| Re: YA or Adult, best market for SF? In this case, Teresa, I probably should have asked Theleb for clarification. He stated that his protagonist is an adolescent. To me that says 10-12 yrs old. This would be on the low end age limit of YA, some houses would classify it mid-grade in the states (younger than YA, ie. chapter books). Hence my over-simplification. Now if his protagonist is in fact 18 yrs old and discovering love, adventure, death and all the color of life in his tome--then that is another discussion altogether.
What does Meadowhawk like? You used some of my own words on me. YA accessible. We like intelligent, wonderful tales that are written with an adult reader in mind--but are clean enough for teens to read and fall in love with. The kinds of novels I don't mind my own teenagers reading. |