literature. Or, there isn't nearly enough of it out there to begin with.
I want to read more real things. I want to read about messed up kids and their messed up lives and how in the end things are still messed up but at least they've changed. I don't know when YA became about MC teens who belittle their peers for living different lifestyles. It sucks.
Young people should write more, or old people should write more authentic young people stuff. There's just gotta be more honesty in YA, period. But that's just me having an opinion!
And now I leave you with the song that embodies everything young and everything awesome.
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