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Ashley Rhone commented on Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller's blog post Is a 18 year old-protagonist still consider to be a young adult book?
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I have been wondering about this for a while now. I have read places that say all the way up to 21 will be consider young adult and other places say that as long as the content is okay then it can be a young adult novel. What do you think?
Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller replied to Georgia McBride's discussion Welcome Crit Seekers in the group Crit Seekers"Hi everyone! I am looking for a crit partner. It's a ya urban fantasy/paranormal. So please feel free to message me if your interested. Thanks."
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"I really liked the opening few sentences.Overall there is still a disconnect. Even though you are writing in 3rd person, you can add depth to the character by sharing what the character is going through. For instance, think of all the changes in…"
Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller replied to Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller's discussion The Keys: Life (Urban Fantasy) (Re-Revised) in the group First Pages (Crit Group)"Thank you for leaving a reply. Thanks, the telling and not letting it show is one of my worst problems. Thank you for all of your help.
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Kelly Mooney replied to Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller's discussion The Keys: Life (Urban Fantasy) (Re-Revised) in the group First Pages (Crit Group)"Hey Dawn,
Made some corrections, but I like the story. Very interested in what the tall dark guy is all about and Ishtar.
Kelly
Kayla Smith was ugly. She knew she wasn‟t beautiful the very first moment her mother showed her a picture of the…"
Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller replied to LM Preston's discussion YA Book Trends 2011 from Rachael aka Horserider"I'm surprised too! i look foreword to reading them all! lol"
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Is a 18 year old-protagonist still consider to be a young adult book?
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:40pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I have been wondering about this for a while now. I have read places that say all the way up to 21 will be consider young adult and other places say that as long as the content is okay then it can be a young adult novel. What do you think?
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- At 2:26pm on March 6, 2011,
Cindy L. Rodriguez said… - You're welcome! Thanks for accepting! I figured that's why we're here...to meet new people, right?
- At 7:12pm on January 31, 2011,
Amanda Schoen said… - No problem, Dawn! I enjoyed reading it. Anytime you want to share more, feel free ;)
- At 8:52pm on October 15, 2010,
Lori M. Lee said… - No problem! Thanks for sharing it :)
- At 8:50pm on October 15, 2010,
StaffC. Lee McKenzie said… - So good to meet you here, Dawn. Look forward to sharing writing.
- At 10:15pm on September 20, 2010,
Holly VanDyne said… - Hi Dawn! Thanks so much for adding me - I enjoy your writing, would love to see more sometime. :)
- At 9:15pm on February 26, 2010,
StaffSheri Larsen said… - Thanks for the contact. It's nice to meet you. :D
- At 2:26pm on February 6, 2010,
Melissa Shaw-Smith said… - Eat, drink, write, and be merry.
Good luck with the writing life.
Thanks for the "friend"
I'll look out for your work in the discussions.
- At 1:01pm on February 3, 2010, Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller said…
- thank you
- At 9:33pm on February 2, 2010,
Solomon J. Inkwell said… - Hello Dawn - Thanks for the add! I like the photos on your site!
- At 10:32pm on January 7, 2010,
StaffGeorgia McBride said… - Welcome to #YAlitchat. Please tell us more about you--including your actual name!
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