Book Club (Young Adult Edition) for Authors Looking directly for Readers discussion

Hello. I'm BMB Johnson.

I've been a professional author of YA fiction since, I believe, 2014 but I've been a writer forever.

I have recently gotten myself into a multi-book series about a young girl and her parents who have to deal with a bunch of creepy monsters. I anticipate being there for some time to come.

thank you for the invitation, my current project is an autobiographical, about some of my travels and encounters, though not a religious book, it is religiously inspired, and is in my editors hands,- self publishing.

Thank you for inviting me, BMB!

Hi I'm John, I write in at least two different genres and working on my second YA book in the same series. Thanks for the invite!

Hi, Thanks for the invite, I've always been fascinated with coming of age stories. I was the mom with little kids watching Mean Girls or something high school.

I am an author, yes... just published last weekend. Yeah!!!
It's about a 19 year old though not a YA book.
2nd is finished and in rewrites. Trying to learn all the crazy marketing stuff. Rather just write but isn't that everyone's dilemma?

Always looking for a good book of in depth characters who actually do something.
Michelle

Hi thanks for the invite I like most genres except chic-lit and demon worship other than that I'm flexible

I found this group and hope it's okay to join without an invitation... I'm really excited to meet other Indie authors who write YA novels. So hi, everyone. *waves*

Alice wrote: "I found this group and hope it's okay to join without an invitation... I'm really excited to meet other Indie authors who write YA novels. So hi, everyone. *waves*"

Of course it's okay, Alice. In fact, it's quite awesome. Thanks for joining, and feel free to extend the invitation to your friends.

BMB

Thanks for the invite! I will need to look through my stash to see what books I've reviewed that I can share here.

Hi I'm Lynn Hallbrooks. I've written and published in the Military Political Intrigue genres. I'm currently working on a collection of short stories that for the most part could be considered family friendly.

I've been known to read what was labeled YA on occasion. Some more recent books were labeled NA. I've gotten varying opinions on what is YA and NA.

I digress... I can mention this group to those that I read their books labeled YA and I have contact info for.

Hello! I'm Ernie I have been in indie publishing for about 4years now.

Hello, I'm Kaye. I published my first Indie book last October. It's a YA and takes place in 1948/49m. Despite its title (The Body Snatcher) it's actually a bit of a giggle.

Thanks for the invite, and nice to 'meet' you all. I'm Megan, and I write YA romance. So far, I've published a five-book YA series, The Ceruleans...



... and now I'm working on a non-paranormal standalone.

My day job is in publishing (I'm a book editor and ghostwriter), but it's amazing how much harder I find publishing my own fiction. The marketing is by far my least favourite part, so much so that I'm pulling back on that aspect to focus more on writing - which, after all, is The Dream.

Wishing you all a great writing day,

Megan x

Thank you for the invitation. I've been in Indie publishing for about five years. My historical fiction and contemporary short stories are not just for adults.

Wishing everyone a great day.

Mary Ann

Thanks for the invitation to join your group. I am a writer of short fiction and currently am working on picture books, and a non-fiction children's book.

I read for review for a publicist, as well as NetGallery, Penguin and authors requests.

This is awesome! Glad to be aboard!

My name is India R. Adams and I write YA and NA. My fourth book will be published in 6 days. Yay!

I love meeting authors. This looks like a great group.

India

Hi, everyone:

I've been a professional author for over fifteen years. I have been published by Pocket Books, St Martins Press, Champagne Books, Blue Sapphire Publishing and WMG Publishing. I have been an indy author and publisher since 2011. I have written and had published over 100 short stories and 13 novels in various genres. Currently I am writing the 4th book in a YA action/adventure Science Fiction series called Blaster Squad set in the 42nd century about a team of mercenaries fighting for truth and justice against impossible odds. So nice to meet you all. Russ

You've been very busy and also very successful, Russ. All the best for your latest book.

You as well, Kaye. Cheers.

Hi ALL

I'd first like to THANK B B M Johnson for her kind invitation to join this group.

