tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post3858367077282236762..comments2023-10-31T05:08:39.383-04:00Comments on Yapping About YA: St. Francis Receiving the StigmaYapping About YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249807348733979046noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-24200382813066290812008-01-09T09:40:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:40:00.000-05:00dreamer, I know exactly what you mean.I took a fic...dreamer, I know exactly what you mean.<BR/><BR/>I took a fiction class and workshopped an urban fantasy peice. The only comment was "It's exactly like all the others." Oh, and there was, "You know this is genre, right?" And I was like, um, yes.....<BR/><BR/>It was awkward, to say the least. But I wasn't previously aware that I was supposed to do literary only. Which I now know...and probably won't abide to, because I'm a rebel!Andrew Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661403872511363708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-86326544421961991232008-01-07T23:03:00.000-05:002008-01-07T23:03:00.000-05:00They're always together at the B&N and Borders her...They're always together at the B&N and Borders here too. Actually, I think in San Diego, I had trouble finding a recommendation by Sophie 'cuz the YA fantasy was on the other side of the same bookcase. But a lot of the popular stuff was fantasy too, so I hadn't realized that the authors would restart alphabetically.<BR/><BR/>Either way, the YA stuff is all together, and in a very small section, which is sad.Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506653057750530404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-4924967521936980902008-01-07T11:09:00.000-05:002008-01-07T11:09:00.000-05:00AMEN! Seriously though, I've dealt with this stigm...AMEN! Seriously though, I've dealt with this stigma for a long time. I've taken several writing classes. I was always the best at the writing exercises. Everyone thought so and always wanted my help. Yet, when I turned worked on a fantasy piece for my final, I suddenly wasn't any good. People honesty told me I was wasting my time on fantasy and how dare I say it was harder to write than lit.<BR/><BR/>END RANT<BR/><BR/>So, your post rocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-37515692238917769772008-01-06T22:39:00.000-05:002008-01-06T22:39:00.000-05:00Yeah, good post, and I can definitely make some ki...Yeah, good post, and I can definitely make some kind of response to it...I have the same issues about writing revisionist myths, from time to time. No literary merit/yes literary merit.<BR/><BR/>YA is separate at every store I've ever been to, and genres are mixed within that.Vanessa Concannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635599300208678468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-16133009906052129972008-01-06T19:53:00.000-05:002008-01-06T19:53:00.000-05:00What is with the crazy inconsistancies in shelving...What is with the crazy inconsistancies in shelving? I thought there were rules about this, or something...Andrew Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661403872511363708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-60992250495105616222008-01-06T18:28:00.000-05:002008-01-06T18:28:00.000-05:00What I want is a section that reads: Stuff Sophie ...What I want is a section that reads: Stuff Sophie Wants to Buy.<BR/><BR/>The rest can go away. :DSophie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00295263522735456718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-35852086090277408812008-01-06T18:17:00.000-05:002008-01-06T18:17:00.000-05:00They're shelved separately in Georgia. Makes it di...They're shelved separately in Georgia. Makes it difficult to find things. Sometimes I wish EVERYTHING was shelved together...<BR/><BR/>That is a bit unrealistic of me.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850682345777206863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-16169188623296921742008-01-06T17:50:00.000-05:002008-01-06T17:50:00.000-05:00I guess D.C. is just ridiculous.I didn't go into i...I guess D.C. is just ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>I didn't go into it deeply enough? haha, I never know when to stop. I can always write more about it at some later date, should it be appropriate. Or whatever. I just woke up. hahahannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-83323267621020426932008-01-06T17:28:00.000-05:002008-01-06T17:28:00.000-05:00OH, HANNAH.You've given me a reason to live! My wr...OH, HANNAH.<BR/><BR/>You've given me a reason to live! My writing is writing after all!<BR/><BR/>Just kidding.<BR/><BR/>Okay. But. Seriously.<BR/><BR/>I really like this post. :) I wish you had talked about it on a deeper level, but whatever.<BR/><BR/>Also, I've found that all YA books are shelved in the same place, too.Sophie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00295263522735456718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-67108415786503776012008-01-06T16:54:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:54:00.000-05:00That kind of sucks. Maybe it's a PA thing?Though, ...That kind of sucks. Maybe it's a PA thing?<BR/><BR/>Though, the bookstores in South Carolina were like the ones here. So are the ones in France (well, the FNAC in La Defense, at least...). Your bookstores need to get with the picture...<BR/><BR/>I'll write letters.Andrew Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661403872511363708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-10189798514815293822008-01-06T16:48:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:48:00.000-05:00Really?? Intense.Fantasy section is separate at my...Really?? Intense.<BR/><BR/>Fantasy section is separate at my Borders and my Barnes and Noble. And my other Borders.hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-54366073347830260772008-01-06T16:44:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:44:00.000-05:00Shady,In every bookstore I've been to, all YA is t...Shady,<BR/><BR/>In every bookstore I've been to, all YA is together...mainstream, edgy, chicklit, high fantasy, soft sci-fi...all of it is in the teens/YA section. I've never seen it seperated except in adult lit.Andrew Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661403872511363708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-18518912408442237482008-01-06T16:26:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:26:00.000-05:00Shady/Hannah, you give me idea for my first post.....Shady/Hannah, you give me idea for my first post...Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850682345777206863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-6345677380265032592008-01-06T16:14:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:14:00.000-05:00my mistake, then ;)my mistake, then ;)hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-25118463847351326892008-01-06T16:08:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:08:00.000-05:00Haha, great post, Hannah.And I don't really write ...Haha, great post, Hannah.<BR/><BR/>And I don't really write chick-lit anymore, for your information. My stuff is dark. And edgy. And filled with clothes descriptions.<BR/><BR/>IN THE DARKEST, EDGIEST WAY, MIND.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913462537245850028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-81363380357250488542008-01-06T15:55:00.000-05:002008-01-06T15:55:00.000-05:00I think it definitely exists in YA. Fantasy and Sc...I think it definitely exists in YA. Fantasy and Sci Fi are shelved separately from mainstream. And people who read fantasy often only read only fantasy, and people who read only mainstream often read only mainstream.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely not saying always, but I'm saying it definitely happens.<BR/><BR/>And I think crossover books are the answer.hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-44587146871304003892008-01-06T15:23:00.000-05:002008-01-06T15:23:00.000-05:00Shady, why do you think there is a stigma surround...Shady, why do you think there is a stigma surrounding genre writing? I mean, it must have some basis, it's not some mass delusion. <BR/><BR/>How do you think writers should rise above the stigma, or perhaps even use it to their advantage?Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850682345777206863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-66481306666693118532008-01-06T15:03:00.000-05:002008-01-06T15:03:00.000-05:00Aww, cute post, Shady. It's nice to see someone so...Aww, cute post, Shady. It's nice to see someone so brilliantly literary (man, I could never do that)defending us lighter, genre writers!<BR/><BR/>And chick-lit YA isn't offensive at all, because that is what it is. Or YA romantic comedy. And labels of that sort.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804128461332841679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-33531028028430983912008-01-06T14:59:00.000-05:002008-01-06T14:59:00.000-05:00Me encanta, Shady. :)Me encanta, Shady. :)Amanda Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076186186805723426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-8269607589179946212008-01-06T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-06T14:49:00.000-05:00No! Hannah!I thought I was your opposite...You're ...No! Hannah!<BR/><BR/>I thought I was your opposite...<BR/><BR/>You're tearing out my insides. You broke my heart, Hannah. You broke my heart.Haphazardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759556520156326781noreply@blogger.com