YA Story Analyzer Tool - Page 2

ex_machina · 06-05-2012, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Kats

Yeah, I was wondering if upper YA should be pitched to a higher grade level than 7th as readers are older than this? What grade level scores is everyone else getting? I'm wondering now if mine is too low!

I got 5th grade. Hmmmm.

I think the age is more interesting. I got 13-15 year olds which is really great because that's the book's range.

I think it might be a 'lowest common denominator' sort of thing, maybe?

Kats · 06-05-2012, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ex_machina

I got 5th grade. Hmmmm.

I think the age is more interesting. I got 13-15 year olds which is really great because that's the book's range.

I think it might be a 'lowest common denominator' sort of thing, maybe?

Okay, that makes me feel better.

Channy · 06-05-2012, 05:14 AM

This thing is brilliant. I had a feeling I was a passive writer as it is, but now I know what I should be looking for to fix that. Before I had a handful of ideas and things to look for but now it's given me an entire basket. :3

My first chapter got a Grade level of 7.2 with 63% understandable readability (13-15) year olds. Not very many complex words, but an abundance of -ly adverbs which makes it wordy. It says there's redundancy and wordy writing but doesn't give examples.

Definitely bookmarking this though and will be using it at the end of the first draft.

Stiger05 · 06-05-2012, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ex_machina

I got 5th grade. Hmmmm.

I think the age is more interesting. I got 13-15 year olds which is really great because that's the book's range.

I think it might be a 'lowest common denominator' sort of thing, maybe?

I think so. It judges based on average sentence length and average word length from what I can gather. My WIP got a really low grade level because I have a lot of short sentences. I didn't omit the dialogue though, so I'll have to run it again and see what happens.

storiesinmyhead · 06-06-2012, 01:39 AM

Thanks! This is really helpful.

eternalised · 06-06-2012, 11:36 AM

This is awesome. Thank you so much for linking this tool!

I'm glad to say my YA novel, which I was worrying about that it may not have the right reading level, fits in the 13-15 yo reading category, just what I was aiming at.

And the grade level is 7th great, so 12-13 year old. Just right for YA.

eyeblink · 06-09-2012, 05:51 AM

It certainly seems very useful - thanks. A basic analysis of Partings and Greetings says it should be easily readable for 13-15 year olds, which is ideal as I'm aiming for 14+ in content terms.

CaseyMcG · 06-16-2012, 04:33 AM

Sweet, great post! Thanks! The website had some helpful editing articles in the tips section too. Adding this to my list of writing websites!

Viklit · 06-16-2012, 11:07 PM

Ooh great link, thank you, off to check it out!

06-05-2012, 05:14 AM	#28
Channy Me Gusta Join Date: May 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 218	This thing is brilliant. I had a feeling I was a passive writer as it is, but now I know what I should be looking for to fix that. Before I had a handful of ideas and things to look for but now it's given me an entire basket. :3 My first chapter got a Grade level of 7.2 with 63% understandable readability (13-15) year olds. Not very many complex words, but an abundance of -ly adverbs which makes it wordy. It says there's redundancy and wordy writing but doesn't give examples. Definitely bookmarking this though and will be using it at the end of the first draft. __________________ A New Breed is Awakening~ Hybrids - Round 1 Revisions; sitting to stew in its juices while being read by beta 1.0

06-06-2012, 11:36 AM	#31
eternalised practical experience, FTW Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 385	This is awesome. Thank you so much for linking this tool! I'm glad to say my YA novel, which I was worrying about that it may not have the right reading level, fits in the 13-15 yo reading category, just what I was aiming at. And the grade level is 7th great, so 12-13 year old. Just right for YA. __________________ WIPs: Allegro Academy - Andante: 26k/70k words first draft. Soul Thief: 15k/60k revised. Outlining CampNaNo novel. My debut YA dark fantasy novel, Fractured (Mirrorland #1) is coming September 2013 from InkSpell Publishing. Visit my writing blog.

06-09-2012, 05:51 AM	#32
eyeblink I blink Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Aldershot, UK Posts: 4,273	It certainly seems very useful - thanks. A basic analysis of Partings and Greetings says it should be easily readable for 13-15 year olds, which is ideal as I'm aiming for 14+ in content terms. __________________ "The afterlife is like Aldershot." (from Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel) Works in progress: Partings and Greetings (contemporary 14+ YA novel) - Version 3.0 35,949 words and counting. Short fiction: "Mourning Becomes Me" - 9359 word draft, a likely novella in the making "Treffpunkt" - 2754 word draft Untitled story (collaboration with Fenika) - 1729 words and counting

06-16-2012, 04:33 AM	#33
CaseyMcG figuring it all out Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 86	Sweet, great post! Thanks! The website had some helpful editing articles in the tips section too. Adding this to my list of writing websites! __________________ Ascension [YA Sci-fi] - WIP 3rd draft (13,000/no freaking idea. It's a monster that's taking over and doesn't listen to me anymore...) Watch me Tumble What? It's a writer with a blog? No way... Yep. And she's on Twitter too.

06-16-2012, 11:07 PM	#34
Viklit figuring it all out Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 63	Ooh great link, thank you, off to check it out! __________________ Loves to chat about writing... I blog here I tweet here

06-06-2012, 01:39 AM	#30
storiesinmyhead New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 22	Thanks! This is really helpful.

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