What I Learned:
I don't write YA. Really - I did learn that. I also learned a lot of tidbits that can be applied to all writing. Like that the reader should care about the characters and that the hero has to have a problem.Also - girls read boy books but boys don't read girl books. So if you write a boy book you can hit the whole market. Actually - I realized I should have known that already since I read many a boy books growing up - and still do.
I'm not a YA writer either, but those are some nice tidbits for any genre. I agree with the "boy book" idea.
ReplyDeleteI have always noticed that about boys. I have a feeling that if I wrote from a male POV, I'd just make fun of the male mind the whole time. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy current WIP is from a male point of view. I thought it would be hard (having done adult males and failing miserably.) But it has not been that difficult for me. Of course when I was that age I was very tom-boyish. Maybe that helps :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting about that male point of view. I guess it makes sense, but I never would have thought about it on my own. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat insights:) I just attended a conference, the SFWC, and also learned quite a bit.
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