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[Ivy]

Hi !!!

[Evie]

Ela wrote: "Hi, everyone! I'm Ela, and I'm really happy to be part of this club!"

Hi there Ela! It's nice to meet you! So are you a fan of Maggie Stiefvater? I noticed you had the Forever cover on your icon... :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi I'm Travis and i just joined!!!

[[deleted user]]

@Evie YES!!! I am a huge fan! She just accepted my friend request here on Goodreads! "Forever" is my favorite book by her, so that's why it's my profile picture!

And hi Travis! Welcome! I'm new here, too. And I love your profile picture!

[[deleted user]]

I am alan

[Tanesha]

Hi everyone..I m Tanesha from India i like to read romantic novels though i dont get much time for same but still wenever i find time i try to..i love to meet people and know more about them..i wish to make sum good friends here.

[D.D. Chant]

Hi A.L.!
Hi Ela!
Hi Travis!
Hi Alan!
Hi Tanesha!

Welcome everyone! What sort of books do you read?

[Evie]

Ela wrote: "@Evie YES!!! I am a huge fan! She just accepted my friend request here on Goodreads! "Forever" is my favorite book by her, so that's why it's my profile picture!

And hi Travis! Welcome! I'm new ..."

So the series ended good? I've read the first 2 and actually have Forever but I'm scared to read it! Ha! It doesn't end awful or sad does it? Do you mind me asking? :)

[nightlyreadingheather]

Hi Alan & Tanesha!

[[deleted user]]

@Evie "Forever" was actually my favorite book in the series. And yes, it ended great! I was scared to read it as well, but it is definetly worth it. But, just to warn you, I cried in the end, and while reading the author's not in the back of the book. "Forever" is definetly worth the risk of reading :) :) :)

[Epic Reads]

HELLO GUYS!!! MY NAME REAL NAME IS SAMANTHA AND PPL CALL ME CARROT-TOP B/C OF MY RED HAIR AND GREEN EYES LOL

IM 16 AND I <333 TO READ ALL KINDS OF BOOKS ESPECIALLY YA

<3

[D.D. Chant]

Hi Lynna!

Hi Samantha!

I'm DeeDee, nice to meet you!

[Evie]

iCreate wrote: "HELLO GUYS!!! MY NAME REAL NAME IS SAMANTHA AND PPL CALL ME CARROT-TOP B/C OF MY RED HAIR AND GREEN EYES LOL

IM 16 AND I <333 TO READ ALL KINDS OF BOOKS ESPECIALLY YA

<3"
Hello there Samantha/Carrot Top! I like your nickname! Lol I have dark hair and eyes, not exactly nickname material...lol :)
So what are some of your favorite books?
I'm 16 too and absolutely love YA books!

[Evie]

Lynna wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am Lynna. I am not a teenager any more, but I love reading young adult books, especially fantasy and dystopian science fiction. (I will always love reading these. I've come to think..."

Hi Ms. Lynna! I like your name!
I'm a still a teenager (16) and I thought I'd say hi! That's so neat hat you write books! I do too, they're all YA fantasy or fiction, I think it would be so amazing if I could get published! Are you published? Working on it? Or do you just write for you? I'm sorb of he last one, I mean id LOVE to get paid for it (even if it's not a lot) because it's what I love but I'll always write books no matter if I get published or not. What about you? Can you tell me about any of your books??? :)

[Hiba]

hi, im hiba, i write a book blog and heres what i have to share with all you book lovers.

http://asolitarypassion.blogspot.com

[D.D. Chant]

Hiba wrote: "hi, im hiba, i write a book blog and heres what i have to share with all you book lovers.

http://asolitarypassion.blogspot.com"

Hi Hiba! I'm DeeDee, nice to meet you!

[Evie]

Lynna wrote: "Nice to meet you, too, DeeDee!

Hi Evie! Thank you, I like your name, too. :) It's actually one of my favorite names. I am self-published. It took me some time to decide whether to do this or to go..."

