tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post3381669255736509777..comments2024-01-15T09:38:41.593+00:00Comments on Stories from The Edge: YA INTERROGATION WITH MICHELLE FROM FLUTTERING BUTTERFLIES BLOGEdge Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17472330166263235360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-84544231983165754362013-06-21T17:54:24.259+01:002013-06-21T17:54:24.259+01:00Great post Michelle and much food for thought - I ...Great post Michelle and much food for thought - I particularly liked your idea of more positive images of characters, such as supportive parents. In my new book ( just getting started) I have decided there will be no bullying and no school bitches - I'm weary of all that. Many thanks for taking things to The Edge for us!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-42870319533327181812013-06-21T09:07:32.746+01:002013-06-21T09:07:32.746+01:00Thanks, Michelle, for your very thoughtful post. I...Thanks, Michelle, for your very thoughtful post. I hope you're right about psychological thrillers! I love reading them and want to write one. I loved that you included GOING BOVINE in your top 5 teen books. I loved that book! It's one of those wonderfully layered books that once I'd finished reading it, I wanted to read it again. Sara Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201761052492813253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-41795593586056773302013-06-21T09:01:41.694+01:002013-06-21T09:01:41.694+01:00By the way, I'm still working on my top 5 teen...By the way, I'm still working on my top 5 teen/YA books...Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-89413178312187870222013-06-21T08:48:41.991+01:002013-06-21T08:48:41.991+01:00Very interesting and insightful answers, Michelle,...Very interesting and insightful answers, Michelle, and so much I agree with. I agree that insta-love in YA is concerning and widespread in YA lit. I know publishers like it, but I wonder if or how much it's market driven. I'd love to see more stand alone teen/YA, and definitely more pyschological thrillers... Thanks for agreeing to be interrogated!Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.com