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slayground.livejournal.com - 24 days ago

Dating Books

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In response to the questions Cynthia Leitich Smith posed in her recent post, cross-posted at the readergirlz blog and here at Bildungsroman : [D]o you believe that dating the book really matters? Does it bother you to read a book written for a contemporary audience that has a few tie-ins that ...

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slayground.livejournal.com - 24 days ago

Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith

— slayground.livejournal.com — And now, a guest post from Cynthia Leitich Smith: As the author of one of this month's... suggested reads, Rain Is Not My Indian Name , I thought I'd discuss a question I struggled with in writing the novel: how should I weigh the need to convey a contemporary setting with the risk of dating the ... (more) Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Chasing Ray — ... Little Willow on books being dated by pop culture references; she nails one big problem with this: "When a book references a Top 20 hit or right-now story/gossip/whatnot every few pages, that bothers me, because what's popular and "hot" when the book is in its first draft will change by the time it is published. That just-missed dating can be worse, in a way, than a few years/a decade removed. A perfect example would be a YA title which shall remain nameless that referenced a celebrity marriage which, by the time the book was published, had dissolved. Even if you, like me, do ...

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Cynsations — ... from readergirlz. Peek: "how should I weigh the need to convey a contemporary setting with the risk of dating the book too quickly?" See also Little Willow at Slayground on Getting Dated or Not. ...

Round-Up
Chasing Ray — ... Little Willow on books being dated by pop culture references; she nails one big problem with this: "When a book references a Top 20 hit or right-now story/gossip/whatnot every few pages, that bothers me, because what's popular and "hot" when the book is in its first draft will change by the time it is published. That just-missed dating can be worse, in a way, than a few years/a decade removed. A perfect example would be a YA title which shall remain nameless that referenced a celebrity marriage which, by the time the book was published, had dissolved. Even if you, like me, do ...