tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post177009199497343911..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Let's Talk About Sex...in YA Novels **Warning**Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-18294387512269262212014-02-02T16:42:07.630-06:002014-02-02T16:42:07.630-06:00I feel the same.
There should be some type of l...I feel the same. <br /><br />There should be some type of line when it comes to HOW to write young adult love scenes. I'm not the person to actually begin explaining that but... there is one somewhere.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-41071559299980350272014-02-02T06:51:16.035-06:002014-02-02T06:51:16.035-06:00It's a touch issue for parents more than teens...It's a touch issue for parents more than teens. But excluding it from a story just because, isn't being genuine. Authors have a responsibility to tell stories organically, and if the scene/situation calls for it, then I think writers should go there. That being said, I don't care for explicit or graphic scenes. I don't think they're necessary. Less is more when it comes to descriptions, unless of course it's erotica. <br />But teen fiction authors have a responsibility to the story and characters, as well as to show all sides and not just the sensual one. I think the same is true for drugs and alcohol. Kids are around these things all the time, and need literature that deals with true life scenarios and consequences. PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.com