tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post7964813993645845510..comments2024-01-23T11:12:41.620-08:00Comments on GotYA: Monday Guest Blogging PostTheGotYAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577024893828894816noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-39579225157556468742010-09-28T16:15:59.593-07:002010-09-28T16:15:59.593-07:00Great post, Regan! I'm definitely an adult re...Great post, Regan! I'm definitely an adult reader of YA fiction--in fact, it's pretty much all I read these days. Part of it is because of the reasons you stated, and another part is bc I just find YA much faster paced overall. With the kids, school, hubby, work, house, etc, I feel like I'm easily distracted. The great thing about YA is it usually plunges you right into the story and never slows down from there, doesn't pause for page after page of setting and description.<br /><br />Thanks ladies, for an interesting topic!Debra D.http://www.houndrat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-69259365764854283272010-09-28T14:21:15.834-07:002010-09-28T14:21:15.834-07:00Great post! You hit so many things on the nose abo...Great post! You hit so many things on the nose about why I love YA. Something very interesting that occurred to me is that through reading all these different stories, I get to see the life of teens that lived a very different life than me--through different eyes so to speak. The rich/popular girl, the girl who always got picked on, the one who suffered from something as horrible as rape or the one who lived this whole secret life full of abuse and sadness, but managed to put on a happy face around her peers. The heavy girl, the anorexic girl, and of course, I get to see all these experience of our youth through male eyes! Then of course there's all these experience coupled with the make believe/paranormal and the ideas, feeling and emotions are limitless.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-52567093146947011422010-09-28T12:36:36.293-07:002010-09-28T12:36:36.293-07:00I love her comment about "testing new limits&...I love her comment about "testing new limits". That's why I love YA too. Most people remember high school as a time when they were feeling isolated, confused, etc., so it's fun to have a novel that explores that. Makes you feel like you weren't alone after all.Elena Solodowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037029195682225565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-78694762300456573752010-09-27T18:40:52.942-07:002010-09-27T18:40:52.942-07:00Thanks so much for letting me do the blog post! :)...Thanks so much for letting me do the blog post! :)Regan Leighhttp://www.reganleigh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-37961931099358460622010-09-27T17:06:28.132-07:002010-09-27T17:06:28.132-07:00Thanks for guest blogging, Regan. Fabulous post!Thanks for guest blogging, Regan. Fabulous post!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726597997044957305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-91125897317977719002010-09-27T16:52:03.646-07:002010-09-27T16:52:03.646-07:00Excellent post, Regan. Thanks so much for blogging...Excellent post, Regan. Thanks so much for blogging with us!!<br /><br />I think everything you said is so true.J.S. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231458559331295121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-74459817702842423052010-09-27T12:06:40.860-07:002010-09-27T12:06:40.860-07:00Great points, great post! Thanks Krista and Regan....Great points, great post! Thanks Krista and Regan.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-10784619185529182532010-09-27T11:50:02.030-07:002010-09-27T11:50:02.030-07:00I've been wondering about this a lot lately. F...I've been wondering about this a lot lately. For a minute, I start to feel like there's something wrong with me for wanting to read all YA. Sure, I'm only writing YA, but at the same time, it starts to gnaw at you like, "Hmm, am I trying to relive my teenage years?" "Am I immature?" "WHAT IS MY PROBLEM!" <br /><br />I think you bring up a lot of great points. And YES, the adult world is not so far gone from the teenage world, so it's easy to slip back into that mode of feeling. <br /><br />Great post and thanks for blogging with us!!!Katie Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542035499311859866noreply@blogger.com