tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post2052332212775017621..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: E.J. Patten and Popular vs LiterarySarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-76561080681831602582011-11-17T02:22:44.914-08:002011-11-17T02:22:44.914-08:00A good book is a good book. That's enough for ...A good book is a good book. That's enough for me :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-1540813058607416122011-11-17T02:13:52.843-08:002011-11-17T02:13:52.843-08:00I can't write to trends or in any particular g...I can't write to trends or in any particular genre. I can only write what is in me, what I know or what I'm interested to know or what I know that I don't know I know. Yeah, it's fun finding that out.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-65847273639262174692011-11-16T22:51:54.301-08:002011-11-16T22:51:54.301-08:00Thanks for the thoughts, guys. It's quite an i...Thanks for the thoughts, guys. It's quite an interesting debate, eh? <br /><br />To Sarah, I definitely agree popular books can be well written, and I don't mean to differentiate the two, I'm just talking in genre here; literary genre vs more popular stuff, something like thriller, YA or romance.<br /><br />"You can make money, or win awards, not both." Kind of true. We'll see how it goes for all of us.<br /><br />SarahSarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-73048433990138555192011-11-16T11:00:44.574-08:002011-11-16T11:00:44.574-08:00What does MG stand for? Middle Grade?
One of the...What does MG stand for? Middle Grade?<br /><br />One of the very first pieces of advice I received when I decided to write a book was this.<br /><br />"You can make money, or win awards, not both."SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-54432246134031086812011-11-16T07:55:16.460-08:002011-11-16T07:55:16.460-08:00Great debate! I think it was ended perfectly. Writ...Great debate! I think it was ended perfectly. Write what you want, not to sell your work or impress literary junkies, just write!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-12488917983285910692011-11-16T06:19:36.456-08:002011-11-16T06:19:36.456-08:00It sounds like you think that popular= not well wr...It sounds like you think that popular= not well written and literary= well written. Which I strongly disagree with and find insulting. "Literary" has nothing to do with good writing, except in the minds of petty college professors.Sarah McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985261436020635823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-48715950161465665492011-11-16T05:21:27.677-08:002011-11-16T05:21:27.677-08:00Exactly! It all comes down to writing a quality bo...Exactly! It all comes down to writing a quality book. When all is said and done, if the book is good, it'll speak for itself.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.com