Yesss... how do the Starcatcher books figure into this? I'm not a huge Neverland/Peter Pan fan so I haven't read them but I liked... their cover design... ha
They're published by Disney, which got special permission from the rights' holder.
Yesss... how do the Starcatcher books figure into this? I'm not a huge Neverland/Peter Pan fan so I haven't read them but I liked... their cover design... ha
I decree the next big thing: Teenagers who run away from home to break into the top secret Gate Facility, where the US government has hidden away our Stargate. They then go on a planethopping sightseeing tour through the galaxy, for kicks.
How do the Starcatcher books figure into this? I'm not a huge Neverland/Peter Pan fan so I haven't read them but I liked... their cover design... ha
Yesss... how do the Starcatcher books figure into this? I'm not a huge Neverland/Peter Pan fan so I haven't read them but I liked... their cover design... ha
All the people that said scifi nailed it. The Hunger Games is slowly revving it to life; there just needs to be one breakout book to kickstart the entire genre into motion.
Anyway, I'm hoping "Written By Me" really takes off soon. It's my favorite genre.
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!
I always seem to dislike trendy books, so my bet is on some genre that I dislike, heh.
Seriously though, it seems to me that dystopian is going strong, but I see more and more Steampunk-like books popping up. I believe if one of those gets really popular like Twilight or the Hunger Games, then Steampunk will become the next big thing--which I would LOVE. Finally! A genre I like being popular!
If it were up to me, I would have some more lighthearted, humor-ish novels. I'm tired of walking into the YA section and being overwhelmed by the blacks, dark purples, and blues in all the covers.
The trends don't really die out; editors get tired of them and look for "the next" thing in hopes of something new. There are still tons of readers wanting paranormal, even vampires and werewolves according to reader polls and interviews with teens (not just more by established writers, either).
I'd imagine it would be easy to burn out on a trend if you read 50-60 submissions that make your eyeballs bleed or say 20, out of which maybe 3 don't read like total clones.
*shocked into silence*I got my first editor rejection on it and said ed essentially said it was "too intelligent/witty" for teens.
I can name a few things all those books have in common.The only thing it'll likely have in common with HP, Twilight and HG is that it'll be a story readers feel like they've been waiting to read, without even realizing that's what they were wanting.
Yes, definitely. Holly Black, Aprilynne Pike, Melissa Marr. Urban fairies, twisted fairytales.Fairies were post Vampires before Fallen Angels.
Everyone mentions beautiful dead sisters in relation to YA contemporary and I don't know a single book like that. xdBeautiful dead sisters seem to be a staple for really intense and depressing contemporary. In a way it's comparable to the vampire trend. Beautiful dead sister = beautiful undead creature. Coping Mary Jane sister = Smitten Mary Jane mortal.
I heard the same thing. Cinder seemed to do quite well, but I bet it was promoted as SF/dystopian instead. Which it is--it's more like a play off the tale rather than a retelling.Fairy tale retellings are actually nearing not-saleable saturation levels. The Little Red Riding Hood I'd been working on since last year got shelved because of the glut at the moment.