tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post3286256100923779431..comments2024-03-25T15:42:22.318-05:00Comments on Joyously Prolific: Reading and WritingZettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01837114270302314607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-68768019629720148462010-05-17T13:48:37.575-05:002010-05-17T13:48:37.575-05:00I think that's why so many adults are reading ...I think that's why so many adults are reading YA now. Things that I read as adult novels when I was a kid are now reclassified because they're not full of grit and sex. Now don't get me wrong, I like a tale where I can feel the machine oil on the engine and the grit between the floorboards, but not all the time.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-33313935762444419122010-05-14T20:22:14.748-05:002010-05-14T20:22:14.748-05:00Horrah for less gruesome. And gritty. Argh, I hate...Horrah for less gruesome. And gritty. Argh, I hate that word when it applies to stories, especially if it's combined with 'realistic and'. It usually means it ISN'T. It's just 'ick'. <br /><br />I look forward to see what venture you start up and how it works. Keep us posted!J.A. Marlowhttp://jamarlow.comnoreply@blogger.com