tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post951646469677254364..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: What is a "young adult"?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-66706003056559667982013-07-09T13:04:10.085-04:002013-07-09T13:04:10.085-04:00Actually, Joelle, publishers may count "young...Actually, Joelle, publishers may count "young adult" as teens, but the stats on sales and reading show that more people over 20 and as old as 50 and 60 buy and read young adult fiction than teens. So, like some other things in publishing, in this case they're not quit on the ball with their definitions and delineations.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-35391302599717472302013-07-09T12:59:30.436-04:002013-07-09T12:59:30.436-04:00I think the term itself is pretty exclusive to the...I think the term itself is pretty exclusive to the publishing/entertainment audience, talking as much about the product being tagged as the age of anyone who might consume it. I'd say it covers the teen years, generally, maybe cutting off around age 18.<br /><br />I don't think it's a term at all applied to or useful for actual populations or groups of people outside that construct. Kids are 10 or maybe 12 and under; tweens (a word I hate) are, if they "are", 11 and 12; teens be teens; then you hit adult somewhere from 18 or older for a long, long stretch (hopefully!).Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-38699804186370176442013-07-09T09:25:30.760-04:002013-07-09T09:25:30.760-04:00Good question. I can't believe 12 and up. That...Good question. I can't believe 12 and up. That seems like MG to me, but like you said, the publishing world has a different definition. I was trying to decide if my book was YA or NA (new adult) so I made my characters under 18 to fit into what I call mature young adult. I think that extra word "mature" will help clarify, because it seems like young adult could be all across the board.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724127668983231150noreply@blogger.com