Okay I shall definitely be checking out said website! Your books sound cool! :)
I write about a lot of different things, but they all fit in the YA genre (obviously, being 16 and all) I just finished my latest fantasy book which I'm excited about, it's the beginning of a series set in a fantasy land. I have a couple serieses planned that come off of that series, I have a few modern fantasy stories in the works, I've got some action-y fiction in the works (spies, mafia, thieves, etc.) and some things that I've just made up. My biggest problem is that I have waaay too many ideas and not nearly enough time to write. I blame high school but I'm graduating soon so maybe that'll help...except then there will be college so hmm, maybe not! Ha!
That's so neat that you're trying to make people think with your books, I feel strongly in that way as well. I'm a Christian and where I dont feel like I am personally at a place right now to write something inspirational enough to be labeled Christian Fiction I do like to impart morals in my books. Not like I get all preachy but part of the wonder of books for me is the peace, calmness, and enjoyment I ge from being in their world. At getting that happily ever after. Maybe I'll get one myself but I've still got so much life to live it feels like its forever in coming. See, I have Type 1 juvenile diabetes.
No, it's not the worst thing a 13 year old can be diagnosed with but it's far from easy too. It adds a lot of drama to the life of a girl who never liked drama. But I know God wouldn't give me something like this without a reason so I'm okay with it but it's nice to escape now and then and jus forget about it. Hence my love of stories-reading and tellingthem. And why I so desire that happy ending.
I like that in the span of 400 pages a character's life can seem like it's over and yet still turn out okay. I still don't see how mine is going to work out so the hope of it is what makes me feel better. Morals matter a lot to me in booms and I want to impart them too. Share with my hopefully eventual readers the importance of being strong and good and kind. Letting them know that everyone can handle more than they think they can and that they'll be better people because of it. That everyone makes mistakes but there will always be someone who loves you anyway. That it's okay to be young and just live. That it's okay that it's hard right now because if won't always be.
That's what I want people to walk away from my books knowing. That there's still the option of that perfect ending, if we persevere and so choose it. God didn't give anyone anything they couldn't handle and stories of triaumph and happy endings are good for everyone.
So now that I ranted for way too long (do parson me, it's midnight and I'm not the best night person and tend to ramble upon becoming sleepy)
Tell me what you like to read?! What inspired you to start writing? What authors are your favorites? What impacts you as a writer? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to but I'm always so curious about older, wiser writers and just people! Sure you're not that much older than me but you've still lives longer and I've yet to meet someone who didn't teach me something so if you wanted to share I'd love to listen! (or read I suppose...lol) :)

[Cindy]

Hi everyone im Cindy Zambrano. Im addicted to reading and buying books i just cant get enough. Oh and i always have to have a book with me in case i get a chance to read i take it LOL. I have too many favorite books and authors i wouldnt be able to just pick one :)

[D.D. Chant]

Cindy wrote: "Hi everyone im Cindy Zambrano. Im addicted to reading and buying books i just cant get enough. Oh and i always have to have a book with me in case i get a chance to read i take it LOL. I have too m..."

Hi Cindy! I'm DeeDee, nice to meet you!

What genres do you like best?

[Evie]

Cindy wrote: "Hi everyone im Cindy Zambrano. Im addicted to reading and buying books i just cant get enough. Oh and i always have to have a book with me in case i get a chance to read i take it LOL. I have too m..."

You have a cool last name! Mine's "Dark" Evie Dark. A little oxymoronic since Evie means "light" and all...Lol weird right?
You sound like me. It's unheard of for me not to have a book and I love SOOOOO many of them! Lol
Tell me some of the books you do like?! :)

[Inati]

Hi, I'm Izzy and I have serious OBD (Obsessive Book Disorder) I always have SOMETHING out of the library, and I love any good book I can get my hands on!!!

[[deleted user]]

Hi Izzy, Cindy, and Lynna! Nice to have you join us! Welcome!

[[deleted user]]

Hi Amber!!!

[Shelbi]

Hello, my name is Shelbi (with an i, spell it right please). I allways have my nose in a book and its kinda hard to seperate it from me! :) My favorite series is the house of night books by P.C. Cast + Kristen Cast! :)

[[deleted user]]

HI Shelbi!!!

