Sanderson 2014.10 - YA (with Janci Patterson)

[@MerlinTheCommenter]

My right ear enjoyed this.

[@scottanastasi2527]

Excellent information. Thanks to Janci! And the people who allowed this to be public.

[@HarryRosewood]

she's mentioned that sexual scenes in YA are usually minimal and end in 'black screen', and later when she talked about swear words, she said putting just two F words into her book - ruined her sales, people wouldn't recommend it to each other and she wants to re-release the book without those swear words, because she regrets it. And those F words came from a convict character! And here I am, in 2024, where the bestselling YA fantasy novel has 2 swear words per page, spoken by 20 year old girl protagonist, and that book also has porn scene lasting 100 pages. Not a sex scene, but a porn scene. How things have changed in just 10 years... btw I'm talking about Fourth Wing

[@pavellinitsky6420]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Very helpful insights on YA.

[@Nevermore1084]

New Adult is not part of the erotica genre it's for characters aged 18-25.

[@YellowSpaceMarine]

She knows that she just beliefs there is an expectation of erotic themes in the genre. Whether that's true or not.

[@nickbischoff2977]

I agree, but I would say she thinks there's an abundance, not an expectation.

[@Shirgho]

Great lecture!

[@Nigerian373]

Amazing lecture-thank you so much!

[@Florfilm]

I love Janci. She’s awesome.

[@mooklaathegreat3662]

* Great lecture on YA *

[@rrraven369]

do mormons not swear? is it a huge taboo or something? (not from america sorry)

[@elihainsworth5956]

Not a huge taboo but yeah culturally it’s not as common

[@celloafterdark4173]

I grew up in Utah and I was taught it's sinful to swear which seems pretty silly in retrospect.

[@tayzk5929]

@@celloafterdark4173 How come it seems silly to you? Swearing is pretty degenerate

[@jimf2525]

I found it humorous at min. 26 that she whined.