With the success of the Hunger Games movie, and the resultant surge in the sale of the books, we are reminded once again of the dominance of Ditz Lit in the publishing market. Ditz Lit takes many shapes and forms with some of the most popular ones being, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and YA dystopian. The primary defining characteristic of Ditz Lit is the painfully obvious manner in which it elicits emotion from its readers. All characters and situations are made as simple as possible so as to maximize emotional response, especially those of fear and anger. It is ideally tailored for the emotionally over-reactive teen reader. Ditz Lit has always been with us and has always been a large and lucrative market. What's changed recently has been the takeover of this sector by the teenage consumer. Success in this genre is now most easily achieved by reflecting a teen worldview, which often involves portraying teens as innocent victims and adults as merciless villains. There is ...