very interesting discussion. when
i first wrote my novel, i thought
i was just writing asian fantasy.
then i began querying and agents asked
if it was YA. lo and behold, it is!
now i'm trying to adjust to the new
label, but i'm excited about the prospect
of it. not because it's currently
trendy, but like discovering something
of yourself you didn't realize.

i write what i write, and it just happend
to be YA.

thanks for the link!

I really enjoyed Scalzi's comments. Recently, I find myself reading far more MG or YA SFF novels then adult SFF. The younger stuff have characters, plots, and pacing that hold my interest more, while the adult novels seem to take too long to get into. It could also be a function of my far too busy life.