Comments on CarolOates: Where YA meets Adult ~ Guest Post with Nicki Elson...

Thank you everyone for stopping by and for your in...

2011-09-17T13:24:19.201+01:00

Thank you everyone for stopping by and for your input. Thanks again Nicki for the post and for writing a wonderful story. :)

Hi, Carol, It's nice to meet you. I dropped o...

2011-09-17T06:52:04.640+01:00

Hi, Carol,

It's nice to meet you. I dropped over for Nicki, but it's always nice to meet another blogger.

I never heard of this term/genre... it sounds perfect. My newest novel might just fall into that genre because of content not age. The mc is seventeen. But we shall see where it all leads.

Great post ladies... Have a wonderful weekend.

Mark Twain advised those who would write for child...

2011-09-17T04:04:59.189+01:00

Mark Twain advised those who would write for children or teens to write a story that even an adult would enjoy. C.S. Lewis advised much the same thing.

Adults read JK Rowling for enjoyment as well as the kids. The focus I think is to be honest in your approach with humor and restraint.

I tried that with YA epic fantasy and with my YA urban fantasy. Following Mark Twain and C.S. Lewis can't be all bad. LOL. Roland

Hey all, thanks for stopping by. And thanks again...

2011-09-16T19:17:16.201+01:00

Hey all, thanks for stopping by. And thanks again, Carol for having me over and for all your great insights. I agree on that the "New Adult" age is interesting and especially transitional---a needed category, indeed (to add to the list of others that Alex and I don't know, haha).

I read your article, Jen and it was so cool to look at at the psychological differences between adults and young adults. Hey---look at all us great minds thinking alike. ;)

Very useful, ladies. I wrote a recent guest post e...

2011-09-16T17:31:36.521+01:00

Very useful, ladies. I wrote a recent guest post exploring the same ground of YA vs. A but without the knowledge/expertise of a published YA author. http://readingawaythedays.blogspot.com/2011/09/six-month-blogoversary-guest-post.html?spref=tw Upper YA is one of the most interesting time periods for me. The transition from high school to college was exciting and groundbreaking for me, and college was so much fun, that I'm drawn to that age. Perhaps that's why I like both of your books so much!

I never knew there were so many genres either!

2011-09-16T14:06:32.803+01:00

I never knew there were so many genres either!

I really like the New Adult category and think it ...

2011-09-16T13:38:03.240+01:00

I really like the New Adult category and think it will catch on because it's something that's needed. Best of everything to Nicki and Three Daves! Yay for Central Illinois! (esp as a setting for a novel hehe)