tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270232267608054642.post3459093413895840314..comments2023-11-26T11:56:44.943+00:00Comments on Becky's Barmy Book Blog: Guest Post: YA Novels by Katheryn Rivasbarmybexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17675796776481696322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270232267608054642.post-61890534213253199642012-03-15T23:14:11.116+00:002012-03-15T23:14:11.116+00:00Awesome post! I think a love story is a must for Y...Awesome post! I think a love story is a must for YA, even if it is complicated! Twilight proved that and even if people don't like it. They can't deny that it made people want to read again. I'm testimony to that.<br />Janiera @<a href="http://janieraeldridge.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">This is From my Heart</a><br>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419392169830704940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270232267608054642.post-71258856957035452772012-03-15T23:03:32.148+00:002012-03-15T23:03:32.148+00:00A series can potentially be better than a stand-al...A series can potentially be better than a stand-alone, I agree - but there has to be enough complexities to spread over the length of several books, instead of trying to overstretch things. Harry Potter, as mentioned in your post, is a great example of an epic, along with Stephen King's Dark Tower series (which is not YA, but it makes a good example otherwise).<br /><br />Redwall by Brian Jacques and its sequels (Mossflower, Mattimeo, etc.) do get a bit less appealing over the series' duration - still good, but I prefer the first - and is not one huge story, but rather several stand-alone tales in the same world. That must also be done with caution. A friend of mine stated once that epic fantasy belongs on the adult "Fantasy" shelf due to its typical lengthiness and due also to YA's obligation to address teen issues. Urban fantasy, he says, is OK for this section.<br /><br />In short, I think series can be great, but one must use greater caution prior to writing one. And agents will be less eager to buy ideas that are one long book or broken into installments than they are with medium- to small-sized novels. It happens, but not as often.<br /><br />OK, scratch the "In short" bit. I've been a windbag. But I liked the post! Good job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594723837161402338noreply@blogger.com