Comments on: Cory Doctorow reads, a juggler talks, and I sign http://www.brenda-cooper.com/2008/07/08/cory-doctorow-reads-a-juggler-talks-and-i-sign/ The Future, Science, and Science Fiction: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beth Fehlbaum http://www.brenda-cooper.com/2008/07/08/cory-doctorow-reads-a-juggler-talks-and-i-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Beth Fehlbaum Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:09:37 +0000 http://www.brenda-cooper.com/?p=114#comment-1252 I agree with Cory about the myth of YA audiences only wanting to read about YA characters. We need to give our audience-- whatever their age-- the benefit of the doubt and trust their intelligence that they know what they like. Good storytelling is good storytelling. Beth Fehlbaum, author Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com http://www.kunati.com/courage-in-patience Chapter 1 is online! I agree with Cory about the myth of YA audiences only wanting to read about YA characters. We need to give our audience– whatever their age– the benefit of the doubt and trust their intelligence that they know what they like. Good storytelling is good storytelling.

Beth Fehlbaum, author
Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse
http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com
http://www.kunati.com/courage-in-patience
Chapter 1 is online!

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