To start with I'm a retired NYC employee who's been married for 22 wonderful years, alas no children. My 1st endeavor as an author is a MG/YA Paranormal romance novel is entitled "I Kissed a Ghost."

http://www.Amazon.com/dp/B00CRQ9SC6

In December 2014 I released my 2nd book, "Micro Fiction - An Anthology," which contains 100 Micro Fictions

http://www.Amazonp/dp/B00QH15K4M

If anyone is interested in knowing more of who I am you're invited to visit me here:

http://www.about.me/rlmorgan51

The weekend is almost here so have a GREAT ONE with your families !!! :-) :-) :-)

Love

Robin Leigh

Russ wrote: "Hi, everyone:

I've been a professional author for over fifteen years. I have been published by Pocket Books, St Martins Press, Champagne Books, Blue Sapphire Publishing and WMG Publishing. I have ..."

I love to hear stories like yours. Writing is easy; but, promoting is such a huge part. I applaud your achievements!

Oliver Frances I write romance and mystery.

My short stories have been praised by fervent readers around the world, and some were published in Istanbul Literary Review.

HI, just that hi lol.

Hi back to you, Colleen. :)

Hi everyone. I'm Stuart.

As my Twitter profile describes, I'm the author of odd but humorous science fiction - in the vein of John Sladek or a more violent Lewis Carroll.

Currently publishing my book for free on jukepop: jukepop.com/home/read/3446 although, other than that, though I've been writing for a very long time, I don't have anything yet published.

Hi Stuart, thanks for inviting me to join this group. Also heaps of thanks for all your RTs for The Body Snatcher, I really appreciate it. I love the thought of the metallic devils living inside a person (though not inside me) in your novel Metallic Criminology. jukepop.com/home/read/3446

Hi, I am Peter.

I just published my first ever novel after 12 years. Excited to be doing all the marketing and promotional work. I created a short video to go along with the book. if you get a chance take a look on my blog!

https://tarquinsjenkins.wordpress.com/

Hi everybody, thanks for the invite! I'm the author of the YA fantasy novel Poker Kingdom, which was published last year, and I'm currently working on the second part. I'm also an illustrator so life's busy! Here's my website if you are interested: http://www.vcervilla.com

Thanks for the invite. As a passionate reader and book reviewer of YA and a new writer in this field, I'm looking forward to reading some new stories and getting tips along the way for my books!

A big hello from Wales UK.

After several near misses with agents, I self-published my first book, ShockWaves, a YA action adventure with a telepathic twist in 2012. http://geni.us/ShockWaves

My second book, Ninetyfive percent Human, a sci-fi romance set amongst the Welsh mountains, followed in 2013. http://geni.us/NinetyfivePercentHuman

After being distracted with real-life stuff for a while, I'm currently writing to both books.

Having a split personality, I've also just published a picture book under the name SuzieW.

Looking forward to some good reads.
Suz x

Hi everyone! I am Rachel from Delaware. I am a reader of all genres and that does include YA. :) I do try to review all the books I read, since that was my New Year's resolution that I made back in January.

It is nice to meet you all! :)

Hi,
We write mainly short stories for children through young adults.
You may ask why...our grandchildren started us off. We wrote Big T first as one of grandsons wanted a wrestling story and it's snowballed from there.
Our tag line is we write stories we'd want our kids to read.

Greetings, everyone! I've written several NF children's books for trad pub. Last year I returned to writing after a long break and self-pubbed a middle grade fiction book. Currently working on a YA trilogy I like to think of as 'dystopia lite' - less brooding, more action, more laughs. I had also taken a break from GR but am back after listening to this podcast on Author Biz the other day. Good stuff. http://theauthorbiz.com/how-to-use-go...

Hello and thanks for the invite!
My name is Michaele, I'm published as M.L. Stoughton. I write YA, mostly stuff with a fantasy or paranormal twist. I released my first, Pleasantwick, in February 2015 and am currently finishing up the sequel.
I look forward to meeting everyone!

Good Day! My name is Catherine Milos. I'm an Indie Canadian Author. I write Fantasy/paranormal novels. I released my first novel in 2015, Angels and Avalon. The second book is in the process of edits right now. I am currently openly looking for beta readers if you are interested visit me at www.catherinemilos.com for more information. I've been editing and writing for over 10 years.

