YA Writers and Readers discussion

Welcome Sam!!

Welcome to the group Terri, Ian, and Sam :)

Hi everyone! So nice to meet you all :) I'm Natasha, a YA reader and writer from the UK - my debut novel THE ELITES comes out this September from Hot Key (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...). I'm also a fashion blogger (http://girlinthelens.com/) and social media consultant outside of writing.

My favourite books include the Delirium trilogy, every Harry Potter, the Mortal Engines series, The Fault in Our Stars, The Edge Chronicles, The Book Thief, and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series.

I love a good YA urban fantasy or sci-fi, and everything I write is either of those :) I'm always open to a good contemporary though - love a fun, easy summer read!

Currently reading Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, and it is awesome.
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Welcome to the group Natasha :)

Thanks!! x

Hi, I'm Emily from Boston and this may be a dumb question, but how do you post the book covers in a comment?

Emily wrote: "Hi, I'm Emily from Boston and this may be a dumb question, but how do you post the book covers in a comment?"

You click the "Add book/author" button that's over the comment box, and make sure at the bottom the "cover" box is the one clicked and then you just type in the name of the book, and click "add" on the book you're looking for so that it'll show up in the comments :)

Emily wrote: "Hi, I'm Emily from Boston and this may be a dumb question, but how do you post the book covers in a comment?"

Not a dumb question, I had to ask around myself to find out!! I'm from Massachusetts myself so welcome :) !!!

Hi,

I'm Nicola, a YA reader & writer, in Melbourne, OZ.

Got hooked on YA a few years ago (favourites include Personal Demons by Lisa Desrocher, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series, Shade by Jeri-Smith Ready, Meridian by Amber Kizer...ok, I could go on forever!)

My YA debut is releasing in August, Banish (supernatural thriller) with Harlequin Teen. in 3 words? Wicca, spirits, murder!



And I'm still swooning because L.J. Smith read and loved it!

Great to be here :)

Welcome to the group Nicola!!!

Thanks so much, Kathy.

I feel a bit slack, as have had the invite for ages!

Between deadlines and kids and life, I need to make time to check my groups and stuff more often :)

Nicola wrote: "Thanks so much, Kathy.

I feel a bit slack, as have had the invite for ages!

Between deadlines and kids and life, I need to make time to check my groups and stuff more often :)"

Hey life gets in the way, what are you gonna do? :)

Kathy wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Thanks so much, Kathy.

I feel a bit slack, as have had the invite for ages!

Between deadlines and kids and life, I need to make time to check my groups and stuff more often :)"

He..."

Go a little nuts? ;)

haha True.

Hi everyone! My name is Jalyn (pronounced Juh-lin not Jay-lin) and I'm a stay-at-home-mom :) I was invited to this group by Morgan (thanks Morgan!).

My favorite genres are: YA, Paranormal, Dystopian

My favorite big baddies are: Zombies!

My favorite book series are: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Gemma Doyle, Divergent Trilogy (well, at least the two that are out so far), Twilight, Chocolate Lovers, Lunar Chronicles, the Caster Chronicles, Stephanie Plum, and I've only read the first book, but I'm adding The White Rabbit Chronicles :)

My favorite book boyfriends are: Cole from The White Rabbit Chronicles, Daemon from The Lux, Edward from Twilight

My favorite TV shows are: How I Met Your Mother, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Bones

My favorite color is: Pink

My favorite food is: Ice Cream

Welcome to the group Jalyn!! :)

I'm Cherie :) I'm 19.

My favorite genres are science fiction, fantasy, young adult, dystopian, science, and horror.

As for favorite authors I don't particularly have one... I enjoy many different authors and styles of writing.. Some with the most memorable writing styles in my opinion are Jk Rowling, kurt vonnegut, George r.r Martin, Barbara kingsolver, and so on..

My favorite books are Harry potter, the cats cradle, the poisonwood bible, A song of ice and fire, the hunger games, percy Jackson, etc.

Other random facts: I am a huge science lover and am currently in college as a biology major in pursuit of a career as a high school biology teacher.... I'm a marathon runner... I enjoy rock music... I'm an atheist... And my favorite color is green.

