tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post8827825273781099487..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: STAY LIT!Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12201706680304156432016-06-12T18:57:54.095-05:002016-06-12T18:57:54.095-05:00The categorizing is to help the bookstore owner kn...The categorizing is to help the bookstore owner know where to place the book and to help the reader know where NOT to look.<br /><br />How many good books are overlooked due to this? :-(<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and talking to me! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-41711645485107487952016-06-12T18:29:33.575-05:002016-06-12T18:29:33.575-05:00I hate the categorizing that has to be done to mar...I hate the categorizing that has to be done to market books to the public, but it's the reality of the business, and writers are stuck with it. <br /><br />What's interesting is that so many adults are reading YA and NA that I'm wondering how long these categories will remain distinct. Why not just call them books about teens or college-age youth? Guess that wouldn't work, but it's an idea.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-8459728889101705922016-06-12T17:48:33.792-05:002016-06-12T17:48:33.792-05:00"Adult" has become what I call a wagon w..."Adult" has become what I call a wagon word that brings with it more than when it first was created.<br /><br />You are an adult; I am an adult, so when we want something to read, we go to an adult bookstore, right? :-)<br /><br />Some words have been ruined by injudicious use of them. :-(<br /><br />I am with you. Where are the books that make you think, that appeal to ALL ages?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-50160303706571693202016-06-12T13:28:55.360-05:002016-06-12T13:28:55.360-05:00Just to clarify, by Adult, I'm not referencing...Just to clarify, by Adult, I'm not referencing Erotica, that seems to be alive and well, but stories written about somebody that isn't a teen. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30289802479356688862016-06-12T13:25:52.381-05:002016-06-12T13:25:52.381-05:00It also seems that many 'creative' writers...It also seems that many 'creative' writers are writing whatever is selling, and to many, that is YA or NA. What happened to just 'Adult' writing? Or are there no adult readers left? There seems to be fewer and fewer books that make you think.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-3495246068920677702016-06-12T09:37:38.650-05:002016-06-12T09:37:38.650-05:00If nothing else, our dreams give us focus and quic...If nothing else, our dreams give us focus and quicken our minds. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-11089742644830794922016-06-12T00:27:12.351-05:002016-06-12T00:27:12.351-05:00Hi Roland - stay true to your true literary ideals...Hi Roland - stay true to your true literary ideals ... there will be break throughs - good luck to you all ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com