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Ohmigosh! This seriously helped me. I'm kinda writing, just notes at the moment, but I hope to be an author when I grow up. This really helped me figure out how to set up the plot for the emotions and the storyline.
Thanks Jessica.
From Courtney

Firstly I want to so thank you so much for an amazing insight into your novels. Not many authors are so open with the writtinng, and it's special for us reader to see how you have created characters & their stories.
Personally I find the emotional side just as important as the story itself. To be able to feel what the characters are going through and believe their emotions are real, it's what make a story work in my view. If I can't connect with characters on an emotional level, the story just feels flat and lifeless. Emotions effect every part of a story; how characters react to situations & other people - it can easily change how I feel a about a character and therefore the entire story.
It's one of the things I love most about your books - the emotions & reactions, especially by Violet are so strong & realistic. It just makes the story that much stronger!
Amy xx

I really could see during the books the build up and confusion between emotion, especially when Violet is wondering about her feelings for the two guys in Embrace. As the series goes ..."
Hi Renee,
Thanks for your great feedback. I'm so glad to read that you feel the emotional plot ran strong throughout the books! And as for the romance - well, I love that side of things too.
Thanks for all you kind words and support!
Chat soon,
Jess xx

Ohmigosh! This seriously helped me. I'm kinda writing, just notes at the moment, but I hope to be an author when I grow up. This really helped me figure out how to set up the plot for..."
Hi Courtney,
So glad this has helped you. It is great that you are writing (there is no kinda about it!). Every piece you write, if it is a short story, a chapter, even a scene that you have really worked on and put into words is fantastic. That's the only way to do it.
It is always interesting seeing the different ways writers approach their storytelling. For me, I'm still discovering new ways to go about writing different scenes and characters. That's the beauty of writing, you can always learn. xx

Firstly I want to so thank you so much for an amazing insight into your novels. Not many authors are so open with the writtinng, and it's special for us reader to see how you have crea..."
Hi Amy,
You're very welcome. It is really important to me to be able to share these insights along the way where I can.
I agree with you completely. The emotional side of the story is key. Feeling what the characters feel is what brings the reader into the story and invites them to be part of it. If I can't connect with the characters, the story is bound to fall flat for me.
Thanks so much for your kind words about Violet. I'm so glad you find her to be a strong and realistic character! *throws confetti*
Jess xx

I liked what you said about why you enjoy YA so much, I'm 34 and not a young adult at all anymore. :) I still enjoy the genre so much, I think that is what it is for me, the characters are experiencing something for the first time so it's new, exciting, scary, and devastating. Time hasn't had a chance to wear at you so in YA it's different.

At 33, almost 34 years old I LOVE YA. I adore the emotional side of your Violet Eden chapters it's what draws me to them soooo much. I LOVE that the emotional side of all your characters & the actual story don't match up perfectly. Violet dosn't always react in the best way, she makes mistakes, she sometimes takes the long road (I say long instead of wrong,as I feel like the road taken is what Violet needed to take in order to get to the right place in the end) She sometimes say's the wrong things. It's what makes the story so Believable and so Lovable.
I too Laugh out loud and Cry whilst reading the books. (Usually while our children are at dancing) I get the odd stares from passers by and I don't care. I am sooooo happy to be so cought up in Violet's world I feel like I'm there watching it all happen right before my eyes and I LOVE IT! :D

I liked what you said abo..."
Hi Stephenie. Thanks for your awesome comment. At 33 yrs myself, I totally agree. The genre now borders closely with older fiction - really a lot has just become urban fantasy in general. But giving the big stories to younger characters allows for those precious firsts that are so great to read! Hope you enjoy embrace. :)

At 33, almost 34 years old I LOVE YA. I adore the emotional side of your Violet Eden chapters it's what draws me to them soooo much. I LOVE that the emotional sid..."
Hi Allison. Thanks so much - your comments gave me a big smile! It is so great to hear such a great response. In fact, it's the best! And you are right, Violet makes her fair share of mistakes. But it's all part of being 17 and learning on the go. So funny that you have been reading the books at your children's dance class - I often take a bundle of editing to my girl's ballet class! xx
I really could see during the books the build up and confusion between emotion, especially when Violet is wondering about her feelings for the two guys in Embrace. As the series goes on, the emotion plays a big part in the storyline, people connect to the stories by reading what the characters go through. Whether jealousy, love, heartbreak, choices and loyalties. I know that the romance is one of the reasons that I personally love the Violet Eden Chapters, but I also love how Violet has to make HUGE choices that will affect her life and with that, maybe affect others' lives.
P.S I really love the emotional parts, I cry and laugh out loud and then people probably think that I'm crazy!
I love your books sooo much Jessica!
From Renee