tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post1308363173527906836..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Fairy TalesHelen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-88821725466240692802009-11-10T21:51:56.257-06:002009-11-10T21:51:56.257-06:00I've not read that, Jon. It sounds familiar, t...I've not read that, Jon. It sounds familiar, though, so I must have heard something about it.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-57567083022415055272009-11-10T21:27:51.166-06:002009-11-10T21:27:51.166-06:00Helen, have you read The Stolen Child, by Keith Do...Helen, have you read The Stolen Child, by Keith Donohue? It's not YA, and came out a year or two ago. It is one of my all time favorites. About two changelings (it takes two, after all) told in alternating chapters. A really excellent read.<br /><br />Conda, great timing!<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-81247728826574897712009-11-10T17:26:13.292-06:002009-11-10T17:26:13.292-06:00Encouraging news as I'm finishing the first bo...Encouraging news as I'm finishing the first book of a YA fairy trilogy!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-3962797722158237312009-11-10T16:47:09.870-06:002009-11-10T16:47:09.870-06:00You're not alone, Sheila. I'm back there w...You're not alone, Sheila. I'm back there with you.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-31810813701936278842009-11-10T15:49:24.212-06:002009-11-10T15:49:24.212-06:00I'm falling behind. Hadn't met this trend....I'm falling behind. Hadn't met this trend. Thanks.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-35443671990418346312009-11-10T13:56:35.501-06:002009-11-10T13:56:35.501-06:00Had not heard about the faeries!Had not heard about the faeries!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-9735695077078399452009-11-10T11:12:47.560-06:002009-11-10T11:12:47.560-06:00I'm so out of touch with the trends - but betw...I'm so out of touch with the trends - but between vampires and fairies, I'd prefer fairies. Thanks for keeping me updated!Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-77617537928749720852009-11-10T11:06:09.955-06:002009-11-10T11:06:09.955-06:00I don't follow YA trends at all, so this was n...I don't follow YA trends at all, so this was news to me! I'd rather read about fairies than vampires or zombies. I shall talk to my teenage daughter to see if she'd be interested in any of these new books.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-53617832266682608102009-11-10T10:56:21.206-06:002009-11-10T10:56:21.206-06:00Very interesting. My daughter is in line with the ...Very interesting. My daughter is in line with the trend. Suddenly she is obsessed with Tinker Bell.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us the latest trends.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-59257667063929405772009-11-10T10:19:28.812-06:002009-11-10T10:19:28.812-06:00The problem for us as writers is that by the time ...The problem for us as writers is that by the time a trend is identified, it's most likely too late to write a book to jump on the trend. So, what's the next trend? Marvin, Adam Atom is one of a kind. I can't see someone else jumping on your bandwagon!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-69169660083997879752009-11-10T09:19:44.236-06:002009-11-10T09:19:44.236-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-27729885353916006162009-11-10T09:19:35.908-06:002009-11-10T09:19:35.908-06:00These sound like fun reads. I'm going to pass ...These sound like fun reads. I'm going to pass a couple of those titles on to my YA niece.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-44632130366200327612009-11-10T08:46:00.828-06:002009-11-10T08:46:00.828-06:00I think Angels are going to be next.I think Angels are going to be next.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-9378716721872465912009-11-10T07:57:57.831-06:002009-11-10T07:57:57.831-06:00They each seem to run their course, don't they...They each seem to run their course, don't they? For the YA writer, I guess the coveted secret would be to know just what fantasy element will be hot next and have that manuscript ready.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-37450771625007511682009-11-10T07:41:28.449-06:002009-11-10T07:41:28.449-06:00Fairies are back in, eh? Cool - bring 'em on. ...Fairies are back in, eh? Cool - bring 'em on. Hopefully by the end of 2010 the market will be ready for quarks and hardron and quantum ghosts as <a href="http://theoldsilly.com/2009/11/09/adam-atom-post/" rel="nofollow">Adam Atom</a> explodes onto the YA scene. (wink)<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-67053759896042940332009-11-10T06:20:57.633-06:002009-11-10T06:20:57.633-06:00Fairies have been around for a while -- check out ...Fairies have been around for a while -- check out Holly Black's TITHE -- and I, for one, am thrilled they have made a comeback. :)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652261175264210062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-568001601577650712009-11-10T05:46:16.428-06:002009-11-10T05:46:16.428-06:00Fairies hey? Well, why not :) I think I prefer the...Fairies hey? Well, why not :) I think I prefer them to vampires just quietly!Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-72959535991813449422009-11-10T05:32:19.972-06:002009-11-10T05:32:19.972-06:00If I could just get through the stack of to-be-rea...If I could just get through the stack of to-be-read books on my desk, I would like to start reading some YA. Maybe fairies. I'm not sure. If you read one of the fairy YA books, Simon, let me know what you think of it.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-6026474149530320852009-11-10T05:18:57.525-06:002009-11-10T05:18:57.525-06:00YA authors Maggie Stiefvater and Melissa Marr have...YA authors Maggie Stiefvater and Melissa Marr have tempted me to read YA and I'm enthralled. My favourite author's in the past have been Dean Koontz, Gerald Seymour, Bryce Courtney, and others, but I'm now looking at YA and dare I say it, fairy's.Simon Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384384882217609761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-63606994242024449022009-11-10T05:12:22.306-06:002009-11-10T05:12:22.306-06:00Thanks for keeping us up on the trends. Since my ...Thanks for keeping us up on the trends. Since my daughter is 8, we've been doing the fairy thing for a while--but I had NO idea that YA was embracing fairies, too!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com