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Theleb K · 21st August 2007, 04:29 PM

[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.

My hero and heroine are both around fifteen and discovering love, adventure, an implacable enemy brooding beyond the stars etc.. There is nothing gratuitous in the content that might make it unsuitable for YA but the themes are quite complex so I hope that it would appeal to at least some adults. Its also over 112K words which may be a bit long for some younger readers? (although I read Dune and LOTR for the first time at around the age of nine...)

Alot of "grey area" here methinks... Thanks all for your thoughts!

21st August 2007, 04:29 PM	#26 (permalink)
Theleb K The sorcerer's apron ties Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 41	Re: YA or Adult, best market for SF? [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. My hero and heroine are both around fifteen and discovering love, adventure, an implacable enemy brooding beyond the stars etc.. There is nothing gratuitous in the content that might make it unsuitable for YA but the themes are quite complex so I hope that it would appeal to at least some adults. Its also over 112K words which may be a bit long for some younger readers? (although I read Dune and LOTR for the first time at around the age of nine...) Alot of "grey area" here methinks... Thanks all for your thoughts!