Comments on "Instead, if there is one truism of successful Y.A., it’s that the book’s unrelenting emphasis must be on character and event, and not the brilliance of the author’s viewpoint."TypePad2013-10-29T23:33:57ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2013/10/instead-if-there-is-one-truism-of-successful-ya-its-that-the-books-unrelenting-emphasis-must-be-on-c/comments/atom.xml/Jackie Parker commented on '"Instead, if there is one truism of successful Y.A., it’s that the book’s unrelenting emphasis must be on character and event, and not the brilliance of the author’s viewpoint."'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2019b0070a0b5970c2013-10-29T23:57:42Z2013-10-30T01:49:20ZJackie Parkerhttp://interactivereader.blogspot.comBut then he refers to YA as a genre and I fell out of love.<p>But then he refers to YA as a genre and I fell out of love.</p>Jackie Parker commented on '"Instead, if there is one truism of successful Y.A., it’s that the book’s unrelenting emphasis must be on character and event, and not the brilliance of the author’s viewpoint."'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2019b0070cb12970b2013-10-29T23:55:44Z2013-10-30T01:49:20ZJackie Parkerhttp://interactivereader.blogspot.comAlso: "A reading experience I dread is to invest hours in a heralded and beautifully written book, only to have...<p>Also: "A reading experience I dread is to invest hours in a heralded and beautifully written book, only to have the curtain pull away and reveal that the novel’s purpose all along has been to serve as an elaborate proof of the writer’s specialness, that the pen kept writing long after the content ran dry."</p>Jackie Parker commented on '"Instead, if there is one truism of successful Y.A., it’s that the book’s unrelenting emphasis must be on character and event, and not the brilliance of the author’s viewpoint."'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2019b0070982e970c2013-10-29T23:51:07Z2013-10-30T01:49:21ZJackie Parkerhttp://interactivereader.blogspot.comBest quote ever. I might love him now.<p>Best quote ever. I might love him now. </p>