I see some have mentioned their book boyfriends :P mine are Tobias (divergent), Cam (Unwholly), Leo (Heroes of Olympus), Jon (a song of ice and fire), Oliver wood ;) (Harry potter), Minho (maze runner).... I'm certain that I'm forgetting some. (I'm sorry my loves!)

Cherie wrote: "I see some have mentioned their book boyfriends :P mine are Tobias (divergent), Cam (Unwholly), Leo (Heroes of Olympus), Jon (a song of ice and fire), Oliver wood ;) (Harry potter), Minho (maze run..."

That is a great list of book boyfriends!! Welcome to the group!!

Jalyn wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Jalyn (pronounced Juh-lin not Jay-lin) and I'm a stay-at-home-mom :) I was invited to this group by Morgan (thanks Morgan!).

My favorite genres are: YA, Paranormal, Dystopi..."

Edward from Twilight is my favourite book boyfriend.
I'm always interested to see such a divided opinion between Edward and Jacob.
For me, it was clear from the start, Team Edward all the way :)

Hi everyone, I already introduced myself here but I just wanted to let you know that I have a youtube channel that I do book reviews on. If you are interested in watching reviews instead of reading them my channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/EmmaLee192

Hi I'm Valencia!!! I'm a mod over at the Young Adult Enthusiasts group. I love writing and reading (duh that's why I'm here!) My favorite things to write are poetry and short stories about faith, love, and life. My favorite authors are Rick Riordan, Ally Carter, and Brian Jacques. I'd love it if some of you would consider reading and critiquing some of my (very) short works!! Here's a link to my writing: http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/6...

Welcome to the group Valencia :)

Thanks :)

Hello everyone! Nice to meet you! My name is Alison F Prince and I'm an avid YA reader and author. My YA paranormal novel, In Shadows of Magic, was recently released and I'm so excited.

I look forward to enjoying conversations with other YA enthusiasts! :-)

Alison In Shadows of Magic

Nice to have you in the group Alison!!

hi I'm joycedale. I'm still learning how to work this app lol. I love cooking and music. I won't read a series until its done. I saw ppl metion their book bf's mine are tamani (wings series) and cam (fallen series) I have a thing for black hair and green eyes lol

Hey, I'm Regan. I love reading YA books about real life problems. I'm not really interested in paranormal. But, I'm open for discussions about any books, and recommendations. And I'd love to talk to people that like/read similar books. I write too, and I'm going to try and get published this year! (this is gonna go well D: haha)

WELCOME Regan!!!! And I hope it works out publishing your book :)!

Aw thank you :)

Hi everyone!

My name is Tiffany.

Favorite authors: Wendy Higgins, Shelly Crane, J.A Redmerski, Amy A. Bartol, Suzanne Collins, Paige Weaver, Jessica Sorensen, Abbi Glines.

Favorite books: Promise Me Darkness, Sweet Evil, Fallen Too Far, The Host, Incendiary, The Edge Of Never, Significance, The Fallen Star, Existence.

Favorite colors: purple and blue.

Favorite place: anywhere where I can read! :-)

Welcome to the group Tiffany ^^

Hi there everyone, my name is Cae Skye, I'm pretty much just obsessed with writing and reading YA, usually paranormal/fantasy and romance. :)
I'm currently reading The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater, and loving it! My favourite books are, the skulduggery pleasant series (they're amazing) The Mortal Instruments, and Infernal Devices, the Beautiful Creatures novel, The Fallen novels, and the Divergent trilogy, as well as a whole lot of other stuff I'm positive I left out.
I hope that I can make some new friends in here!

Welcome Cae!!

Morgan wrote: "Welcome to the group Tiffany ^^"

Thanks! :)

Hello everybody!
I'm pretty new here and finally have a chance to introduce myself.
I'm Antje and my first middle grade novel was just released with Museitup Publishing in June. You can check it out right here on Goodreads or at various online bookstores.

My favorite authors are: Lots! I read all genre depending on my mood.

