tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post5035098136861407406..comments2024-03-10T10:00:21.430-07:00Comments on A Tapestry Of Words: YA Reviews: "New Adult" Niche: Interview with Callie Kingston (Undertow Blog Tour)danyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-38640054115630805182012-03-11T21:04:52.801-07:002012-03-11T21:04:52.801-07:00Yael, you make a great point. It is strange to see...Yael, you make a great point. It is strange to see all these high school kids somehow living without adults guiding their lives much. How many teens do you know who live so independently? <br /><br /><a href="www.calliekingston.com" rel="nofollow"><i>Callie</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-35766741084063860292012-03-11T16:22:58.520-07:002012-03-11T16:22:58.520-07:00Thanks for doing this interview! I agree with the ...Thanks for doing this interview! I agree with the point about needing more independent protagonists. As it is, we see so many books in the YA genre where teenage protagonists are living independently, and it seems to me like you might as well do the more realistic thing and bump up their age by a few years.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284662341383258359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-4344696210170762992012-03-10T22:17:11.668-08:002012-03-10T22:17:11.668-08:00Thanks for stopping by Victoria, and good luck in ...Thanks for stopping by Victoria, and good luck in the giveaway,<br /><br /><a href="www.calliekingston.com" rel="nofollow"><i>Callie</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-67153544817966099882012-03-10T22:15:54.480-08:002012-03-10T22:15:54.480-08:00Good luck with your novel, Angel. I agree with you...Good luck with your novel, Angel. I agree with you about needing to remain true to your characters and plot. In fact, after visiting Danya's blog this week, I decided to follow up with a post on my blog about this topic. You can read more at http://www.calliekingston.com/2012/03/ya-saturday-college-age-characters-and.html<br /><br /><a href="www.calliekingston.com" rel="nofollow"><i>Callie</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-960853473713222692012-03-10T22:12:50.187-08:002012-03-10T22:12:50.187-08:00I love the point you make about the relevance of w...I love the point you make about the relevance of women's stories throughout their lives. And college, or an alternative post high school path, is definitely one of the most important transitions a young woman will experience in her life.<br /><br /><a href="www.calliekingston.com" rel="nofollow"><i>Callie</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-84299009387585981592012-03-10T19:02:22.879-08:002012-03-10T19:02:22.879-08:00Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me in contes...Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.comVictoria Zumbrumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-36779398866672316692012-03-09T06:04:40.078-08:002012-03-09T06:04:40.078-08:00Thank you for writing such a thoughtful blog on an...Thank you for writing such a thoughtful blog on an interesting topic. I love the concept and feel of the New Adult genre that is missing in traditional publishing for the most part. I have specifically seen agent/publisher blogs saying they are not pursuing this area right now. How unfortunate. Like you said, this is really were the "coming of age" stuff happens. High School is cool but post HS is even more exciting.<br /><br />I've written a book (not published yet) that has an 18 year old protagonist and 20 year old love interest. I was warned this may be too "old." The problem is, these aren't arbitrary ages. They fit the plot and point of the story. You can't just slap ages on someone and decide to make it YA.<br /><br />Anyway thank you for discussing this topic!<br /><br />angelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-55903747865096257982012-03-09T00:30:34.440-08:002012-03-09T00:30:34.440-08:00Great interview. Thanks, Dayna and Callie!
I thin...Great interview. Thanks, Dayna and Callie!<br /><br />I think new adult stories will be a growth area in indie publishing as tech-savvy teens grow up and set up their own bank accounts. <br /><br />There's a real need to tell women's stories at every major transitional point in life. Humorous chick lit and dramatic women's fiction fill some of this need for twenty-somethings and beyond, but it's also true that there's a big difference for most of us between being twenty-six and nineteen. Life can feel much more intense and raw at nineteen and twenty, and compared with the worries and responsibilities we start to experience in our late twenties, starting out an adult life can feel like a wonderfully exciting--and terrifying--blast into the unknown. <br /><br />Can you tell I'm feeling a little nostalgic?<br /><br />Here's looking forward to more women's stories that explore life as a new adult.Deanna Carlylehttp://www.deannacarlyle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-76725168683308635122012-03-08T19:09:11.547-08:002012-03-08T19:09:11.547-08:00Thank you for having me as a guest on your blog. L...Thank you for having me as a guest on your blog. Let's hope the New Adult genre gets more attention in the coming years.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow"><i>Callie</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com