Do you think the ideal publication schedule is the same for children's or YA as it is for adult?
No, I don't. I think that -- and again I realize this has nothing to do with reality -- readers -don't- equate YA novel publication speed with quality. So I think that more frequent publication than the 6 month schedule would be okay -- but really, I can only say this on the basis of a genre selection of middle-readers and YA novels in our store over the years, and it's small compared to the rest of the store (we'd like it to grow; we're so pressed for space now, it's not funny.)
However, I'm not a YA writer (one novella to date), and I don't really understand the YA market in any way from that perspective, as it's almost, but not entirely, different in some of the ways it plays out.
sartorias has more experience with that, and maybe has a better grounded opinion.
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Date: 2004-08-25 08:34 am (UTC)No, I don't. I think that -- and again I realize this has nothing to do with reality -- readers -don't- equate YA novel publication speed with quality. So I think that more frequent publication than the 6 month schedule would be okay -- but really, I can only say this on the basis of a genre selection of middle-readers and YA novels in our store over the years, and it's small compared to the rest of the store (we'd like it to grow; we're so pressed for space now, it's not funny.)
However, I'm not a YA writer (one novella to date), and I don't really understand the YA market in any way from that perspective, as it's almost, but not entirely, different in some of the ways it plays out.