tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939729124570852492.post6306639794628526888..comments2024-03-28T08:22:45.934-04:00Comments on when no one's looking: Question:Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03968117352606424164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939729124570852492.post-54861966437866998622010-12-13T19:08:46.044-05:002010-12-13T19:08:46.044-05:00I knew you'd recommend Hunger Games. I'd p...I knew you'd recommend <i>Hunger Games</i>. I'd probably tend toward that because <i>The Unnamed</i> was described as a "devastatingly sad story."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968117352606424164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939729124570852492.post-32637116165044810142010-12-13T10:49:27.185-05:002010-12-13T10:49:27.185-05:00I write, first and formost, for myself or the stor...I write, first and formost, for myself or the story. I have a story I want to tell, and I write it. To the extent the story is "organic," I'm writing for the story. <br /><br />I guess I write certain parts for potential readers, or use certain words or edit out certain events or handle them in various ways depending on who might be reading. You always have an audience, even if its only a "target" audience and not a legit audience, yet. YA is going to be written differently than WWII alternative history, for instance.<br /><br />Hunger Games has a romantic element, but its entirely chaste relationships, since its YA. In fact, its oddly, over the top, chaste. It's almost unbelievable. It's certainly not the focus.<br /><br />The Unnamed involves a marriage and father/daughter relationship, but its mostly one man's struggle with his disease (uncontrollable walking). I highly recommend it. Both sound like they differ from your usual material.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674338920277176353noreply@blogger.com