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YA Fiction and the Dystopia Trend

October 8, 2012 by KristiCook 2 Comments
Alley with Grafitti

If you’d asked me a year ago, I would have predicted that the dystopian “bubble” in YA fiction would have burst by now–but I would have been wrong.  It looks like there’s still a strong market for it, though my guess is that editors and agents would say that, if you’re writing a dystopian young … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Market Trends, Writing Business Tagged: YA, yalit, young adult markets, young adult novels

Trends in Young Adult Fiction, Take Two

March 2, 2012 by KristiCook Leave a Comment
Girl reading book

It’s been more than a year (wow!) since I did my last post on trends in young adult fiction, so I think it’s time for update.  As with other types of fiction, there is definitely a bubble-and-burst pattern happening in YA these days.  As in, one trend finds massive success with a few key titles, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Market Trends, Writing Business Tagged: kidlit, yalit, young adult, young adult markets, young adult novels

How Edgy is *too* Edgy When Writing Young Adult Fiction?

November 4, 2011 by KristiCook 5 Comments
writing young adult fiction edgy

If you are writing young adult fiction, you’ve probably gotten at least one of those reviews–you know, the ones that tally up how many “bad words” you used, scolded you for the sensuality level, and pointed out any references to drinking, drugs, or anything else they consider too “edgy” for teens.  So….what is too edgy … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Market Trends, Writing Business, Writing Craft, Young Adult Teen Tagged: kidlit, teen, yalit, young adult

Vampires are Forever (at least, in Young Adult fiction)

June 3, 2011 by KristiCook 4 Comments

It seems like every year I hear someone say, “Oh, the vampire trend is finally dying down.”  And yet when you look at the list of young adult releases, there are still plenty of vampire books today, both established series and books by new authors. So…are vampires really a trend?  One in danger of dying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Market Trends Tagged: teen books, vampires, young adult

How old should your young adult protagonist be?

May 6, 2011 by KristiCook 11 Comments
Teen with child

Age of Young Adult Protagonists, Age in YA Fiction How old should a young adult protagonist be? Up until very recently, I worked part-time at an independent bookstore specializing in kids/young adult (YA) fiction.  Occasionally, we’d get a new title in, and find ourselves stumped after reading the back cover or flap copy—was the book supposed … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Market Trends, Young Adult Teen Tagged: middle grade, YA, young adult, young adult protagonist
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