Hodderscape and other updates

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I've felt drawn lately to return to LJ to ramble about things - I have become a Facebooker, yes (though honestly mostly a Redditor), but to actually put myself out there makes me not so comfortable.  So I post a lot of dog and food things as a result.   I've decided I need to just be here more often as it is a good place to at least sort of know

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Hey, you were faster with your post! (I'm still writing mine, and it's around 3k now, lol

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I think this will get you to mine

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Of course I have a deep dark side in me - doesn't everybody? I think the only difference between people is their willingness how they deal with it. Act it out, hide it, look at it and despair, transform it into stories

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The nice thing about YA fantasy (which is the only YA I read) is it goes pretty dark - I love that. I am writing what is called 'crossover' - it is a story intended both for the teen audience as well as crossing over into adult - bigger themes more darkness, yeah. People die, are mauled by beasts, suffer horribly...the first book is a little lighter, but it will be bad enough. (Hunger Games is YA crossover for instance). Hodderscape required YA submissions to be crossovers - so I think I got that down, oh yeah.

Oh my posts were fun - I enjoy doing them! I have flaked out a few times on Em due to time/mental issues but she forgave me so I will do more. Right now I'm working on my Revisions Plan using my favorite book ever I talk about all the time. :)

More later - am still at work doing billing UGH.

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That crossover segment sounds really good, because it gives the writer more freedom with themes and how far they take them. And you are right, YA has definitely grown darker with the crossovers.

What do you think of The Hunger Games? I was intrigued by the premise, but quite disappointed by the books. I didn't like Katniss and found her character too artificial. The whole love story was annoying, too. I have to stop, or I'll start ranting - lol.

I still have to check out that Revision book you've been talking about. I think have the tab open somewhere in my Firefox - you made a post about that book at the GYWO community, didn't you?

Billing - yikes! I hate billing and all the accounting stuff, even though it's the part where I actually earn the money. :-D But it's such a drag.

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It is in this post, up there. A picture of it anyway!

Billing is a necessary evil! I am getting it all out today, yay!

I enjoyed reading the books (primarily the 2nd one) but haven't seen the last two movies. I imagine I will eventually. I hated how the series ended, however. There was much I loved how she did, and much I scratched my head over. The way Katniss treated Peeta (weirdest name ever) just, no. I found the secondary characters much more interesting!

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Right! That's where I've seen it! *facepalm*

I liked the first book and found the second one extremely tailored in its hurt-comfort scenes. That public whipping was the most superfluous thing ever, it felt like some of the NC-17 scenes in fanfic to me. The third book was boring, since Katniss sat around most ofthe time, doing practically nothing. I only ever saw the first movie and it didn't do much for me. But I heard that the second movie was a lot better.

Don't get me started on how Katniss treated Peeta. That guy had "I'm a good person" practically tattooed on his forehead, and she kept doubting him again and again. That really made me doubt her sanity.

Yes, some of the secondary characters (for example the guy who designed all her clothes) were much more interesting.