I've been offline for a couple of days (in Migraine Hell, which is a real place as far as I'm concerned), but I wanted to say how much I love seeing photos like this.
I also wanted to say that I'm glad that your first YA protagonist will be a lesbian. I didn't mean to indicate (by my previous comment) that it was a hopeless endeavour, and really hoped to convey (obviously... badly) that there is movement happening Out There. So in fact, assuming that positive movement continues - which I expect it will - by the time you're ready to sell the YA novel/proposal, I don't doubt you'll do so. I believe the readership is out there... just that the money from publishers might be more of a problem. Like, huge advances go to the Sure Things (i.e. more of the same), which is no doubt nothing new to you.
That doesn't mean it won't happen, though, because those YA deals for books with non-het relationships and characters are happening more often - especially as YA is so huge at the moment. I also think that trend will continue.
Anyway. That is all. Oh! Apart from that I'd be interested to hear more of what you think of Catching Fire, now you'll have read further.
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Date: 2011-03-07 03:53 pm (UTC)I also wanted to say that I'm glad that your first YA protagonist will be a lesbian. I didn't mean to indicate (by my previous comment) that it was a hopeless endeavour, and really hoped to convey (obviously... badly) that there is movement happening Out There. So in fact, assuming that positive movement continues - which I expect it will - by the time you're ready to sell the YA novel/proposal, I don't doubt you'll do so. I believe the readership is out there... just that the money from publishers might be more of a problem. Like, huge advances go to the Sure Things (i.e. more of the same), which is no doubt nothing new to you.
That doesn't mean it won't happen, though, because those YA deals for books with non-het relationships and characters are happening more often - especially as YA is so huge at the moment. I also think that trend will continue.
Anyway. That is all. Oh! Apart from that I'd be interested to hear more of what you think of Catching Fire, now you'll have read further.