Jennifer E. Smith
Jennifer E. Smith is the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. Which is the book that I am currently reading right now. She has wrote many other books like The Geography of You and Me, This is What Happy Looks Like, The storm Makers, The Comeback Season, and lastly You are Here. Durning her life she has earned a master's degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Though her books she leaned more towards young adult but she didn't intend to start wriring for teens. Stated by her "I didn't start out with the YA market in mind, I fell into it by accident. If you try too hard to put a label on it that you are writing for teens, you can end up writing down to them. I think if you happen to write a book that happens to be about a 16-year-old, it shows. I just needed to be pointed in the right direction by my agent, and told that my voice and what I was writing was YA. Once I realised that, I never looked back. I really like writing for teens, there is no better audience out there. I think that when you read something that resonates at that age, it's such a powerful thing. There is something really electric about that time of life, and books are lightning rods for all that emotion." Her job is a senior editor at Random House US imprint Ballantine Books. Her first book was bought while she was still an assistant at talent and literary agency ICM. She says: "Being an editor has helped me become a better writer, but I mean that in terms of craft. In terms of keeping in mind the industry whilst I'm writing, it can be a little bit dangerous. You always need to write the story you are passionate about, not the one dictated by the market. I spend a lot of time in editorial and acquisitions meetings and have a good sense of what publishers are looking for, but if I sat down and tried to make a conscious effort to write that book I'd probably be tied up in knots. There would be too many voices in my head, and I think as a writer the best thing you can do is really turn down the volume."
i have heard of a lot of these books and they look really good! how is the book your reading going so far?
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DeleteI've heard of Jennifer Smith before and have always wanted to read one of her books. Let me know how they are! I love how you used quotes from her, that really added to the post.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post Sophia! I really like it because it isn't like the typical blogs that are all about the book itself. I also like how you added pictures of her books to show what she has written. You really did a great job.
ReplyDeleteSophia I liked how you changed it up and talked about the author instead of the book. I haven't heard of this author before. How did you discover her books?
ReplyDeleteI've heard of this author and I like how you changed it up and made a post about the author. You said that Jennifer Smith earned her degree in Scotland. Did she live there or did she just go to college abroad?
ReplyDeleteI really liked your post about Jennifer Smith as I have never heard of her but youth really brought her style and way of writing to life as you put quotes of what she actually says about writing for that genre. Great job putting that all together.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you included quotes that the actual person said and quoted them. It really helps bring out who this author really is. The many images as well made it a more appealing book to read.
ReplyDeleteI agree that when writing towards YA you have to be carefull to not make it to simple but keep them interested in the book. It is nice to see from the quotes that the author thinks this way. I liked how you talked about the author and not as much about the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree! This is a great post. I liked how you included quotes from the author. I have also heard a lot about these books, they sound really good!
ReplyDeletehey sophia sounds interesting this was a good post
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you included quotes in the blog. I've never read any of these books but I think I might pick one up. I also agree with you about how getting the proper aspect for Young Adult reading is difficult.
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