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Hannah Rials

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Young Adult, Fantasy

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Hannah Rials is a Maryville, TN native and alumni of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Hannah began writing her first novel at age twelve. Eight years later, the result was debut YA novel Ascension. She is a current graduate student at Bath Spa University's Masters in Creative Writing for Young People, studying how to write the best young adult fiction she can.
When not writing, she's READING, loving on her Corgi buddy, knitting, and traveling all over and as often as possible. ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Hannah Rials Never stop writing. This doesn't mean write every day for a certain amount of time. It means don't give up on your writing. If a story isn't working, …moreNever stop writing. This doesn't mean write every day for a certain amount of time. It means don't give up on your writing. If a story isn't working, then fine. Move on. Start a new story.
Accept that rejection is a part of being a writer. You will always face rejection. Even the most famous writers still face rejection.
Writing is supposed to be what we love. If you don't love it, then what are you doing? So don't forget what you're writing for. (less)
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Hannah Rials I don't really believe in writer's block. I believe in having a bad day and writing through it anyway.…moreI don't really believe in writer's block. I believe in having a bad day and writing through it anyway.(less)
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Average rating: 4.28 · 111 ratings · 46 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors
Ascension
4.16 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions
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Clandestine's 1st Birthday!

Clandestine by Hannah Rials by Valarie Budyr It's extremely surreal to celebrate the first birthday of my second book, which means Ascension is nearly two years old!
But really, these stories are much older to me than just two years. I started writing the story that would become Ascension when I was twelve years old. This was after blitz reading Twilight and Vampire Academy and House of Night and Blue Bloods. I attribute my writing caree Read more of this blog post »
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I already loved Kika’s writing in Threads that Bind, but this was just better! It was wonderfully trippy in the way Laini Taylor’s writing is, it has fey-like creatures, and it has whimsy and beauty the way Maggie Stiefvater’s writing does!
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“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”
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