tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post5689834108284655322..comments2024-03-28T03:34:58.592-04:00Comments on Heim Binas Fiction: First Friday... Poll!CKHBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-40668012769394571792009-10-04T22:47:15.547-04:002009-10-04T22:47:15.547-04:00I've just got the scoop from a couple of agent...I've just got the scoop from a couple of agents at a CA writer's conference--YA (the most innovative field of publishing right now) can have a MC as old as 22! So I'm about to take 10-20 years off my characters' ages and try to rewrite everything as YA. (I also won 1st prize for my first attempt at YA fiction--so maybe I'm too cocky.) Works best for historical, or fantasy/scifi of course. A 20-year-old divorced, burned-out lawyer might not work so well, but hey...the word is innovative.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-67288015331420066662009-10-04T11:22:55.937-04:002009-10-04T11:22:55.937-04:00This is a fascinating question. Of course, for a l...This is a fascinating question. Of course, for a long time my characters aged with me. However, I noticed recently that the many characters in best-sellers are in their mid-to-late twenties. Not that I'm trying to cultivate a best seller, but I started thinking about WHY that might be.<br /><br />I also sometimes dabble in writing YA lit. The interesting thing there is that your characters should be teenagers, of course, but at least a few years OLDER than your target audience (teens like to read about older teens).Sandyhttp://www.sandyraymond.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-11093654268903339162009-10-03T09:20:22.983-04:002009-10-03T09:20:22.983-04:00My main characters are usually a few years younger...My main characters are usually a few years younger than I am. I wonder if that's because I'm giving them extra time before the hit the big 4-0?Karla Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951720163661226897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-75629402020144793782009-10-03T03:06:54.709-04:002009-10-03T03:06:54.709-04:00I am writing a memoir so my MC is um, my age...kin...I am writing a memoir so my MC is um, my age...kinda looks like me too :)<br /><br />But in the novel I am writing the MC is 5 years older... I think...Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-10124178510391448422009-10-02T22:01:08.062-04:002009-10-02T22:01:08.062-04:00For whatever reason, I just tend to write about t...For whatever reason, I just tend to write about thirty-something year olds. Not sure why. Interesting poll. :)Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-77656618190774994752009-10-02T19:54:04.466-04:002009-10-02T19:54:04.466-04:00My characters are mostly my own age, but a few are...My characters are mostly my own age, but a few are older women (mothers of my characters). I'm a little scared to write YA or for kids because I'm afraid I won't sound cool at all. Do they even say cool anymore? Ugh.Beth Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279427592537427039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-19422103346661355452009-10-02T12:30:46.182-04:002009-10-02T12:30:46.182-04:00This is an interesting topic. I've actually no...This is an interesting topic. I've actually noticed that as I've aged, my characters have aged, too. I used to like to read about twenty-somethings and write about twenty-somethings, now that has switched to thirty-somethings!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-61893597251195965852009-10-02T11:53:20.033-04:002009-10-02T11:53:20.033-04:00I've found an affinity for writing about chara...I've found an affinity for writing about characters who are older than me. I hope it may become a niche. :) Great question!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849583276019228310.post-40543182464661248412009-10-02T11:16:27.871-04:002009-10-02T11:16:27.871-04:00I write for and about 10-12 year olds because I lo...I write for and about 10-12 year olds because I love kids this age and I feel like I get them. The books I read as a 4-7th grader shaped who I am today.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.com