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From: Arthur Slade <art>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:07:24 -0500
Actually, Rukhsana, I kindly disagree. I believe all fiction, YA or Adult, has to be true to the story. If the ending is sad or even hopeless and it's the proper one for a novel, that's the ending that belongs there. Kids (and adults) are resilient. They need thought provoking works. In my opinion once a writer begins writing a novel with the idea that it has to be hopeful, that writer has and "agenda" and has compromised the "truth" of that story.
Sincerely, Art
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:07:24 -0500
Actually, Rukhsana, I kindly disagree. I believe all fiction, YA or Adult, has to be true to the story. If the ending is sad or even hopeless and it's the proper one for a novel, that's the ending that belongs there. Kids (and adults) are resilient. They need thought provoking works. In my opinion once a writer begins writing a novel with the idea that it has to be hopeful, that writer has and "agenda" and has compromised the "truth" of that story.
Sincerely, Art
-- http://www.arthurslade.com Writing for Young AdultsReceived on Mon 27 Aug 2001 12:07:24 PM CDT
