I'm writing a novel that, when I first came up with the idea, I thought would be an adult novel. As I've been writing it, though, I realized that it is more of a YA novel. Here's the thing: the main characters are 18 years old.
I know that the "rules" say that the main characters should not be over 17, but how important is that number, really? I mean, I've sort of come up with a way to make the characters 17 if it was really that important. Still, it would be basically the same story. So...
What I'm asking is: if my story feels like a YA novel but has 18 year old characters, would I be better off: a.) changing the ages to 17, b.) keeping it the same and still calling it YA, or c.) keeping it the same and calling it adult?
Maybe I should also mention that the story is taking place during the summer after high school graduation, where the main characters are living on their own. It's sort of a romance tangled in a thriller.
I'd really appreciate any help, so thanks in advance. Also, this may be my first post but I've been lurking these forums for about a year, so... Hi, I'm Chris.
I know that the "rules" say that the main characters should not be over 17, but how important is that number, really? I mean, I've sort of come up with a way to make the characters 17 if it was really that important. Still, it would be basically the same story. So...
What I'm asking is: if my story feels like a YA novel but has 18 year old characters, would I be better off: a.) changing the ages to 17, b.) keeping it the same and still calling it YA, or c.) keeping it the same and calling it adult?
Maybe I should also mention that the story is taking place during the summer after high school graduation, where the main characters are living on their own. It's sort of a romance tangled in a thriller.
I'd really appreciate any help, so thanks in advance. Also, this may be my first post but I've been lurking these forums for about a year, so... Hi, I'm Chris.