Question

[mrissa]

For non-writers: if someone magically forced you to write something, what would it be and why? Length/category/genre/audience/etc.

For writers: if you could only work in one length/category/genre/etc. ever again, which would it be and why?

Does anybody feel that they aren't covered in either of those two categories, writers and non-writers? If so, can you explain why?

Myself, I think if I had to stick with one thing, it'd probably be YA fantasy novels. I'm glad I don't have to, but if I did....

I'd like to think that whatever I'm working on now will be the best thing I've written to date. But sometimes it's hard to compare adult SF short stories to YA children's novels to adult fantasy trilogies in that regard. Besides, I'm opposed to total orderings in general. We all know that by now, right? Mrissas Don't Like Total Orderings. Rule of life.

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

And another thing: what makes a fantasy world a YA fantasy world?

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

Funny you should ask. I realized it was poorly worded after I posted it.

I mean that I have fantasy worlds, and that the YA story is what I've considered building there. And then I have fantasy worlds, and I've built adult fantasy there, but I think I could have YA fantasy, too. There are younger characters running around somewhere in them, who have interesting stories, too.