[A.L.]

Good evening everyone,

I am very excited to tell you all that the first installment in my new EVE series comes out tomorrow, Essence. It's YA fiction under the genre of Romance/Time Travel/Science Fiction. I would truly appreciate it if you would add it to the list for November. Please check out the synopsis and reviews on my author profile.

Thanks,
A.L. Waddington

[Shelbi]

:)

[[deleted user]]

A.L. wrote: "Good evening everyone,

I am very excited to tell you all that the first installment in my new EVE series comes out tomorrow, Essence. It's YA fiction under the genre of Romance/Time Travel/Science..."

Oh wow! That sound so much like something I would want to read! I am going to look it up right now and add it to my 'To-Read' shelves! Thanks for the information!

P.S.
Can I friend you?

[Rohit]

Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Following is the synopsis:

When four childhood friends accidentally kill a school bully, their friendship dies, but decades later, when they confront their unspeakable sin, friendship is their only hope for redemption.

In a small Indian town with a violent history of religious tensions, twelve-year-old best friends Dev, Avi, Anita and Jeet are growing up like grass on a sidewalk – neglected and uncared for by their families. The bullies led by Bappa and a school teacher torment them relentlessly. When a bomb explodes in front of a mosque, a bloody riot erupts and the four friends are trapped. Bappa is on the verge of killing Dev when the four friends suffocate him to death.

They make a pact of silence – never meet each other again and never talk about the bully’s death. Forever haunted by guilt, they drift apart. Twenty years later, an unknown man sends them a message – it is time for atonement. They return to the town as strangers to each other, blaming their childhood friendship, wishing they had never met. When Avi is assaulted and beaten close to death, they realize the old hatreds are still alive in the town. The four friends have nothing but their forgotten friendship to save themselves.
Rohit GoreA Darker Dawn

[D.D. Chant]

Hi Rohit! I'm DeeDee, welcome to the group!

[Rohit]

D.d. wrote: "Hi Rohit! I'm DeeDee, welcome to the group!"

Hi DeeDee! Many thanks :-)

[[deleted user]]

Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Following is the ..."

Really?! Wow, that sounds like my kind of book! I'm going to add it to my 'To-Read' shelve right now! And, by the way, welcome to the Young Adult Book Club! It's nice to have you join us!!!!!!!

p.s.
How do you publish a book anyways? I mean, besides the obvious of going to a publisher and stuff. What do you have to do before you go to the publisher??????

[Alexa]

Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Following is the ..."

It sounds good!

[Sarah]

HI all. I am Sarah. I am a StarKid, Gleek, Reader,and Potterhead among other things. I am in choir, my school's musical, are a black belt in tae kwon do, and I swim. I am a nerd. Random things about me.....hmmm...I have met Tom Felton, going to SPACE, and I love Darren Criss. My favorite books are probably Wait! No Paint!, the Wolves of Mercy Falls series, the Harry Potter series, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, stuff like that. I love I Am Number Four! If you want to know anything more about me just message me or check out my profile(if you can...??). Anyway, love all of you and your totally awesomeness :D

[Sarah]

Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Following is the ..."

That sounds quite good! I will have to find a copy and read it soon!! :)

[Jay]

Hey everyone! my name is Juhina, im a HUGEEE fan of harry potter. That's what actually got me into reading 11 years ago. Favorite books now: Harry potter, Twilight, shout down the moon, The host, The rescue by nicholas sparks, Anna and the french kiss.

I totally love contemporary YA, but now im getting more into paranormal and dystopian.

I just started a new blog =), u can check from my profile.

[Mariana]

hey everyone :D

[[deleted user]]

Juhina wrote: "Hey everyone! my name is Juhina, im a HUGEEE fan of harry potter. That's what actually got me into reading 11 years ago. Favorite books now: Harry potter, Twilight, shout down the moon, The host, T..."

OMG! I am a huge fan of "The Twilight Saga"! And "The Host" is my favorite book in the whole wide world!!!