My favorite books change all the time, but I have all time favorites like Anne of Green Gables, all Astrid Lindgren books and many classic children books.

My favorite color is green.

The place I live at the moment is Germany.

If you like to find out more, visit me on my website http://www.antjehergt.com/, check out my author page on Facebook or follow me on Twitter @AntjeHergt

Great to get to know you all!
Antje

Darinel Dragonhunter

Thanks for joining :)! Welcome to the group

Hi all! I am the author of three published books, but I finished my first YA novel just this summer. I'm pleased to meet fellow YA readers and writers. I blog about writing and spirituality at Jill Jepson's Blog on Goodreads, and and can also be found at @Jill_Jepson on Twitter and Jill Jepson - Author Page on Facebook.

Welcome to the group Jill :)!

Morgan wrote: "Welcome to the group Jill :)!"

Thanks!

Hi everyone! My name's Alpha. I've always loved reading, and over time I developed a love of writing as well. I write a lot and hope one day to get something published, but as of now I'm only fifteen and I'm not really concentrating on that. I write because I love to write, not for any other reason. Anyway. So I read a wide variety of stuff. Some of my favorite book/book series, not in any particular order:

Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
Percy Jackson & the Olympians, by Rick Riordan
The Seven Realms, by Cinda Williams Chima
Heroes of Olympus, by Rick Riordan
Gone, by Michael Grant
Void, by Rhiannon Lassiter
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
The Heir Chronicles, by Cinda Williams Chima
The Mortal Instruments, by Cassandra Clare
Warriors, by Erin Hunter
The Homelanders, by Andrew Klavan
Slammed, by Colleen Hoover
Legend, by Marie Lu

I should probably stop. I could go on and on but I'd be boring y'all.

Favorite tv shows? Hmmm....I was a big fan of Nickelodeon's Victorious but that ended...and I really loved Disney's The Suite Life on Deck and that's over too...ABC's Pretty Little Liars is pretty cool though I haven't watched much of it...I also like Disney's Austin & Ally, Shake it Up...and that's about it I think. Oh, and X Factor though I'm not sure if that gets classified under this. And the Ellen Show. Ellen is hilarious.

Favorite movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Lion King (I'm not ashamed to say it)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Hunger Games

I'm not big on movies and tv shows, really. I usually do watch book-to-movie adaptations if I love the books, though.

Favorite singer/celebrity: Demi Lovato!

Anywho, this group looks like fun!

Ѧlpha wrote: "Hi everyone! My name's Alpha. I've always loved reading, and over time I developed a love of writing as well. I write a lot and hope one day to get something published, but as of now I'm only fifte..."

Hi Alpha! What a wonderful reading list. I'm really glad to hear you want to be a writer, and I think it's perfect that you write because you love to write. That's the best reason! I'm a writer, and I teach writing at a college, so I like knowing about young people who want to be writers. It's nice to meet you!

Hey Jill! Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm absolutely crazy about books, you see, I owe that to my mom. She's the one who got me hooked on books when I was really young. I've got such a wild imagination, and I love putting that on paper when I'm writing. And are you really? Maybe I could read some of your books?

Ѧlpha wrote: "Hey Jill! Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm absolutely crazy about books, you see, I owe that to my mom. She's the one who got me hooked on books when I was really young. I've got such a wild imagin..."

Yes, I am really. I have three books published and a bunch of articles, although my books so far are all rather academic and serious. I will have a fantasy novel coming out before long. How about I send you the link when it's published?

Jill

That'd be great! I'll be sure to check out your writing. I'm always on the hunt for another good book! ^^

Ѧlpha wrote: "That'd be great! I'll be sure to check out your writing. I'm always on the hunt for another good book! ^^"

Great!

:)

Hi! My name is Camy Tang, and I'm a writer. I hope to write a YA in the coming year. I absolutely love reading YA fiction--dystopian is my fav but I also love paranormal and speculative. I unashamedly loved the Twilight series, which is what got me started reading YA fiction. I've been working with my church youth group for almost 17 years and strangely, they don't think I'm too weird. :) Nice to meet everyone!

Welcome to the group Camy :)

Thanks Kathy!