tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post6465116563898105522..comments2024-01-04T14:46:02.961-06:00Comments on The Writers' Lens: Critique Choice Giveaway and post by Margo Dill: What Makes My Novel MG T.W. Fendleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496256845481383834noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post-30159997637690209782012-11-22T10:27:05.126-06:002012-11-22T10:27:05.126-06:00Angelica--you make a good point--I guess it's ...Angelica--you make a good point--I guess it's adults that don't want to admit that our kids know more about the world than we want them, too. :)<br /><br />Fiona--good luck with YA. When I started my YA novel, it sounded MG--I had to really work on my voice. ;) <br /><br />Margo Dillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635922963449775278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post-58199194369289960202012-11-22T02:08:11.371-06:002012-11-22T02:08:11.371-06:00I find that MG heroes are more concerned with what...I find that MG heroes are more concerned with what's happening around them; they think and look outwardly; they are concerned with the fates of their friends/family and they are immensely generous, wanting to do the right thing. In all the YA novels I've reviewed there is intense absorption with self; their own instant, personal, and sometimes deeply visceral reaction to what is happening concerns themselves first. There is usually a first-person POV via the main protagonist. This can be a bit limiting. I must say, I enjoy MG more than YA, although I am about to try writing my first YA novel (in between helping my MG heroes save the world in Book Three of my adventure series!)Fiona Ingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858421058191075567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post-25394574020670079872012-11-21T23:04:00.511-06:002012-11-21T23:04:00.511-06:00One of my crit partners had some intense issues to...One of my crit partners had some intense issues to deal with in her MG historical novel on the Donner Party too. But it's not like kids that age are unaware that bad things happen in the world--in fact, in most cases it's when they're forming what they're going to do about it.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post-28003713975218127972012-11-21T14:32:31.586-06:002012-11-21T14:32:31.586-06:00Thanks, Jamie and Stina! I appreciate your comment...Thanks, Jamie and Stina! I appreciate your comments. I think it is sometimes hard to figure out--especially if you have like a 13 year old character dealing with tough stuff, but not tough enough to be YA! :) And it is important to know WHAT we are writing, so we can find the correct person to publish it AND then market it to our readers! Margo Dillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635922963449775278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post-17568751733515744472012-11-21T08:43:10.131-06:002012-11-21T08:43:10.131-06:00Great post. I've read first pages in contests ...Great post. I've read first pages in contests where the writer thought the book was YA but the voice was MG. The choice of topic and characters plays a big role, too. Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298336608815154749.post-3077292957581815872012-11-21T06:54:16.260-06:002012-11-21T06:54:16.260-06:00This is a great description of middle grade. I kno...This is a great description of middle grade. I know I struggled with it early on until two people at the MO Writer's Guild Conference told me I had a MG rather than a YA. Ever since then I've been doing a lot of research into it.Jamie Krakoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808802721340647047noreply@blogger.com