KRYSTEN LINDSAY HAGER
  • Home
  • About
  • Young Adult
    • Can Dreams Come True?
    • In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety
    • Cecily in the City
    • Stars in the City Series
    • Dating the It Guy
    • The Star Series
  • Tweens
    • TRUE COLORS Book 1
    • BEST FRIENDS...FOREVER? Book 2
    • Landry in Like Book 3
  • News
    • Interviews
    • Articles & Essays
  • Blog
  • BUY
  • Reading Guide
  • Contact
  • Podcasts

Why Write YA Fiction? by Nadia L King

5/9/2017

1 Comment

 

Why Write YA Fiction? by Nadia L King
 
YA fiction is broadly aimed at readers aged 12-18 years but that doesn't mean older readers won’t enjoy books written for this audience. Such fiction covers all genres from epic fantasy to dystopian worlds to gritty, real-life situations. YA stories are about teens and focus predominantly on that angsty period of life.Issues faced in YA stories are often real and hard-hitting . So why write for a YA audience?
 
I quite literally fell into YA. I was busy writing my first manuscript for women’s fiction (I’ve recently heard this genre referred to as Life Lit) when a story hit me smack between the eyes. I stopped in my tracks and wrote Jenna’s Truth.
 
So why write a book like Jenna’s Truth. There are plenty of good reasons but mainly I wrote Jenna’s Truth because I wanted teens to hear the following messages:
 
Life will somehow work itself out no matter how messy it looks right now.
 
You are more than enough.
 
Never let others determine your worth, especially don’t let bullies define your reality. You are defined by what you do and what you think of yourself.
 
You are perfect in your imperfection and what you bring to life will make the world a more glorious place.
 
Let go of your doubts and fears of judgement. Your truth is worth so much more.
 
Inside you is such light, that if you saw it too, you would walk with confidence into the world.
 
Dazzling opportunities await you.
 
Fly, always choose to fly. Your wings are just waiting to be tested.
 
  
About Nadia L King

Australian author, Nadia L King, was born in Dublin, Ireland. She has a background in journalism and media relations and has written for magazines in Europe, Australia, and the US. She reads voraciously and enthusiastically and inhales books the same way her Labrador inhales dog biscuits. Nadia is an overexcited person who adores words, loves writing short stories and keeps a blog at nadialking.wordpress.com. Her writing has been described as “raw, real and heart-wrenching.” Her first book, Jenna’s Truth, is published by Aulexic and is a powerful tool to arm teens against bullying. Nadia lives near the Swan River in Western Australia.
  
https://www.aulexic.com.au/product/jennas-truth/

Picture
1 Comment
Nadia L King link
5/10/2017 01:12:50 am

Dear Krysten, many thanks for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts about YA. Cheers, Nadia

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Author

    ​Author of the Landry's True Colors Series, the Cecily Taylor Series, the Star Series, and Dating the It Guy.

    Follow
    Follow @KrystenLindsay

    Archives

    March 2025
    December 2024
    July 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    October 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    July 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
    Click to set custom HTML
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
  • Young Adult
    • Can Dreams Come True?
    • In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety
    • Cecily in the City
    • Stars in the City Series
    • Dating the It Guy
    • The Star Series
  • Tweens
    • TRUE COLORS Book 1
    • BEST FRIENDS...FOREVER? Book 2
    • Landry in Like Book 3
  • News
    • Interviews
    • Articles & Essays
  • Blog
  • BUY
  • Reading Guide
  • Contact
  • Podcasts