150 year old open Bible with copyspace
I’m not a Young Adult author, but I found this piece from the New York Times intriguing. What do you think? Is “religion” as a central topic actually taboo (outside of the Christian publishing world, I guess)? Have you read or written mainstream Y.A. books that seem to address religion in the sense that the author seems to mean—and I’m not sure I understand exactly what she means.
Again, what do you think?
Filed under genres for writers, writing novels
Here’s a comprehensive follow-up to yesterday’s post about readability scales. This article, from a library site, was sent to me in response to a comment I made on the Web of Language blog. The article explores many of the scales available. I’m curious: how do writers of young adult and children’s books make these decisions? Is there a scale or set of guidelines widely in use for this purpose? If so, how does it compare to the scales and tools discussed here? I’d love to hear from authors of YA and children’s books. What tools for selecting the right level of language would you recommend?
Paddy and his mom!
Just Can't Help Writing 