tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post5510478749631521574..comments2024-01-25T23:10:44.269+11:00Comments on Lili Wilkinson isn't here...: lilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362725678748958671noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-47510149713342923032009-08-20T19:43:53.472+10:002009-08-20T19:43:53.472+10:00*standing ovation**standing ovation*limeywestyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436773484451492707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-16393977046161146592009-08-04T16:49:26.651+10:002009-08-04T16:49:26.651+10:00And another thing, I thought grunge went out right...And another thing, I thought grunge went out right about the time I stopped being a teenager. As much as I love(d) grunge, I haven't heard the word used in the last decade, except last month when triple j had the hottest 100 aka hits from the 90s :)ClareSnowhttp://teenageresearch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-64998860970283802672009-07-25T15:53:58.788+10:002009-07-25T15:53:58.788+10:00Just adding my voice to the chorus. Nice work. As ...Just adding my voice to the chorus. Nice work. As the kids would say, pwned!<br /><br />Three feuds and counting!<br /><br />(can't be bothered signing in :)jellyfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-72050969119496015942009-07-24T18:12:17.795+10:002009-07-24T18:12:17.795+10:00That last comment was by me...I only have no idea ...That last comment was by me...I only have no idea why it signed me on with my parent's google address. They live thousands of miles away.<br /><br />Strange...Lucinda Matthewshttp://lakurumau.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-64620348613718596852009-07-24T18:08:13.724+10:002009-07-24T18:08:13.724+10:00At the risk of being unpopular, I'm not sure I...At the risk of being unpopular, I'm not sure I've met a teenager of either Mark or Lili's description. <br /><br />Many (most?) teenagers are somewhere in the middle, depending on their current interests, mood and how stressed they're feeling. Just like adults. Just like babies.<br /><br />"Teenager" is a strange concept anyway, a relatively new phenomenon. Same with "Gen X" and "Gen Y". I'm supposedly Gen Y, but I don't have much affiliation with that...Pteropushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536935609681573361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-15438684500279596802009-07-24T06:58:16.552+10:002009-07-24T06:58:16.552+10:00Great response, Lili.Great response, Lili.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946630852168034040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-6363766481240004592009-07-24T00:36:58.477+10:002009-07-24T00:36:58.477+10:00Yay! Excellent response to an uninformed... uh... ...Yay! Excellent response to an uninformed... uh... uh... person.Juliahttp://juliakarr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-10021121924553234602009-07-23T13:21:02.450+10:002009-07-23T13:21:02.450+10:00BRAVO!BRAVO!Michellehttp://yahighway.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-74401365033970245562009-07-23T09:29:05.147+10:002009-07-23T09:29:05.147+10:00Go Lili. Hear hear!Go Lili. Hear hear!A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-77686974030129652872009-07-23T04:39:04.367+10:002009-07-23T04:39:04.367+10:00Well said, Lili. Lucy's right. I decided I wan...Well said, Lili. Lucy's right. I decided I wanted to write YA fiction because what I saw on the shelves was better written and smarter and far more exciting than a lot of 'adult' fiction. <br />But I remember getting a rejection for 'Crossing The Line' on the grounds that 'the protagonist is likeable, but I found him too articulate and wise for his age.' Because, of course, all 17-year-olds talk exclusively in grunts, yada yada... (Luckily Bloomsbury disagreed.)<br />More power to your virtual pen.<br />Gillian PhilipGillian Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775401199564200537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-10916547345220616252009-07-22T20:30:35.728+10:002009-07-22T20:30:35.728+10:00If teenagers don't read, how come I spend ever...If teenagers don't read, how come I spend every weekend answering their e-mails about my books?<br /><br />And lots of them are Australian.<br /><br />Mary HoffmanMary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-10350033154377633852009-07-22T20:14:31.992+10:002009-07-22T20:14:31.992+10:00Well done, Lili. I have 2 teenagers (one of whom ...Well done, Lili. I have 2 teenagers (one of whom is dyslexic). Neither of them wear green slime skulls at present (though they both have their own quite vociferous ideas about fashion); while there is, it has to be said, occasional grunting, there is also articulate and interesting conversation. They both read--currently 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Animal Farm' (not school set texts, but because they want to). All teenagers do not come out of the same box--they are individuals, and there should be less of this tarring them all with one brush. <br /><br />As for YA fiction--I read a lot of it. Quite often I find that the plots, ideas and general writing standards are of a much higher quality than some of the adult books on the shelves. <br /><br />We are currently fighting a campaign in the UK to have statutory provision of a library in every school (there is a statutory provision for prisons here, but not for schools, which is a disgrace). If you provide books for teenagers, plus a good, knowledgable librarian, then they will come and read them. <br /><br />Lucy Coats at http://www.scribblecitycentral.blogspot.comLucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-69109984430040774112009-07-22T19:42:01.153+10:002009-07-22T19:42:01.153+10:00Great response. I deal with teenagers every day in...Great response. I deal with teenagers every day in my work, and I find them far more committed, sorted and interesting than most adults, or (to be honest) than my own generation was at their age.Cathy Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838615971611193743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-18531235431434607212009-07-22T19:16:03.506+10:002009-07-22T19:16:03.506+10:00good onya lili!good onya lili!simmonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410070490992751751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-63580356313695317932009-07-22T18:21:57.697+10:002009-07-22T18:21:57.697+10:00Brilliant, Lili! And congratulations on *Pink* - l...Brilliant, Lili! And congratulations on *Pink* - love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-38457552866319257312009-07-22T17:55:04.898+10:002009-07-22T17:55:04.898+10:00YAY!!
I don't read the paper or consume much...YAY!! <br /><br />I don't read the paper or consume much 'news' at all, I feel it's full of artificially inflated 'bad news' stories designed to make me worry more, spend more, hate more... Actually I read the paper more as a teenager than I do now, as a 34 year old. Somehow even as a non-consumer of news, I hear about what's important.Penni Russonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-65351412877217069192009-07-22T17:45:56.753+10:002009-07-22T17:45:56.753+10:00Laura: And lots of other books too.
I read the re...Laura: And lots of other books too.<br /><br />I read the rest of that article, and I've surmised that Mark Day is either a complete tool or just very, very ignorant. Maybe a bit of both. (He's also obviously very wrong: I love reading, I always pay for music, I respect and listen to adults, and I love Twitter. I also get up at six-thirty every morning. I know I'm not the only teenager who does these things.)<br /><br />And, just so you know, I read The Herald Sun. And occasionally The Age.Steph Bowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816278319683722582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-44597138067801299992009-07-22T17:38:49.975+10:002009-07-22T17:38:49.975+10:00Yay Lili! Go Gen Y!
But anyway, teenagers do read...Yay Lili! Go Gen Y!<br /><br />But anyway, teenagers do read books. Um, TWILIGHT?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547353843729883014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-38788029066795696712009-07-22T17:12:39.448+10:002009-07-22T17:12:39.448+10:00Go Lili! Love to hear his response!Go Lili! Love to hear his response!Misrulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005874586861016523noreply@blogger.com