I'm an avid reader myself of a number of genres I love steampunk, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, non-fiction, YA, all of it!

Have a lovely day all!

Thank you for the kind invitation. My current published book is a chapter book (The Runaway Schoolhouse) but I am working on a YA novel at the moment. The story is a fantasy/paranormal book. Like everyone else here at Goodreads I live to read and enjoy reviewing others books in the hope that I might gain a few reviewers or beta readers in return.
Thank you, I am looking forward to getting to know a few authors who write in similar genres.

Hi,

Thank you for inviting me. My name is Jeanine Lipp and I am the author of Introverse, a YA fantasy novel similar to the fiction novels written by Paulo Coelho. I am working on the second novel in the Paragon Series and an Urban Fantasy based in Seattle when I'm not teaching Art in a private elementary school.

https://www.amazon.com/Introverse-Jea...

Thank you so much for inviting me to join the group BMB Johnson. I am in the process of getting my first novel ready for publishing. I write children's novels, YA: fantasy. Also I am an active reviewer and hope to develop and grow as a supporter of indie authors. My website: https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com.

Hello Everyone,
Thank you for inviting me to the group. My name is Aaron Brinker. I have recently self-published a novelette that is a fantasy/superhero genre. "Mane of Redemption" is the first Novelette in a series. (The following stories are soon to come.) It focuses on a man almost making the ultimate sacrifice and being granted a gift to fight against evil from our deepest nightmares. Feel free to add me on Goodreads and comment any questions or thoughts. I can also be followed on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aarondbrinker
and Twitter: @aarondbrinker

Marje wrote: "Thank you so much for inviting me to join the group BMB Johnson. I am in the process of getting my first novel ready for publishing. I write children's novels, YA: fantasy. Also I am an active revi..."

Hi Marje,
I too write children's books mostly fantasy. I am interested in reviewing so please keep in touch.
Maria

Charles F. wrote: "Hi BMB, thanks for the invite. I'm an author of fantasy, and though I wrote my first novellas with a view to bringing adults into the world of merfolk, I have to admit, (apart from the first one), ..."

Hi Charles, thanks for joining. Yep, I find that in writing YA most of my readers are actually adults anyway.

Hi all, thanks for the invite, glad to be in such noble company. :)

Hi Ben I will review fantasy .thrillers and will read your book . Is it on amazon? I have 3 others to do first,

Ben,
Yes I would love a review of my kid lit book (be warned it has Irish humour sprinkled throughout), if you are okay with that, it is on Amazon.co.uk, . The Runaway Schoolhouse
My contact email is matthewsmaria92@yahoo.com
I have read the blurb for your book and yes, I would be interested in reading and posting a review on Amazon, Goodreads and later on my blog, (if that is okay with you.)
Maria

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the invite! My name is Melka and I self-published my first YA fantasy book (The Raven Trilogy: The First Journey).

www.theraventrilogy.com

Nice meeting all of you!
Melka

Thank for your kind words. Anyone interesting is seeing my fiction check it out at http://www.53rdstreetpublishing.com


Kaye wrote: "You've been very busy and also very successful, Russ. All the best for your latest book."

Jolake wrote: "Russ wrote: "Hi, everyone:

I've been a professional author for over fifteen years. I have been published by Pocket Books, St Martins Press, Champagne Books, Blue Sapphire Publishing and WMG Publis..."

Hi BMB
Sorry it's taken me so long to join,
thanks very much for inviting me :-)

Thx for accepting, if interested, I could provide only e-version of my books!
Cheers,
Boyko

Hey! Thank you for the invite:)
I'm Leah I'm 17 and a very passionate reader! I suffer from dyslexia and my reading is the step towards helping my learning difficulty!! I enjoy alone time and reading, and my friends here (Northern Ireland) don't read!! So I would LOVE the enjoyment of talking it out with you guys!
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Hello people! Nice to meet you.
I'm very new to all this, though I've been writing for years. I'm self-publishing my first novel next month, have a second half written and am frantically trying to learn all this self-promotion stuff so I can eventually make a living out of all this. My dream is not to sell a million but to make enough money to live on (I'm very low maintenance). Looking forward to communicating with you all.