tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946734054450135284.post6864927131393957653..comments2024-01-07T12:45:26.743+00:00Comments on Not Just A Stiff Upper Lip: The "New Adult" GenreElizabeth Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03236216940038039168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946734054450135284.post-83778852933399665892012-02-16T15:20:43.454+00:002012-02-16T15:20:43.454+00:00You make a good point here: "I think we need ...You make a good point here: "I think we need to slap the word adult on book/genres just to state that "adult" things go down within the stories."<br /><br />I think that's actually what a 'new adult' book is: You'll like this book / the theme of this book if you're a young adult, but adult stuff goes on in here, just so you know.<br /><br />So maybe my books do fall into that genre after all.... Heck, maybe everyone's does! I liked Jane Eyre at age 14; I read Little Women when I was around six. It's only now that I'm older, that I appreciate the less mature things in life - older men are the exception ;pDianna Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847353829078193872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946734054450135284.post-77425396090276098612012-02-16T15:14:32.133+00:002012-02-16T15:14:32.133+00:00*Hearts older men*
My paranormals are tongue-in-c...*Hearts older men*<br /><br />My paranormals are tongue-in-cheek. I hold my hands up to that. Serious stuff goes on, but my characters have an odd way of dealing with stuff. Then again, if you're a supernatural in a so called "normal" world, you need a sense of humor.<br /><br />Teenagers - heck even younger children - now-a-days, want to be treated like adults. I mean if we think about it, how may of us snuck in to the cinemas to watch Certificate 15 films when we were 13? Or C18 at 16? "Adult themes" and storylines are laced in everything that has a teenage audience in mind. I think we need to slap the word adult on book/genres just to state that "adult" things go down within the stories. A young adult/teenager will read what they want to read at the end of the day. It's just our job as writers to make sure we point out the elements of the story.<br /><br />But honestly, I have no idea what the New Adult Genre is. Possibly a wider range? Or perhaps it is the final break down of all barriers when targetting young adults/teenagers?Elizabeth Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236216940038039168noreply@blogger.com