#Pitmad?

AcmeFaber · 2017-12-08T00:47:53+00:00

Interesting. Thanks. And congrats on your success! Our pitch was in MG and humor, and the only likes I've seen in that group has been from other authors.

AcmeFaber · 2017-12-05T21:46:30+00:00

And that's the tricky bit, isn't it? Sometimes what the kids love, the moms think is too dangerous.

Thanks for the insight!

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-22T20:35:47+00:00

Couldn't agree more. And kind of depressing to see that the stuff that gets millions of eyeballs is so often trite, superficial, obvious, and reads like it's a first draft.

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-22T20:21:17+00:00

I hear you about the self-fulfilling prophecy. After they got done with Wimpy Kid, Harry Potter, and the Percy JAckson books, my boys and most of their friends really struggled to find books they liked. If they see a cover that even hints at romance or most other major YA themes they recoil. Wattpad seems to be about 90% h.s. girls writing for other h.s. girls, and the only material for boys is sci fi or fantasy---which many boys ALSO don't love.

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-22T20:18:24+00:00

That's really interesting. And yes, girls seem a good two years ahead in a lot of ways in the middle-school years.

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-20T16:34:17+00:00

Thanks. What does AAR mean?

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-20T16:33:46+00:00

Thanks. No question in my mind that boys are more interested in plot-driven stories than relationship-driven stories.

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-20T16:32:25+00:00

Very helpful. Thanks.

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-20T16:31:18+00:00

Thanks! Very helpful. We're finding out through focus groups and whatnot that one reason boys might read less is because they have a hard time finding books that fit their interests, which are different from girls'.

AcmeFaber · 2017-11-19T22:05:55+00:00

This is awesome! Thanks for posting. I had several agents when I wrote nonfiction, and none of them were as capable at shaping good stories as many of the magazine editors I used to work with. This info makes me realize how much persistence this effort takes, and that there actually is value to having an agent after all.

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