What is YA? What are the defining characteristics of a YA novel? Is what you're writing YA or not? I'll tackle the definition of YA and offer some perspective on it as a marketing category, to hopefully help viewers/writers nail down exactly what they're writing.

I'll say that definitions of YA do vary, with different people expressing their thoughts on it as a marketing category differently. Thus, this video reflects what I think YA is, with a few concrete definitions, and then a few "as I see it" observations. YMMV.

If you're curious about YA vs. MG, I do cover the differences briefly.

Also while YA is marketing category, I still call it a genre ALL THE TIME, including in this video. Whoops.

Something I didn't cover in the video (b/c I didn't want to get negative): YA is NOT DUMBED DOWN. It's not easier to write.

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