Question: Oh, I Wish I Had . . .

[tracy_d74]

At book club this past Saturday, we watched a trailer for, Once Upon A Time, a new series for the Fall. It looks really incredible. At the end of the trailer I thought, "I wish I could think up such a story." On the way home, started thinking about other stories I wish I would have written. For instance, I just finished reading Divergent by

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[peadarog]

Far, far too many to list here :)

[tracy_d74]

Good. I'm glad I'm not the only one. My list above was paltry.

[tracyworld]

Funny you ask...

Last night we saw a commercial for Hangover 2 and I told my husband about this: "Robin Mellom's debut DITCHED, pitched as THE HANGOVER for teens, in which a girl finds herself lying in a ditch the morning after her prom with no memory of the last twelve hours which includes a disappearing prom date, a Tinkerbell tattoo, and a dog-swapping escapade," and said, "I wish I would've thought of that. It'd be so much fun to write."

[tracy_d74]

OH! I've heard about that one. Some stories you just know the person had a blast writing it. I'm always looking for humorous YA. I think that is why I LOVE John Green so much. His stories are good and I bust out laughing every time I read his stories.

[anabelgonzalez]

I will love to have thought of an idea as Divergent, as Harry Potter of course, as Flowers on the attic! Oh my God I think I might never end the list!

[tracy_d74]

I know, right?! So many great stories!!!!

[karen_w_newton]

This is going to sound odd since I write spec fic for adults and young adults, but the book I admire most (and consequently wish I had written) is The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett. That book transported me to a specific place and time in such a way that I have never forgotten it. Amazingly, it still holds up after all this time, even though the book and I are both much older (although some of the dialog about "natives' is a bit cringe-making).

[tracy_d74]

I have never read that book believe it or not. I know, I know.

[karen_w_newton]

Both my kids loved it, too, although for them I think maybe the Little House books resonated more.

[bogwitch64]

Mythago Wood, by Robert Holdstock. The Giver, Lowis Lowry. You know...there really are too many to list!!! But I know what you mean. It's not a sensation of "Oh, I wish I'd gotten there first," but rather, "I want to evoke the same response in others." It's not so much about the individual stories, but how they make us feel.

[tracy_d74]

EXACTLY! It's about creating a story that clings to people. The Giver is on my list, too.