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“A publisher of young adult books doesn’t have to deal with the genre prejudice of the adult market. Children’s books are divided on the bookshelves by age, not by subject. (…) Genre definitions mean nothing. You want to write a steampunk post-apocalypse adventure full of cities that drive around eating each other? Or a book about a child passing through alternate realities in search of a weak and feeble God? Or a dystopian sci-fi about an underground city that’s running out of light? Go for it!
Such ideas would be risky prospects at best in the adult market. Books that don’t fit into easily recognisable pigeonholes traditionally struggle in comparison to those that do. Straight-out fantasy and SF are much safer bets than something genre-straddling and unfamiliar. Just look at the big sellers in the field if you need evidence.
Not so the YA market. (…) YA genre fiction isn’t interested in the rules and regulations of the adult world, which is exactly why we need it most. It’s innocent, unjaded, full of possibility and promise. And, just like the readers it represents, it might even have a thing or two to teach the grown-ups.”
Such ideas would be risky prospects at best in the adult market. Books that don’t fit into easily recognisable pigeonholes traditionally struggle in comparison to those that do. Straight-out fantasy and SF are much safer bets than something genre-straddling and unfamiliar. Just look at the big sellers in the field if you need evidence.
Not so the YA market. (…) YA genre fiction isn’t interested in the rules and regulations of the adult world, which is exactly why we need it most. It’s innocent, unjaded, full of possibility and promise. And, just like the readers it represents, it might even have a thing or two to teach the grown-ups.”
— Chris Wooding (via writingadvice)
(via teachingliteracy)
Día 168 - Cálido relajo (by -picho-)
This is how I felt when reading outside this weekend, sitting in the sun. Perfectly captured!
(via teachingliteracy)
Sneak peek at my newest art journal.
This is fabulous!
Indeed!!!
(Source: followthetrail, via gatos-enojados)
Open Air Book Shop, Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom (by Udopics)
(via bookshelfporn)
Say hello to Edric..
Edric is a shy pig..He rarely play outside in the mud..that’s why his skin is a perfectly clean light pink..he loves to stay at home and reads books..
Ah, the button nose! It’s just adorable!
<3 Adorable
