tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post8597906298786484166..comments2023-08-21T06:34:36.103-04:00Comments on Abby Stevens - The Tabby Catt: RTW: Nothing new under the sunAbby Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840834227330806noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-21787783799562995332010-11-11T01:18:38.636-05:002010-11-11T01:18:38.636-05:00Excellent, excellent points. And I love that you h...Excellent, excellent points. And I love that you have a respected novel as a reference for each!Michelle Schustermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305225733392025447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-78347840593613137962010-11-10T21:05:39.023-05:002010-11-10T21:05:39.023-05:00Fairytale/myth retellings are a wonderful choice. ...Fairytale/myth retellings are a wonderful choice. I am such a sucker for them. Done well, they are fantastic! (And done poorly--well, I guess then they are simply cliches.)Rebecca Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138361115317776477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-51133434534478671052010-11-10T20:05:43.171-05:002010-11-10T20:05:43.171-05:00Love GWTW-- such a great example of a love/hate re...Love GWTW-- such a great example of a love/hate relationship. What WAS going on with Rhett and Scarlett?KatOwens: Insect Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228171304170449979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-66443337750482799942010-11-10T17:41:24.729-05:002010-11-10T17:41:24.729-05:00Jennifer - I think you're right. I actually ca...Jennifer - I think you're right. I actually can't recall a book that's like that in YA at the moment, though I know there's one out there. I'm still working on expanding my YA repetoire.<br /><br />Emy - Don't you have a WIP that is a fairy tale retelling?<br /><br />Erinn - Too true! I'm one of those people who like when books open with weather, can you tell? ;)Abby Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840834227330806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-65332829733110049832010-11-10T17:16:38.383-05:002010-11-10T17:16:38.383-05:00Ohhh Weather--- good choice!
Rainy night, the c...Ohhh Weather--- good choice! <br /><br />Rainy night, the car skids out of control and poof you have yourself some conflict.Erinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936046127305211439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-1317720943336474692010-11-10T16:15:27.110-05:002010-11-10T16:15:27.110-05:00I'm definitely head-over-heels for love-hate r...I'm definitely head-over-heels for love-hate relationships and fairytale retellings (especially Beauty & the Beast retellings :)).Emy Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109925009902220083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-79289766781869196952010-11-10T16:06:11.856-05:002010-11-10T16:06:11.856-05:00Oops, L'Aussie, you pointed out a cliche I did...Oops, L'Aussie, you pointed out a cliche I didn't realize I'd used! Editing my footnotes to allow for the possibility of more than one cliche! :D<br /><br />Thank you! I have many wonderful betas lined up, but I really do need the one who can help me with that particular issue.<br /><br />And I may just have to check out that blogfest! Thanks for letting me know!Abby Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840834227330806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-39838532827029952342010-11-10T16:04:24.707-05:002010-11-10T16:04:24.707-05:00I'm a complete sucker for the love/hate relati...I'm a complete sucker for the love/hate relationship thing too, though I don't think it's overdone as much in YA as adult stuff.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-76807051828028619042010-11-10T16:01:12.619-05:002010-11-10T16:01:12.619-05:00'It gets a bad rap' would be a cliche I wo...'It gets a bad rap' would be a cliche I would say. <br /><br />Good luck with finding your beta reader. Troublesome finding just the right one.<br /><br />I love fairytale retellings. Francine at Romancing the Blog is having a blogfest on this in December..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com