tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316104666482960522.post7796959082357531808..comments2023-06-24T01:46:13.044-07:00Comments on somewhere in the middle: She's Crafty: Jeopardizing Children in Middle Grade Novels---HUGE No-nobfavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316104666482960522.post-80364867146698139332013-07-10T21:27:26.641-07:002013-07-10T21:27:26.641-07:00John, I couldn't agree more! I think as a whol...John, I couldn't agree more! I think as a whole we overprotect our children...and I have 5. I don't think it is the publishers controlling our creative power, it is the lawyers. If people would be accountable for their own children and actions instead of looking to place blame and collect large sums of money, I think my characters could stay on the roof. All the same, as a writer, I would hate to hear if a child fell off a roof because they read my story and wanted to do the same---kind of like the movie Inception. (Which is not the best example, I just love the movie.)bfavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316104666482960522.post-1694247340252567322013-07-10T09:31:45.338-07:002013-07-10T09:31:45.338-07:00But...the risk is the fun of it. I wonder when pro...But...the risk is the fun of it. I wonder when protecting our children becomes overprotection. Last night I watched my 7 year old grandson play baseball; he was the pitcher. His mom confided, "I never get scared when he's in the outfield or when he's batting, but it scares me when he pitches." She still lets him pitch. Do publishers have too much control, Brooke?John Paul McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426192694972130205noreply@blogger.com