tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post7119938546533560970..comments2024-03-12T21:28:10.242-04:00Comments on That's Another Story: P is for Parents: Dead or MIAAndrea Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-82733398451816377642011-04-28T15:02:55.359-04:002011-04-28T15:02:55.359-04:00Great post, Andrea! My current MC was an orphan, ...Great post, Andrea! My current MC was an orphan, but was adopted when he was young. He's got a strong relationship with is adoptive parents, yet he finds he has to go against their wishes to achieve his goal (which has something to do with being orphaned in the first place). Hmm. Hadn't stopped to think about it until now. Now off to check out those links!Alison Pearce Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955543150406880055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-6639448873296287082011-04-28T09:18:29.630-04:002011-04-28T09:18:29.630-04:00My current WIP is the first one I've ever writ...My current WIP is the first one I've ever written that actually had parents! I'm finding it's actually fun to write mother/daughter scenes (and they can be a great source of conflict), but it's certainly an adjustment.Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-9964943165007107402011-04-27T23:15:07.542-04:002011-04-27T23:15:07.542-04:00This is ALWAYS an issue for me. I wish I didn'...This is ALWAYS an issue for me. I wish I didn't have to have the parents in the story! But I do believe that they should have a part in the growth of the character too. It brings together a fuller story, more rounded maybe, because it helps the reader better understand them. It's kind of like when you meet a guy and then you meet the family. And you're like 'ah ha! now I understand'. Great links too!Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-71264283602438601242011-04-27T21:05:17.272-04:002011-04-27T21:05:17.272-04:00Thanks for the book recommendations! I'm addin...Thanks for the book recommendations! I'm adding them to the list in the post.<br /><br />Girl Friday, I agree it is a lot easier to have this issue decided on before you start writing. I find sometimes it's clear from the plot how involved the parents will be, but other times, not so much.<br /><br />Brooke, parents bailing out the kids are definitely not cool!Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-91045823181745162552011-04-27T19:56:47.877-04:002011-04-27T19:56:47.877-04:00What a timely post--I'm in the preliminary sta...What a timely post--I'm in the preliminary stages of planning book 2, character sketches, family dynamics, etc. Parent/parents present? Don't know yet, but this is really helpful. Off to check out the links. Thanks!Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-28373322354172671772011-04-27T18:57:43.645-04:002011-04-27T18:57:43.645-04:00They're for an audience a bit younger than YA ...They're for an audience a bit younger than YA (as are my books so far) but I really loved the parents in Beverley Cleary's Ramona books. They were on the kids' side but they had their own lives and problems and were very human.annahttp://annabranford.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-55543862103192589612011-04-27T12:56:45.168-04:002011-04-27T12:56:45.168-04:00It is a crazy phenom but how else do you empower t...It is a crazy phenom but how else do you empower the kids. For my story the kids get sucked into an adventure and the whole point is to get back to their family. I also have both parents. No broken homes or dead parents.<br /><br />My other story which is contemporary, both parents exist and add to the story but are not part of the driving plot. They work and have lives.<br /><br />I've read a couple of MG books lately where the parents or other adults bail out the kids and I don't like it. The best books have the kids saving the day or solving the problem. No rescues.bfavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-31401452344140246562011-04-27T07:35:06.615-04:002011-04-27T07:35:06.615-04:00Good timing for this post, as I was just pondering...Good timing for this post, as I was just pondering this question for my new MG story. My last idea came to me with the problem already solved, but for this one I'm umming and aahing over how to get round it - as a kidlit writer, it's something you need to sort out before you can start writing and it adds an extra layer of difficulty. Thanks for the links, will check them out!Tatum Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074228011847976820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-87244170852059548382011-04-27T06:47:07.285-04:002011-04-27T06:47:07.285-04:00This is so true! It often seems easier to just ki...This is so true! It often seems easier to just kill the parents off so they'll be out of the way and/or so your MC can get moved to the story place for a good reason.<br /><br />For a YA book that handles parents well, try Please Ignore Vera Dietz - the relationship between her and her father is developed so well over the course of the story!Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.com