tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post6680047940070782748..comments2023-08-11T06:56:09.226-04:00Comments on Bites: Parents in YADonna (Bites)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12585421704517898076noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-34015368166116991542010-05-17T21:56:02.144-04:002010-05-17T21:56:02.144-04:00I'm sorta guilty of this in my own WIP. Both o...I'm sorta guilty of this in my own WIP. Both of them are dead and my MC lives with her aunt and uncle. Who are pretty well involved, but sometime it's a bit hard for me to write that convincingly because my mom is a single mother and I haven't spoken to my father since I was 8. Write what you know and all that. <br /><br />I personally think that most if not all teens have some issue or another with their parents whether it's as drastic as a drug and alcohol problem or simply a clash of personality, and it's unrealistic to portay adults otherwise. And it's not interesting to read about people with perfect lives!!! lol.Lainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134705793566699951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-28190976271027346572010-04-30T21:11:24.526-04:002010-04-30T21:11:24.526-04:00It really is a hard balance to make. The teens ne...It really is a hard balance to make. The teens need to have enough space to do what they need to do but if the parents are there and in the picture, you don't want them too passive because it doesn't come off as realistic enough but if they're too overbearing, that also comes off as realistic. So how do you win.<br /><br />I like what Kelsey said, about them being seen through the teens' eyes. Unless the POV is omniscient, the parents are going to be colored through the teens' POV so there is going to be a slant there.Donna (Bites)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12585421704517898076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-47813863141304748892010-04-30T00:55:21.599-04:002010-04-30T00:55:21.599-04:00Great post. A lot of YA books I read completely pu...Great post. A lot of YA books I read completely put the parents down and make them look stupid. But I guess it's true to what teenagers normally think: they don't think their parents know as much as they really do.Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122212021193187873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-53729018453899083372010-04-29T21:59:45.934-04:002010-04-29T21:59:45.934-04:00I do get a little annoyed when the parents in ever...I do get a little annoyed when the parents in every book are exactly the same--either absent, druggies, are completely up in the MC's world. I like all of these types of stories, but if you're going to use a tried-and-true, put a little spin on it. Make it different. <br /><br />That said: I don't know about all of you, but I don't read YA books to learn about parents. So honestly? I could give a shit. :)JESSJORDANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915521022827231804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-46501873863474804882010-04-29T20:15:34.501-04:002010-04-29T20:15:34.501-04:00Very well said. I can't say with authority why...Very well said. I can't say with authority why YA authors always have less than stellar parents or even absentee parents, but my feeling is because if the parents were involved then the story/plot would have to be different.I mean if your parents were always in your business then you wouldn't be able to kiss vampires or run with the fey at all hours of the day/night. So, what I am saying is that it is for convenience.girlsinthestacks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514076761595501440noreply@blogger.com