Young Writers discussion

I'm just curious... what do you guys like to write? I like to play around with high fantasy. What's your favorite genre?

It depends, I guess. I like to try different genres because I think I'd get pretty bored if I only stuck to one. The only thing that's consistent in the genres I explore is that for now I only write YA, but within YA I write some contemporary/urban fantasy, sci-fi, and realistic fiction mostly.

yeah, it is more fun to write YA anyway. I just cannot stand all the adult scenes in adult books

I read some adult books but typically I just find coming-of-age type stories more interesting. I can't really see myself writing about adults, but maybe that's because I haven't really experienced adulthood.

Adult books = bloodless zombie fiction

i like to write sci-fiction

I write realistic fiction, and if I write novels they are always YA, but my short stories are sometimes adult because sometimes the stories just need to be and often that is what is going to sell in lit magazines.

Realistic fiction, urban fantasy, fiction, non-fiction, etc. I'll dabble in just about anything. I like YA, but I've kind of tried my fair share of adult books, to. Not that I've finished any, but. I find that every YA book I start to write ends up getting farther and farther away from the typical YA genre.

I tend to write a lot of urban fantasy and realistic fiction. I've experimented with horror, but uh . . . that didn't go too well.

Kyle wrote: "I tend to write a lot of urban fantasy and realistic fiction. I've experimented with horror, but uh . . . that didn't go too well."

I doubt it was that bad

Realistic fiction, fantasy, historical fiction.

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "It depends, I guess. I like to try different genres because I think I'd get pretty bored if I only stuck to one. The only thing that's consistent in the genres I explore is that for now I only writ..."

This.^ I write in pretty much any genre that comes to mind.

Except erotica. Definitely not erotica.

To be honest I kind of want to try writing erotica; my friends and I are planning to write an erotic novel about were-starfish ... just for the lulz. XD

I write fantasy and other ideas too.

YA and fantasy. I love character development and world building. Eon and The Floating Islands were some really great ones that I was able to read.
I want to write something that will make someone go "Wow."

Timothy wrote: "Adult books = bloodless zombie fiction"
How can you have zombies without blood?

Tiffany wrote: "yeah, it is more fun to write YA anyway. I just cannot stand all the adult scenes in adult books"

Agreed. YA is like between kids and adult books x) Not too kiddish not too...adult-ish. And all the...stuff in adult books O_0
Anyways, YA!

I usually write realistic fiction since my attempts at any other genre have gone down the drain, but it's still fun to try them out.

And about the whole YA thing, I tend to write about older teens as I myself get older, so I'm wondering if I'd write adult fiction when I too am an adult. The thought's kind of weird.

I feel like I'll probably stay in YA even when I'm older because the way adult books are marketed and generally written doesn't appeal to me at all.

Lav [time is moving like a dream] wrote: "I feel like I'll probably stay in YA even when I'm older because the way adult books are marketed and generally written doesn't appeal to me at all."

Agreed.

Lav [time is moving like a dream] wrote: "I feel like I'll probably stay in YA even when I'm older because the way adult books are marketed and generally written doesn't appeal to me at all."

I just wrote a whole 12-page essay about this. Haha. XD

Okay, so we're doing narratives in my writing class. Most people's stuff are about two pages long.

Mine? Four to six.

It's kind of awkward.

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Lav [time is moving like a dream] wrote: "I feel like I'll probably stay in YA even when I'm older because the way adult books are marketed and generally written doesn't appeal to me at all."

I ju..."

Woah, that's awesome!

I know exactly how you feel Anastasia!

I write pretty much anything to do with YA really. I've never actually tried writing a novel with people as the main characters, but I have a plot carefully planned out for this! So yeah, I tend to write about animals and fantasy with dragons and things.

Lav [time is moving like a dream] wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Lav [time is moving like a dream] wrote: "I feel like I'll probably stay in YA even when I'm older because the way adult books are marketed and generally written..."

Yeah! It was fun to write a paper about something I really care about ... haha. Well, it was frustrating in some ways because I could have gone on and on about it forever. But, yeah. Mostly it was fun. :P

Sarah wrote: "I know exactly how you feel Anastasia!

I write pretty much anything to do with YA really. I've never actually tried writing a novel with people as the main characters, but I have a plot carefully..."

It's so frustrating! I was actually teased because it was four pages long yesterday!

I told them that they're just jealous. :/

Might as well make a first post here.

I love to write horror and paranormal fiction. I'm really bad about coming up with brilliant ideas and never writing 'em down, though.

Fantasy, of course :)

Well... I'm not much of a writer but I'm a sucker for romance and when I do write, it's usually about love.

Brandon wrote: "Fantasy, fairy tales, nonsensical (not pure nonsense...think Alice in Wonderland), and so on."

same here:D

Tiffany wrote: "I'm just curious... what do you guys like to write? I like to play around with high fantasy. What's your favorite genre?"

Fantasy, crime, realistic usually though it's like about abuse or something, and romance.

I like to write about nonfiction and someday a historical fiction book like 'Between Shades of Gray'

I've tried to write dystopian fiction and fantasy but world building is hard for me.

Hmmm, I have a tendency to write slightly dystopic stories, normally with a little sci-fi mixed in, or maybe some (low/urban) fantasy.

I do however have a hankering to write a crime novel. Got the name picked out and everything.

I write a lot of fantasy. I really enjoy it because there's so much you can do and focus on, and coming up with new things to put in a fantasy setting is just a lot of fun! I do like writing realistic fiction, but I've found that most of the time one or two fantasy elements creep into it. I have three stories (that I can think of) that are completely realistic.

Lav wrote: "I feel like I'll probably stay in YA even when I'm older because the way adult books are marketed and generally written doesn't appeal to me at all."

You're right.

Lav wrote: "I've tried to write dystopian fiction and fantasy but world building is hard for me."

Me too. My NaNo for 2011 was dystopian, but I later found out I stole half the idea from Divergent. In my defense, I had never heard of it at that point. I'm not good at planning that kind of stuff out, and I really like writing realistic fiction just because it focuses more on the characters and relationships, and all that good stuff.

I love fantasy and dystopian novels, but only when the characters feel real.

Agreed, Lav.

I don't understand myself. I am seriously one of the most unromantic people you will ever meet yet I write mostly romance.

^And it makes me feel stuff.