Adulting and Videos + Why Darlene Foster Writes For Children
Posted on: September 25, 2021
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Please check out this amazing post about adulting, as well as an interview with me, a sort of adult. You can also listen to this article as a podcast! https://anchor.fm/depe9/episodes/Adulting–Why-Darlene-Foster-Writes-For-Children-e175nif
What was the day you became an adult?
Young Adult (aka YA) is a major category when it comes to selling fiction, especially because people of all ages enjoy reading it. If I could swing it, I’d aim for that, rather than the harder sell of literary fiction, which the genre of the novels I’m working on.
Last week, I had the pleasure of seeing a couple of young people leave home to start college. In one case, friends were driving their son to begin university classes in San Jose, 400 miles north of Los Angeles. My husband and I flew to meet up with the parents and then the four of us enjoyed a leisurely drive back south.
Khashayar takes our photo as José and Alina look over his right shoulder. Our southbound cruise along Pacific Coast Highway included Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Granted, it was a weekday…
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38 Responses to "Adulting and Videos + Why Darlene Foster Writes For Children"
September 25, 2021 at 4:40 am
I enjoyed this post, Darlene.
September 25, 2021 at 4:42 am
It is good. We all become adults in different ways. How is Michael doing?
September 25, 2021 at 12:37 pm
I listened to this last night. It’s too bad that we couldn’t hear your natural voice, but learning about your road to becoming published was interesting.
September 25, 2021 at 11:18 pm
Thanks, Pete. Da-Al did a great job reading the post. I was recently interviewed on CBC Radio in Canada. It will air on Monday, Sept 27th at 4:35 Mountain Standard Time. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio You might be able to catch it or even listen to it later.
October 8, 2021 at 6:28 am
thanks for listening, Pete – alas, I’m not up to speed with real interviews on my show, nonetheless Darlene’s great writing shines thru 🙂
September 25, 2021 at 2:40 pm
Thank you for sharing your story of becoming an adult with us. So glad for you that you found an adoptive family that was so kind.
September 25, 2021 at 11:20 pm
It was interesting to read/hear about Da-Al’s experience of becoming an adult. I like how she tied it in with my writing of children’s books that adults enjoy too.
September 26, 2021 at 1:43 am
Dear Darlene, looks like I read more clearly in the morning. Sorry for my confusion last night.
September 26, 2021 at 2:57 am
thanks so much for being a guest, Darlene! btw, for anyone who wants to hear it as a podcast, they can go here (which you can reblog later too if you want, Darlene): https://wp.me/p6OZAy-1kTN
September 26, 2021 at 12:03 pm
Darlene, this is fabulous!!
September 27, 2021 at 2:57 am
Great to read Da-Al’s. It made me reflect on my own road to adulthood. Often hard to pin down! Great tie in to stories and fiction.
September 30, 2021 at 6:07 pm
It was a great tie-in. We all enter adulthood in a different way, some of us are still trying to enter. xo
September 28, 2021 at 11:06 pm
Heading over to read the rest!
September 30, 2021 at 8:03 am
Darlene I enjoyed reading about why you like writing for the age group.. that they are sponges. Also how wonderful it was that you had a teacher who taught so creatively about other countries. I wonder if she would have ever dreamed of the impact she was making?
September 30, 2021 at 6:08 pm
I often wonder about that too. I´m so glad I was able to connect with her and let her know the difference she made for me.
October 8, 2021 at 6:31 am
Sue, great point — I love how we can impact ways we might never know of, yet we’re lucky for the encounters
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September 25, 2021 at 3:05 am
Always an exciting event–launching children into college. Sounds like you-all had fun!
September 25, 2021 at 3:49 am
Often bittersweet for most parents.
September 25, 2021 at 7:12 am
It is usually sad until they come home at Thanksgiving and then you remember…. After the holiday is over you wave good bye with a big smile on your face.
October 8, 2021 at 6:26 am
yes, Jacqui, it was fun — & yes, Darlene, my friends seemed a bit conflicted — & Bernadette, I hope that’ll be the case 🙂