tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post5640258701755190742..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Reading and Writing a Child’s VoiceProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-91145916942304629432015-05-28T08:28:24.968-05:002015-05-28T08:28:24.968-05:00Unresolved issues? For pity's sake ...Unresolved issues? For pity's sake ...Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-38090113219259501142015-05-28T04:52:15.678-05:002015-05-28T04:52:15.678-05:00Dianne, this line says it all: You need to write l...Dianne, this line says it all: You need to write like a child would write (except with the skill of an adult), and you need to read what your child-self wants to read. And fortunately I have a 12-year old son who I share books with and can get his scoop on why a book is good or not. <br /><br />My favorite books are the ones I still re-read from childhood so it's no wonder I like to write for tweens and teens. I read somewhere that adults who write for MG/YA still have unresolved issues from their own childhood. Ha! Not sure if true but it's fun to relive being a kid in our writing - and for me, then the magic never ends. I keep creating it. <br /><br />When I was a kid we didn't have MG/YA categories and I was reading Sidney Sheldon, Stephen King, Danielle Steele, V.C. Andrews. Now, we have those categories (look how Harry Potter changed much of this) and it seems folks of all ages are reading them but you do get the occasional doubter there like you got!<br />DonnaGalantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936331145444649588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-85536790452181299192015-05-27T21:22:49.976-05:002015-05-27T21:22:49.976-05:00LOL, Joanne. After our conversation tonight in the...LOL, Joanne. After our conversation tonight in the parking lot of the Kennett Square library, I know exactly who you refer to. Still shaking my head over that!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35488712605958621002015-05-27T21:21:33.279-05:002015-05-27T21:21:33.279-05:00Thanks, Joanna! I write what I wanted to read as a...Thanks, Joanna! I write what I wanted to read as a child, but it turns out I still want to read the same things now!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-19814426987318142352015-05-27T19:39:28.348-05:002015-05-27T19:39:28.348-05:00What a fun post. And this is so true, Dianne. I kn...What a fun post. And this is so true, Dianne. I know a few people who need to read this. :)<br /><br />I've worked in both a bookstore and a library and I hope I never tried to steer people away from the choices they'd already made. Egad! Of course, I've always read MG and YA too, so more likely I would have gotten excited by their choices and said, "Oh, this is great! You'll love it!"<br /><br />And I think I've always been 12 inside. Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-56638625553702503122015-05-27T15:21:45.325-05:002015-05-27T15:21:45.325-05:00Great post, Dianne! I love your simultaneous graci...Great post, Dianne! I love your simultaneous graciousness and feistiness toward your librarian. I too read a lot of MG and YA and I began writing MG because of Anne Lamott's recommendation: "Write what you would love to come upon." Great advice.Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-20221319560401667822015-05-27T14:15:26.692-05:002015-05-27T14:15:26.692-05:00As my father-in-law is fond of saying: "Help ...As my father-in-law is fond of saying: "Help strikes again."Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-31862056946573118642015-05-27T14:04:49.917-05:002015-05-27T14:04:49.917-05:00I should point out that MOST of the librarians at ...I should point out that MOST of the librarians at this branch are lovely. And even this one was friendly. She just wanted to "help" me.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-70544202070743435492015-05-27T13:22:23.167-05:002015-05-27T13:22:23.167-05:00I love this!
Fortunately, I have never been gril...I love this! <br /><br />Fortunately, I have never been grilled by a librarian in this way. I doubt I would have been as diplomatic as you were. (But then again, I would probably have taken the easy path and claimed I was checking them out for my children.)<br /><br />Yes! A child at heart, always!!!Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-73847310558558042592015-05-27T10:15:00.432-05:002015-05-27T10:15:00.432-05:00Thanks, Paul! Yeah, I think he would have let me h...Thanks, Paul! Yeah, I think he would have let me have one. I forgot to ask.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-32489107082353979362015-05-27T10:14:20.885-05:002015-05-27T10:14:20.885-05:00My CP Krystalyn Drown says one of her local librar...My CP Krystalyn Drown says one of her local libraries WON'T ALLOW adults into the children's room unless they are accompanied by a child. How messed up is that?Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-89393531050733090532015-05-27T09:22:01.632-05:002015-05-27T09:22:01.632-05:00Great post, Diane! My reading is heavily skewed to...Great post, Diane! My reading is heavily skewed toward YA and MG, but I do read a fair amount of adult fiction and nonfiction as well. I love this line: "You need to write like a child would write (except with the skill of an adult)", and I bet Michael would give you one of those headdresses!! :-)Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-21410781945915311022015-05-27T09:05:39.633-05:002015-05-27T09:05:39.633-05:00I can't help wondering if I get away with the ...I can't help wondering if I get away with the books I check out - mix of YA and MG - because I have my ten year old with me. Of course, the librarians don't know I'm the one devouring all the books and sharing the MG stories with my kid.<br /><br />I like the point you make about how you capture the children's voice to engage kid readers. My child-self agrees :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.com