Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

Hey everyone!

Well, the intricate dance of politics on a starship that's 7 miles long and has a crew of about 110,000 souls require an entrenched nobility!

I have a sort-of love triangle in Suns and Stars.

ETA: I'm pretty sure this essay isn't going to be anywhere near 3K. ><

Love triangles FTW!

I have one in my wip...sorta.

The one thing I tend to have is forbidden love.

I wouldn't say my characters relationship is 'forbidden'. It is definitely frowned upon, though.

It is in the eyes of a lot of outside eyes.

I have triangles, squares, frowned upon, and one that's just a little bit messed up--at least it is on the side where the feelings are. She's (about to turn) 18, and he's a couple of hundred years old. No, not a vampire.

What is he then?

It's kind of complicated.... Plus, it's a spoiler.

Oh, boo!

ETA: Finished working on my essay for today. 973 words. Long quotes FTW.

Bookgirl2021 said:

I have triangles, squares, frowned upon, and one that's just a little bit messed up--at least it is on the side where the feelings are. She's (about to turn) 18, and he's a couple of hundred years old. No, not a vampire.

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Hehe. Then is he an immortal? Or maybe he's a statue that can turn into a human...

My character is about to turn 18 as well and her LI is 23. I worry about the age difference sometimes even if it's not that huge of one.

Isaac and Stephan are 16 and will turn 17 in the process of the novel.

Elysium said:

Hehe. Then is he an immortal? Or maybe he's a statue that can turn into a human...

My character is about to turn 18 as well and her LI is 23. I worry about the age difference sometimes even if it's not that huge of one.

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The first is closer..... But anywho....

I don't think I'd worry too much about that difference. Of course, my freshman year of college (so basically when I was 19) I liked a guy who was turning 26. At first it was weird to me, but then I realized it didn't matter that much. My friend (who is 21) got married in August, and the guy she married is 32(?...I think).

Personally I don't really think people should flip out over age differences, especially if two people love each other.

I am eating salted cashew nuts. <3

I love cashews! I just finished eating a mini box of Nilla wafers. So good!

Sometimes, people confuse me. When you ask people about a topic, why do they sometimes go out of their way to tell you why doesn't it qualify as YA?

My character is an eighteen-year-old teen mom of a ten-month-old daughter starting her senior year of highschool. The story is about demons and witches. But it can't qualify as YA because my character is a teen mom yet there are multiple YA books out there where that talk about teen pregnancy in realistic terms, but that doesn't matter if it's a paranormal story?

I'm confused. She's a teenager. Why should it matter whether she's a mother or not?

MA - It qualifies as YA to me. JUST WRITE IT. Don't listen to everyone else. Your main character is still in high school and sure she has a kid but there are loads of kids out there with kids who are still in high school and...you had a valid point with Bella. If Breaking Dawn can be considered YA, then why can't your book?

lisalulu09 said:

I'm confused. She's a teenager. Why should it matter whether she's a mother or not?

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That is what I am trying to figure out, Lisa, but people are telling me that because my character is a teen mom then the story wouldn't qualify as YA.

Is fighting demons and witches unrealistic when you're a teen mom? Isn't paranormal fiction unrealistic as it is?

Ely, you're right. I am just going to write it. I just wanted some opinions about writing about teen moms because I didn't want to glorify or bash it. I wasn't worried about whether it was considered YA or not.

Elysium said:

Personally I don't really think people should flip out over age differences, especially if two people love each other.

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Well, it depends on the ages, though. Like... When I was 13-14 one of my really good friends was dating this guy who'd just turned 20. A six year difference isn't that big of a deal when you're older, but at that age it kind of is. Once a person hits 18, though, the difference matters a *whole* lot less. Like, there are still boundaries (like an 18-19 year old with a 35-40 year old is just wrong ), but the age gap matters less and less the older the people are.

...Of course, I have a bit of a crush on a 900-and something year old....

Speaking of whom....



...And there's this picture that's just kind of awesome.

The second one please. Thank you.

/DT fangirling.

Watching War Horse and waiting for Benedict Cumberbatch.... Desperately.

Taylor_Writes said:

Watching War Horse and waiting for Benedict Cumberbatch.... Desperately.

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He is strangely attractive, isn't he?