I'm not sure where this post should go, so I decided to start here.
I'm not sure (being new to writing with the hope of publication) if my whole concept for my YA novel is just a whacked up mess, because I'm not sure I fully understand what is meant by "voice".
When my city girl meets her country cousins, they're sort of a cross between the beverly hillbillies and Ma and Pa Kettle types. But the MC takes herself seriously.
Throughout the story there is a lot of foolish nonsense and misadventure, but with undertones of seriousness - flying into a tree a breaking numerous body parts is pretty serious, after all. But the cousins' approach to this type of stuff is pretty nonchalant because that's just how they live.
Towards the end of the book, a very serious situation occurs involving the MC, and it's probably going to be unexpected to the reader, even though I've thrown in subtle hints along the way.
So the tone of the story gets fairly serious while she figures out how she will respond to this bombshell, and the whole story gets pretty intense for a while.
My question is this. Does this work for YA? Or does it work at all? I just don't know if I'm wasting my time if it's a big mistake in the writing industry. I think I've pulled it off successfully, but I'm still second guessing myself.
Would really appreciate any suggestions from someone who might have a grasp of this situation. Thanks.
Oh, and if I need to post it somewhere else, that would be helpful to know also.
Sissybaby
I'm not sure (being new to writing with the hope of publication) if my whole concept for my YA novel is just a whacked up mess, because I'm not sure I fully understand what is meant by "voice".
When my city girl meets her country cousins, they're sort of a cross between the beverly hillbillies and Ma and Pa Kettle types. But the MC takes herself seriously.
Throughout the story there is a lot of foolish nonsense and misadventure, but with undertones of seriousness - flying into a tree a breaking numerous body parts is pretty serious, after all. But the cousins' approach to this type of stuff is pretty nonchalant because that's just how they live.
Towards the end of the book, a very serious situation occurs involving the MC, and it's probably going to be unexpected to the reader, even though I've thrown in subtle hints along the way.
So the tone of the story gets fairly serious while she figures out how she will respond to this bombshell, and the whole story gets pretty intense for a while.
My question is this. Does this work for YA? Or does it work at all? I just don't know if I'm wasting my time if it's a big mistake in the writing industry. I think I've pulled it off successfully, but I'm still second guessing myself.
Would really appreciate any suggestions from someone who might have a grasp of this situation. Thanks.
Oh, and if I need to post it somewhere else, that would be helpful to know also.
Sissybaby