Head on Over to Nathan's
To read guest blogger Adrienne Kress on Why She Writes for Children.
That's it exactly and I believe C S Lewis once said much the same thing; one writes what one likes to read.
Actually, somewhat in relation to this... Yesterday I was browsing in the mega-bookstore-chain closest to work (albeit quickly, since I had to hurry back to the office) and had the darndest time finding a YA or Middle Grade book that resembled my own The Face of A Lion. There were many fantasy novels, many novels involving time travel, a few that involved animals, but none that quite had the same tone and inflection of mine.
This may or may not be a good thing, but at the moment it makes querying agents trickier...
That's it exactly and I believe C S Lewis once said much the same thing; one writes what one likes to read.
Actually, somewhat in relation to this... Yesterday I was browsing in the mega-bookstore-chain closest to work (albeit quickly, since I had to hurry back to the office) and had the darndest time finding a YA or Middle Grade book that resembled my own The Face of A Lion. There were many fantasy novels, many novels involving time travel, a few that involved animals, but none that quite had the same tone and inflection of mine.
This may or may not be a good thing, but at the moment it makes querying agents trickier...
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