[[deleted user]]

Not a gan of twilight. I like harry potter and the hunger games though.

[Sarah]

Abby (Aka, the Hogwarts Pitbull) wrote: "Not a gan of twilight. I like harry potter and the hunger games though."

same,same. But I hated the ending of The Hunger Games with a burning passion. I dropped the series after the first book. I did not think it was any good. I don't like the story at all. But my buddy HP is TOTALLY AWESOME!

[Jay]

Ela wrote: "Juhina wrote: "Hey everyone! my name is Juhina, im a HUGEEE fan of harry potter. That's what actually got me into reading 11 years ago. Favorite books now: Harry potter, Twilight, shout down the mo..."

I LOVE the host SO MUCH, its always overshadowed by twilight but its an AMAZING book <3

[Evie]

Sarah wrote: "HI all. I am Sarah. I am a StarKid, Gleek, Reader,and Potterhead among other things. I am in choir, my school's musical, are a black belt in tae kwon do, and I swim. I am a nerd. Random things abou..."

Hey Sarah! I'm Evie, it's nice to meet you! You sound really cool!
I'm a bit of a nerd myself I suppose. I horseback ride, run, do traditional archery, write books and poems, read books and poems, and am also a type 1 diabetic which always makes life interesting. Lol
Yes, I shall definitely check out your profile! But I'm doing this from my phone at midnight so I'll have to do it tomorrow off he computer! Ha!
That's so cool that you can do martial arts. I wish I woulve learned when I was younger. I'm 16 now and it just seems like it would be weird for me to start so late. Especially since I don't actually know anyone who does it I've just always thought it sounded neat.
Do you swim competitively?
Did you mean that you've gone to space?
So I Am number Four is good? I really liked the movie and keep meaning to read the book. It's in my TBR pile. :) lol
Hole you're having an awesome night! :)
-Evie

[Rohit]

Ela wrote: "Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Fol..."

Many thanks, Ela! :-)

It should be available on Amazon in a few days now. Will keep you posted.

Well, to answer your other question about publishing, I believe the best approach is to get signed up by a good publishing agent. If you have a bigname agent, your chances of getting a great deal improve a lot.

I queried, believe me, I am not exaggerating, 900 agents :-). I was actually very surprised that a number of agents wanted to read my novel. Although most of them ultimately rejected it, but some of them did give me good feedback. I kept on improving the novel and one day, an agent signed me up. He sold it to India's biggest trade publisher.

It took avery long time, more than a year, in fact. But at least it got published!

[Rohit]

Alexa wrote: "Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Fol..."

Many thanks, Alexa! Will keep you posted once it is on Amazon. It should be in a few days now...

[Rohit]

Sarah wrote: "Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belongs to YA. Followi..."

Many thanks, Sarah :-). It should be on Amazon in a few days now and will keep you posted!

[nightlyreadingheather]

Hi everyone and Welcome to YABC!!!

[Rosa]

Hi everyone! My name is Rosy, I'm a junior in high school, and I've always been obsessed with reading. My favorite authors are J.K. Rowling, Jaclyn Moriarty, Elizabeth Enright, Suzanne Collins, and Melina Marchetta, to name a few. I've done ballet since I was 4, and I've recently gotten into gymnastics. I also enjoy swimming, traveling, names, taking pictures, eating, and ice skating. :)

[Sarah]

Rosy wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Rosy, I'm a junior in high school, and I've always been obsessed with reading. My favorite authors are J.K. Rowling, Jaclyn Moriarty, Elizabeth Enright, Suzanne Collins, and..."

Awesome! Hi!

[[deleted user]]

Rohit wrote: "Ela wrote: "Rohit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author based in India. My second novel entitled, A DARKER DAWN was recently released by one of the largest trade publishers of India.

It belong..."

Hey, thanks for the information! 900 agents? Wow! I've been writing since March and I hav a little over 200 pages and I'm about two-thirds done. I really want to get it published, so thanks so much!

[[deleted user]]

Hi Kyle!