"Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, 'Give me a challenge and I'll meet it with joy.' They had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us..." ~from Ronald Reagan's speech after the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster
A big thanks to Charity, who not only recommended some YA authors for me the other day, but suggested I do some Googling of YA debut authors, to find out what's selling. Let me tell you - there's a lot of them out there! There was even an article in the latest Romance Writers' Report about what you should think about when considering whether or not to attempt YA. It's definitely the hot genre right now - whether or not I'll produce anything worthwhile in it remains to be seen :)
And, just because I think it's cool, here are some random notes about this day in history:
1595 - William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed.
1845 - Edgar Allen Poe's "Raven" 1st published (NYC)
1896 - Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
1916 - 1st bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place
1919 - Secretary of state proclaims 18th amendment (prohibition)
1936 - 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson
1951 - Liz Taylor's 1st divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr)
1958 - Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward wed
1966 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
1983 - 40th Golden Globes: Gandhi, ET & Tootsie win
1990 - Exxon Valdez capt Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill
Finally, yesterday in history, Jan 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle exploded during liftoff. That is one of those moments you remember exactly where you were when you heard, I think. I was a freshman in high school, standing in our guidance office, when an upperclassman walked in and said, "Hey, that teacher going into space just blew up." I'll never forget it.
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I'll never forget it either. It was so heartbreaking. Our daughters were at a dance class when I heard the sad news. Later, I read that the young daughter of teacher, Christa McAuliffe, had told her mother not to go in the space shuttle.
Good luck with writing the YA novel if you decide to go in that direction.
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