Getting to Know Yesenia Vargas

Getting to Know Yesenia Vargas

Yesenia Vargas is the author of several sweet young adult romance books. Her love for writing stories was born from her love of reading and books. She has her third grade teacher to thank for that. In addition to writing and reading, she spends her time hanging out with her family and binge-watching Netflix. In 2013, she graduated from the University of Georgia, the first in her family to go to college. Yesenia lives in Georgia with her husband and two precious little girls.

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If I Knew Then What I Know Now About Writing

If I Knew Then What I Know Now About Writing

When you first set out to write a novel, it’s scary and exciting and the words flow faster than you can type. But sooner or later, you’ll hit a wall and the gushing flow will become a slow drip that slowly drives you crazy. Or maybe that’s just me.

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Getting to Know Amalie Jahn

Getting to Know Amalie Jahn

USA Today Bestselling author Amalie Jahn is the recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval and the Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal for her debut novel, The Clay Lion. Her latest novel, The Next to Last Mistake, is a character-driven YA contemporary about cows, the power of female friendships, and finding your place in the world. She is a contributing blogger to the Huffington Post and Southern Writers Magazine, as well as a finalist in the 2015 Kindle Book Awards. A TED speaker, human rights advocate, and active promoter of kindness, she lives in North Carolina with her husband, two children, and three extremely overfed cats.

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YA Scavenger Hunt featuring Dorothy Dreyer

YA Scavenger Hunt featuring Dorothy Dreyer

At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize—one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 120 hours! (That’s this Sunday!)

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Getting to Know Linda Budzinski

Getting to Know Linda Budzinski

Linda is the author of four young adult novels, The Boyfriend Whisperer 2.0, The Boyfriend Whisperer, Em & Em, The Funeral Singer. When she’s not writing, she works in nonprofit communications and outreach. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, Joe, and their crazy pup, JoJo, and is active with her church youth group. She’s a sucker for romance and reality TV and has been known to turn off her phone’s ringer when watching “The Bachelor.” Her favorite flower is the daisy, her favorite food is chocolate, and her favorite song is “Amazing Grace.”

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Getting to Know Kat Colmer

Getting to Know Kat Colmer

Kat Colmer is a Sydney-based young adult author and teacher librarian who writes coming-of-age stories with humour and heart. The recipient of several writing awards, her debut novel The Third Kiss (Entangled Teen) won the On the Far Side contest for best Young Adult Paranormal Romance. Kat has a Diploma in Education and Masters in Teacher Librarianship and loves working with teens. Her second novel Can’t Beat the Chemistry (Rhiza Edge) comes out 20 April 2019.

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Finding Inspiration in Nature

Finding Inspiration in Nature

Nature and water have always inspired me. There’s something about being outside that wakes me up and makes me feel alive. And if I can be near a large body of water, even better. The sound of the waves crashing calms me like nothing else—even in the midst of a raging storm. I was born …

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The Benefit of a Writing Playlist

The Benefit of a Writing Playlist

This novel, my ninth, is darker and more emotional than anything else I’ve written and I realized I needed help tapping into that part of my brain. So during a road trip over Thanksgiving when we listened to A LOT of music, I jotted down songs that fit the mood of this book.

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Getting to Know Patrick Hodges

Getting to Know Patrick Hodges

Patrick and I met when I was invited to join a very small writing group that he runs on Facebook. There are fewer than 100 members, which really gives everyone a chance to know each other, and I love how diverse and supportive it is. He’s also an AMAZING proofreader and has caught I don’t want to say how many errors in my already published books. Now I have him read in advance to save me from embarrassment!

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