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Honestly? The reason I moved to writing adult fantasy is because YA burned me out. Too many readers asking why my books aren& #39;t "sexier". Too many wanting "tropes" instead of what my book is actually about,
and then complaining when the "tropes" they like aren& #39;t white in my book
and then complaining when the "tropes" they like aren& #39;t white in my book
And while there& #39;s a bigger push now than when I started, patterns have shifted from white-led books to books that "feel" POC. Which means to most readers, there is no difference between books written by actual POC, and just POC-led books. Both are treated as genuine.
And it feels like an aesthetic. Most don& #39;t bother differentiating between POC authors who rely on their lived experiences to write YA books & authors just in it for the marketing. The problem is that YA became inadvertently marketed this way. If it *looks* diverse, get in here!
I write YA because I never got to read books as a teenager that acted or looked like me.
But now, adult fantasy is more appealing to me specifically because it feels like I& #39;m not analyzed for who I am first before writing what I have. And it feels a lot more freeing.
But now, adult fantasy is more appealing to me specifically because it feels like I& #39;m not analyzed for who I am first before writing what I have. And it feels a lot more freeing.
They have forgotten, yup. I have talked to teenage readers who feel like the adults are pushing them out of YA spaces, and that& #39;s why it& #39;s starting to feel like I& #39;m not even writing for teenagers anymore, based on what people seem to want this market. https://twitter.com/ahistorybookpge/status/1388303517664874500?s=20">https://twitter.com/ahistoryb...
**from this market
