Comments on: Much Yay http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/05/23/much-yay/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/05/23/much-yay/comment-page-1/#comment-80873 Anonymous Mon, 25 May 2009 22:22:48 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=4394#comment-80873 Geeky? You are calling moi geeky? *looks down at T-shirt with math joke* Never mind. Geeky? You are calling moi geeky? *looks down at T-shirt with math joke* Never mind.

]]> By: Tobias http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/05/23/much-yay/comment-page-1/#comment-80854 Tobias Sat, 23 May 2009 20:41:39 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=4394#comment-80854 In a way that is true. We start learning English in elementary school. But I don't think most kids can read an English book well enough until they're about 15-16. So I guess it all depends on which age group the book is aimed. Maureen's and John's books are translated and I think they are aimed quite a young audience (12-16). Now I must admit I haven't read any of your books (yet) so I don't know at what age group they are aimed. But I have read Uglies and I do get the feeling it is aimed at slightly older audience. And the kind of kids who read fantasy and/or SF are usually a bit more geeky (yes, I know, I'm stereotyping) and thus spend a lot of time online and thus have better English skills. In a way that is true. We start learning English in elementary school. But I don’t think most kids can read an English book well enough until they’re about 15-16. So I guess it all depends on which age group the book is aimed. Maureen’s and John’s books are translated and I think they are aimed quite a young audience (12-16).
Now I must admit I haven’t read any of your books (yet) so I don’t know at what age group they are aimed. But I have read Uglies and I do get the feeling it is aimed at slightly older audience.

And the kind of kids who read fantasy and/or SF are usually a bit more geeky (yes, I know, I’m stereotyping) and thus spend a lot of time online and thus have better English skills.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/05/23/much-yay/comment-page-1/#comment-80853 Justine Sat, 23 May 2009 19:43:47 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=4394#comment-80853 I also heard a Dutch publisher say that they have to be very careful with what English language books they publish because so many Dutch teenagers are already fluent in English and tend to read the more popular books in the original. And that they also try to concentrate on publishing Dutch writers. I also heard a Dutch publisher say that they have to be very careful with what English language books they publish because so many Dutch teenagers are already fluent in English and tend to read the more popular books in the original.

And that they also try to concentrate on publishing Dutch writers.

]]> By: Tobias http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/05/23/much-yay/comment-page-1/#comment-80852 Tobias Sat, 23 May 2009 19:34:58 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=4394#comment-80852 Those covers do look pretty. Too bad you're not published in the Netherlands (not that I would read the Dutch versions, but the idea would be nice). I think Maureen once said Fantasy and SF YA does not sell well over here. Those covers do look pretty. Too bad you’re not published in the Netherlands (not that I would read the Dutch versions, but the idea would be nice). I think Maureen once said Fantasy and SF YA does not sell well over here.

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