tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post1294798581709258277..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Air Pirates: Plan BAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-84770278450588464712010-09-23T00:11:12.950+07:002010-09-23T00:11:12.950+07:00Very cool.Very cool.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-73599558952432787752010-09-22T11:03:01.547+07:002010-09-22T11:03:01.547+07:00You're already on my list, Myrna. And I'd ...You're already on my list, Myrna. And I'd love to read Star Swans when it's ready :-)<br /><br />One of the things is <i>everyone</i> thinks Air Pirates is YA when they hear about it. Even folks who have read the whole thing think Hagai is a teenager, and his age is told in Chapter 1!Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-25745669418816426862010-09-22T05:35:15.680+07:002010-09-22T05:35:15.680+07:00I can't believe I missed an Air Pirates post. ...I can't believe I missed an Air Pirates post. If you're excited to change it, then that's great. I thought Air Pirates was YA, when I first started following your blog. Tell you what, why don't we both make our changes and then swap?<br /><br />My last reader thought I should split Star Swans into two books, and while I can see her point, it's making my head spin.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-91138751488784973192010-09-20T21:06:02.337+07:002010-09-20T21:06:02.337+07:00You could always simply start the trilogy as YA an...You could always simply start the trilogy as YA and then keep the others in the adult fantasy world. It can be argued that Brent Weeks did that with his Night Angel trilogy depending on the definition of YA. The main character grows up in book 1 but the other books are set later in his life - late 20s I believe for book 2.Daniel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214334186482741716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-76038492115165507332010-09-18T08:35:11.484+07:002010-09-18T08:35:11.484+07:00You guys are doing wonders for my daydreaming life...You guys are doing wonders for my daydreaming life :-D<br /><br />@aspiring: Nothing wrong with girly at all, but it would be nice to be a go-to guy for boy books :-)<br /><br />@Daniel: I make a new copy with every major revision (and sometimes minor ones). Still thinking about subsequent books though. It's a trilogy in my head, but so much has changed I'm not sure that matters anymore.<br /><br />@Susan: In some ways, YA is much more experimental, but in others it's more limiting (protagonist's age, for example). But I don't mind limits, just so long as I can squeeze this novel into them.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-90533232415198286002010-09-18T01:14:46.540+07:002010-09-18T01:14:46.540+07:00Welcome to the YA world. I just downloaded a book ...Welcome to the YA world. I just downloaded a book <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6909506-writing-great-books-for-young-adults" rel="nofollow">Writing Great Books for YA</a>. I know, I probably should have read that <i>first</i> before I wrote a couple of them! Don't know if it's any good yet, but a friend rec'd it, so I thought I'd give it a shot.<br /><br />I think YA is expansive and experimental - there is so much that can go into the category, and many more open minds about what will work in it. <br /><br />Go you!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-55929856437897213782010-09-17T22:34:29.433+07:002010-09-17T22:34:29.433+07:00Do it. Make it YA. Just keep a backup of the origi...Do it. Make it YA. Just keep a backup of the original copy. You could always frame the first book as a YA and have the characters age a bit later in subsequent books.Daniel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214334186482741716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-34674573043910423752010-09-17T20:54:22.273+07:002010-09-17T20:54:22.273+07:00oh! partial and full requests!! that's great! ...oh! partial and full requests!! that's great! and finding a genre where your writing fits! your plan b sounds so lovely! also, it will be nice to see some good ya that boys would enjoy! (not that there's anything wrong with girly!)vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-62137445072668000462010-09-17T19:28:07.206+07:002010-09-17T19:28:07.206+07:00You're so nice, fairy! Especially since I know...You're so nice, fairy! Especially since I know it's not perfect ;-) Plan B also includes some changes to streamline the tension.<br /><br />A lot of why I'm excited is because all my other ideas are (or can easily be) YA too. When this plan is complete, I'll finally know my true genre :-)Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-47987731979772011792010-09-17T19:16:50.469+07:002010-09-17T19:16:50.469+07:00I didn't know you were getting requests for pa...I didn't know you were getting requests for partials and fulls. That <i>is</i> good news! I hope the changes help - or that someone realises it's perfect just as it is!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.com