tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273270228005303883.post2517014831643991470..comments2024-02-08T00:23:56.145-08:00Comments on Write Stuff: Themes in YA #amwritingMeradeth Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273270228005303883.post-70018085382336604992016-06-01T07:48:48.366-07:002016-06-01T07:48:48.366-07:00Very interesting thoughts on trends and themes in ...Very interesting thoughts on trends and themes in YA. Personally, I'd love to see more experimental stuff. Over the last 5 years or more, YA some of the YA I read has begun to feel formulaic, one of the reasons I've never much liked adult popular fiction (it's just too predictable).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816574953419131532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273270228005303883.post-48370670005906058382016-05-31T19:20:42.490-07:002016-05-31T19:20:42.490-07:00I have found that HUGE trends like dystopian novel...I have found that HUGE trends like dystopian novels seem to burn out very quickly, while more timeless things last forever. I was writing romance in the 90s and books about cowboys, marriages of convenience, and pregnant heroines were popular then and are still popular today!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273270228005303883.post-60488641070295591782016-05-31T18:01:59.620-07:002016-05-31T18:01:59.620-07:00I'd like to see more hopeful fiction.I'd like to see more hopeful fiction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273270228005303883.post-5132073746886606792016-05-31T14:32:17.804-07:002016-05-31T14:32:17.804-07:00I had off today too, so loving a 4 day weekend! Gl...I had off today too, so loving a 4 day weekend! Glad the festival was fun for you!Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273270228005303883.post-35817771014248910522016-05-31T08:48:34.647-07:002016-05-31T08:48:34.647-07:00It is wise not to write to the trends. Which only ...It is wise not to write to the trends. Which only ends up with gluts of what we've seen in the last few years- vampire and bondage.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com