<!– [if supportFields]>SEQ CHAPTER h r 1<![endif]–><!– [if supportFields]><![endif]–>AGE INDIFFERENT
Some years ago, a friend read one of my books and observed “What people don’t understand about your work is that you’re writing for adults even though your characters may be young.”
Age appropriateness was a continuing issue in publishing until Harry Potter and now, since the digital revolution, it’s all but disappeared. Readers can easily find books that suit their interests, and categories have lost the importance they once had. Is a book a Young Adult because of the age of the characters or the situations? What makes a book adult fiction? Age or content? Was Harry Potter meant for children or for readers?
Do classifications matter as long as the story is compelling and satisfying?
In my equestrian fiction, Bittersweet Farm, the sisters were seventeen when the series began, and now are both eighteen. Home schooled…
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Thank you for the reblog, Tamye.
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Your welcome.
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