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YA Books to Movies in 2016

There's nothing better than the anticipation of your favorite books heading to the movie theater.

...actually watching the movie is sometimes a letdown, but I digress.

There are a bunch of great YA titles that are headed to the big screen in 2016. (affiliate links below)
The 5th Wave- Release date 1/16/2016. Young adult science fiction novel by author Rick YanceyPride & Prejudice & Zombies- Release date 2/5/2016. By Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-SmithAllegiant: Part 1 - Release date 3/16/201...

Giveaway for a Copy of Mockingjay and a Mockingjay Pin

Are you excited for the release of the Mockingjay Part 2 movie on Friday?

I know I am.  The Hunger Games series holds a place in my heart as my favorite YA book.  I would say it started me on this whole journey of writing my own book.

Through 11/20/15 I am giving away a (affiliate link) Copy of Mockingjay and a Mockingjay Pin to one lucky winner.  Since I am personally doing the shipping I need to make this giveaway for Continental US only and 18+ (if you are under 18, have your...

My Top YA Book Picks This Year

In the last year, I've read about 40 YA titles, mostly Si Fi (ish)/romance type books (but not all). First because that is the type of books, I like and second, I figured I was doing research and needed to get in as many as I could.

There are no books on this list that I didn't find something to like. There were some, I wish ended differently (Alliegent ... you know what you did.).

But this list is not really in any order (although it is on the top, and I think the Hunger Games series will alwa...

How to Write a Novel

Let me be the first to say. I am no expert in writing a novel.

Not yet.

Yes, I have spent the better part of a year penning probably around 100,000 words on my first novel. But it makes me no expert. This is a learning process people.

I still struggle with grammar and commas are my nemesis.

When I first got the idea to write Broken/Beautiful World, I pretty much surprised myself. I never had any inclination to write a novel and even marveled at the people who did.

In college, I was interested in...