a problem of marketing categories
Feb. 15th, 2012 09:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thanateI've finished another pass through the novel. Jess is now firmly Liss, and a bunch of other things have been cleared up, and my list of things to revisit after I've thought about them some more has changed a little and also gained a few entries. So has the list of changes for once I get back to book 2, which is good, as that's the one that thus far has only got two thirds of a plot.
Unfortunately, this last pass mostly eliminated words, which means I'm now just under 58k, which I think may be brushing the bottom threshold for what's "supposed to be" YA length, and as aanna_firemage pointed out, it's sort of flirting with the line between YA and middle grade anyway. I don't have anything against kids' books, but I really do want this to be YA for a couple reasons. Mainly, while this one could go either way, and works well as stand-alone, the sequels are definitely YA if not more, and if possible I want Mara to see print, not just Caroline.
It's a coming of age story about a 16-year-old, and the romantic sub-plot doesn't turn up until the end (for good reasons.) I've changed out the best friend's motivations to make them more teen-aged, but I'm wondering if there's anything else that pushes YA buttons that I could be playing up a little. Thoughts?
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Unfortunately, this last pass mostly eliminated words, which means I'm now just under 58k, which I think may be brushing the bottom threshold for what's "supposed to be" YA length, and as aanna_firemage pointed out, it's sort of flirting with the line between YA and middle grade anyway. I don't have anything against kids' books, but I really do want this to be YA for a couple reasons. Mainly, while this one could go either way, and works well as stand-alone, the sequels are definitely YA if not more, and if possible I want Mara to see print, not just Caroline.
It's a coming of age story about a 16-year-old, and the romantic sub-plot doesn't turn up until the end (for good reasons.) I've changed out the best friend's motivations to make them more teen-aged, but I'm wondering if there's anything else that pushes YA buttons that I could be playing up a little. Thoughts?
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