since people think "children's author" means for toddlers...
fine, i'm a young adult author - for preteens and teenagers and that group. anybody have any ideas for THAT type of book?
2006-08-27 15:27:06 · 8 answers · asked by Cayleen O 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Hmmm,seems to me if you have to ask for ideas,then maybe writing isn't your forte. Ideas are everywhere you look. For the writer's soul the world is a constant source of material so enroll in a creative writing course and see if ideas start flooding your brain 'cause if they don't perhaps writing would be too hard for you.
2006-08-27 15:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by jidwg 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Usually preteen and teen books include hardships in the categories of love and/or school. Sometimes, it gets too cliche, but good authors somehow add more to the storyline and make the book better than most. Other books for this age group just like the book(s) by the author because of the author's style. Take the Series of Unfortunate Events, for example. The book has nothing to do with love, but kids keep coming back to get the next book. Just keep in mind the audience you're targeting and think of what they'd be experiencing at their age. Let them relate to what they're reading.
2006-08-27 22:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by Catastrophic. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iam a writer as well i know what you mean with that whole childerens author tilte but for young teens maybe you could something on Jr high and do stuff using journals or adventure storys I think at that age that want real not fake They want to be able to relate. Read the books: Speak (which i loved), kissing kate (which i didnt really like but i got ideas from that one) Or for teen boys do adventuras and fun
2006-08-28 04:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by carbinated milk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The genre of books that seems to appeal best to that age group is realistic fiction with just a touch of magic or mysterious stuff. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are examples.
2006-08-27 22:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Write stories revolving around that particular age group--stories which have some common ground with you as the author.
Even though my work is mostly adult in nature, I still haven't forgotten my teenage roots and what it means to be one.
2006-08-27 23:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A teenage boy wakes one morning to find he has become a monkey who is fluent in German. He realizes his dog can speak, but it's German hidden in the dog's barking. There is an evil group of sinister monkey kidnappers who are after the teenage boy now that he's a monkey....that should get you started. need more. i have dozens.
2006-08-28 00:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by JJohn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fantasy always does well. look at Harry Potter
true to life books do well too. like the Uglies series, or The Gossip Girl series.
2006-08-27 22:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Kayte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I can't answer your question, but what books have you written? Have they been published?
2006-08-27 22:33:10 · answer #8 · answered by Tara C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