“I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.” IfsGivingFirstsBookSometimesYoungConflictPagesAdultsOvercomingYoung AdultSentencesAppealsThemeHardshipFamily FriendsOvercoming Hardship Author:Regina Brett
“What makes a good animated movie is being able to balance adult and knowing in-jokes and also just out and out funny things that make all people laugh. The idea that it's actually something that will appeal to a family, that's the trick.” PeopleIdeasAbleLaughingKnowingBalanceJokesAdultsTricksAppealsFunny ThingsAnimatedAnimated Movies Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“I am trying to come up with some "adult" reads, but I mostly read young adult fiction (my job), which, by the way is excellent. I will post about some of my favorites that should appeal to adult readers” WayShouldTryingJobsYoungFictionReaderAdultsYoung AdultCome UpPostsAppealsExcellent Author:Megan McCafferty
“I do think there's a smaller audience that's looking for something that's a little more adult and a little more nuanced [than many Hollywood movies]. At the same time, I think everyone who's making movies hopes to appeal to the widest audience possible.” ThinkingLittlesAudienceAdultsHollywoodAppealsHollywood Movies Author:Joe Swanberg
“I sometimes find that my family's emphasis on stories, characters, and art that appeals directly to children rather than over their heads to adults is not fully appreciated by parents who may have more narrowly adult concerns and agendas.” MayChildrenArtSometimesCharacterStoriesParentAdultsConcernMy FamilyAppealsAgendasEmphasisAppreciated Author:Mike Berenstain
“If I could've picked a birthday it would've been on Halloween. Yeah, it's always been my favorite holiday. Not because it was my birthday, but actually because, I think it was the freedom, you know? When you were a little kid, you got to go out and be an adult for a couple of hours. You got to, like, just go out with your friends and knock on peoples' doors and be nuts and pull pranks and stuff like that. You could be whoever you wanted to be, you know, I guess that was the appeal to it.” IfsThinkingKnowsLittlesKidsWantedStuffHoursDoorsCoupleAdultsYeahMy FavoriteAppealsIf I CouldHolidayNutsBe YouHalloweenLittle KidMy BirthdayPranks Author:Frank Iero