![]() ![]() (Puns intended.)Īnyway (another word you used a LOT), I don’t want to be totally negative, but really, the whole Tony Hawk poster as an adviser just didn’t fly. She was having the baby: no discussion with Sam, with his single mom, with her own parents. Her single purpose seemed to be the vehicle to carry the subject about teenaged pregnancy. And Sam’s other friend, Rubbish, the one with intelligence but none of Rabbit’s skateboarding skills what did they really add to the story?įor that matter, Sam’s girlfriend, Alicia, came across more as a device than as a real character. In Slam, I thought you could have done without the stupid – a word you used much too often by the way (and yes, I counted) friend, Rabbit. About a Boy was funnier, though, and it was well-crafted with well-developed characters. Sure, I laughed – exactly twelve times, actually – (Yes, I counted you know me!) - But that’s because you’re naturally funny. ![]() No offence, but it seemed to me as if you’d written Slam in one draft: too much quantity too little quality. Maybe if you’d written it from the POV of Sam’s mum instead of 16-year-old Sam, you’d have been able to offer your readers a more pleasing, polished novel. Slam was a worthwhile experiment but you’ve done better, and maybe could have done better here. Glad to hear you’re back to writing adult fiction now I hate to say it, but I don’t think writing young-adult fiction is your strength. ![]()
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