tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post1450240879063623887..comments2024-03-27T06:24:06.078-07:00Comments on THE ROAD TO PUBLICATION: Y IS YA SO DARK?Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-13456338074515724172012-07-26T20:01:22.037-07:002012-07-26T20:01:22.037-07:00So true, finally publishers are realising that tee...So true, finally publishers are realising that teens have been reading this 'dark' material for ages and are putting it in a YA package - it's about time.curlypowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663256160369920564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-72373850813267312332012-07-26T17:28:36.340-07:002012-07-26T17:28:36.340-07:00Agree and Love this post
I grew up with RL stine a...Agree and Love this post<br />I grew up with RL stine as well <br />in 7th grade I read the lemony snikit books and I picked up draculua... and skipped to the part where he was drinking blood <br />in 8th grade I read the raven <br /><br />Fast forward to now and I am eagerly awaiting "Enshadowed" by Kelly creagh and love Varen and goth and Goth guys in general <br /><br />I love ghost hunters and supernatural I love angel lore as well I tend to lean toward things I'm fimilar with in terms of books vampires, werewolves, scifi, time travel and while I wouldn't mind light stuff I find that lighter more censored stories with no dark what so ever irk me I need mystery, or street fighting, or something like the outsiders or the catcher in the rye both of which could be considered "dark" if you think about itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-23093372179129954392012-07-25T08:24:13.029-07:002012-07-25T08:24:13.029-07:00Catherine - And that's pretty dark subject mat...Catherine - And that's pretty dark subject matter for a 14 year old, even if it isn't vampires or zombies. Maybe *especially* because it's not vampires or zombies.<br /><br />Eleni - My 11-year-old has read a gazillion of RL Stine's books too! She'll be graduating up soon ;)<br /><br />Stephanie - I definitely read more YA now than adult fiction. <br /><br />DCC - IT, yes! I was never freaked out by clowns until that book!!<br /><br />missymoo - I agree, reality is definitely darker than fiction. And teens are far savvier than they often get credit for!Kimberly Dertinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-30408056223783867112012-07-24T00:51:08.555-07:002012-07-24T00:51:08.555-07:00hi, i'm an 15 year old and i read all those ty...hi, i'm an 15 year old and i read all those types of ya that some describe as "dark" but truth be told it is no darker than some real life issues of todays society that teen actually face.Our generation is a lot more mature than some adults perceive us.People complain that themes & issues in ya novels are not for teenage eyes or that cursing should not be allowed but that is how we do speak and some teenagers have been exposed to issues that are quite dark (abuse,drugs,sex,murders,violence and all round horror) we want to read novels that have mature themes whether paranormal or realistic because we no longer are children we are just like the genre states Young Adults going on to be adults and do not need to be shielded. we grow up fast theses days and ya literature is only reflecting that.missymoo-09https://www.blogger.com/profile/00810676057634181845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-34487264919420636652012-07-23T21:05:34.021-07:002012-07-23T21:05:34.021-07:00Hi Kimberly! Great panel at PNWA, by the way. I re...Hi Kimberly! Great panel at PNWA, by the way. I really enjoyed it.<br /><br />I agree with you. I read RL Stine in elementary school, and my sixth grade I was moving in to Stephen King. IT was my favorite, most scariest bedtime read in Junior High! I think that publishers are just now realizing that teens were reading it all along.DCC Mealyhttp://dccmealy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-46287011952576089822012-07-23T15:17:19.587-07:002012-07-23T15:17:19.587-07:00To be honest, I read more YA now that I'm an a...To be honest, I read more YA now that I'm an adult than I ever did as a teen. I was all about the epic fantasy and classics back then, although I did make sure to read everything Tamora Pierce and Meg Cabot wrote, too.Stephanie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258321385403403810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-5934431052954382552012-07-23T10:39:25.549-07:002012-07-23T10:39:25.549-07:00Honestly? By the time I was 11, I read Christopher...Honestly? By the time I was 11, I read Christopher Pike and RL Stine's Fear Street novels all the time. By age 12, I started reading the Amityville Horror. I secretly recorded the Friday the 13th movies and Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street, although my parents vastly disapproved. The dark side of life fascinated me when my body and emotion began to mature and I found myself having a hard time making friends at school. I think a lot of people start reading darker-themed books earlier than their parents would like. A lot of horror-concepts mirror what their friends and classmates are acting like (zombies, parasitic vampires). Horror is a wonderful metaphor for teenage life.Elenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15036508378271212351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-47577125518348902142012-07-23T09:29:53.177-07:002012-07-23T09:29:53.177-07:00When I was 14 my favorite book--and movie--was Mid...When I was 14 my favorite book--and movie--was Midnight Cowboy. Which may be before everybody's time. But easy enough to Google for anyone who's curious.Catherine Ryan Hydehttp://www.catherineryanhyde.comnoreply@blogger.com