Teen Hates Teen Lit Writing Mom


      Sorry teen lit writers.  I know you have imagined how great your life will be when you become a famous author.  You will be receiving praise from educators for understanding all the inner-workings of teenage life.   You will be speaking at a-list events with your teen nodding in agreement with every amazing quip you make.  Your kids will be in heaven hanging with Robert Pattinson (or insert other favorite hottie).   

Flash Fiction
     Too bad your teenager is going to think you suck.  You writing about teen struggle and romance means one of two things:
1. You have been secretly peeking through the window at the goings on in the Kia Soul parked in your driveway and are using her as your writing inspiration.  Not cool.
OR
2. You were once a flirty teen in a short skirt having secret crushes and experiencing a growing list of first times, and you are your own writing inspiration.  Ewww.

     Here is a glimpse into your future by way of my 100 word flash fiction submission over on E. B. Pike's Writerlious Blog (btw, you had to use the word "Sunshine.")

      Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.  Sunshine in my eyes makes me seriously pissed off.  If this stupid photo shoot wasn't over soon, I was literally going to die.  My cell had been off for like 20 minutes.  A whole generation of gossip will be dead and gone by the time I catch up.  Mom had totally screwed me over by getting all famous and stuff with her teen lit book, URGENT KISSES.  The only thing that book made we want to do urgently was throw up.  Making out was pretty much ruined forever.

      The good news is your teen's drama over her similarities with your book's seductive siren will be great fodder for your next book, SLUTTIER THAN MY MOM.   That one is going to be a best seller.


*Note - the author does not mean to suggest all teen lit books are focused on steamy relationships.  Just the great ones.*

Comments

  1. Hey, we feed, clothe, protect, guide, and love our children without condition. The least they can do is serve as inspiration for our writing, yes?

    I discovered your blog through Erin's flash fiction competition. Very glad I did. Your posts are a hoot. I am please to count myself as a new subscriber.

    All the best,

    Mike
    www.mikeallegra.com

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  2. I loved this, Lauri! My girls are 23 and 28 now, and actually very supportive (though I've only recently started blogging stories about them - we'll see how it goes over time!) Great piece of flash fiction, too.

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    1. The twenties are cool because that is when you really start to like your mom as a person. Good luck!

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  3. Hilarious! :) Thanks for the laugh!

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  4. You gave me a real chuckle. I can just hear a teen saying those things.

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  5. Funny! And thank you for the link to the Writerlicous blog!

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    1. You made the same mistake I made. It is "writerlious". Think litigious. Not writerlicious like fergie would say. I can't tell you how many times I searched for writerlicious!

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  6. Too funny! Thanks for the laugh, Lauri :)

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  7. When they get in their late 20's then they start to realize they are the age that you were when they first have memories of you...sound confusing. Yeah, living it is too. A bit of an echo chamber.

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