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August 9, 2010
Contemporary YA?
I got my first taste of edgy YAs a couple of months ago. Some of what I read were absolutely fabulous. Others were okay. All-in-all though, I was impressed and “discovered” a new genre. I NEVER thought I’d like them. Still not sure if I’d like the non-edgy ones, but Courtney Summers, Sara Zarr and Sarah Dessen have a definite fan.
At some point, I thought, “Hey, I can write that.” And a character and situation sprang to mind. I was working on a paranormal mystery at the time, but now that it’s done (Yay! 
) I’m ready to write something new. It’s scary delving into a new genre though. I know the “rules” of mysteries and suspense. I know nothing about rolling around in internal angst. Wet my feet, yes, but submerge, nope, nadda.
