Meet and Greet

[Georgia McBride]

Hi everyone! I'm Georgia! Welcome to YALITCHAT.ORG, the non-profit organization born from our twitter chats on Wednesdays. Hopefully you'll find a rich, egnaging community from which to draw inspiration, education and friendship.

I am so happy you have decided to join, we are GLAD to have you.

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WELCOME!

[Sheri Larsen]

It's fabulous to meet you, Ryann. Glad you found us!!

Ryann Kerekes said:

Howdy!

It's great to be in the company of others who feel the same way I do about YA. I write YA contemporary romance, and am currently working on my fourth novel.

 

Ryann

[Jeremy Burrows]

Hello everyone!

 

New here and fairly new to the writing YA world. The majority of my past writing has been in poetry but I've been an avid fan of YA lit for many years. I'm currently working on my first novel.

 

I'm unpublished as my novel is no finished but publication is a dream of mine, which I'm sure most of you share.

[Carissa J. Thomas]

Hey All!

 

I'm new here and just wanted to drop in and say hello. I never pictured myself ever writing anything YA related, but late one night when I couldn't sleep I got an idea that would not go away until I started writing. I'm currently working on the first draft and I'm having a great time!

 

I can't wait to meet all of you! Feel free to send me a friend request or an IM--I love to talk about reading and writing!

 

Carissa

[Barbara Ehrentreu]

Hi Carissa,

As a writer I understand how you can have to write.:) I started my first novel and since I had just gone through my daughters' teenage years I decided to write about that. The truth is I never know what the genre of my story will be until I have started it. Writing YA is so much fun, because I could tap into those feelings I never told anyone about when I was younger. Now my characters can speak them and a lot of people are drawn back into the high school world when they read them. YA is all about the angst and the joy of being a teenager. It's like no other period in your life. My book, If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor is coming out in September. When I first started writing it I had no idea it would be published. For me it was just a story. Only when I finished it and realized it could be published did I try. I love the beginning when the words flow out of your fingers. 

 

Sheri, congratulations on your debut publication. Mine is coming out in an e-book and I'm having two book signings in September. Ryann it is so great you have four books published!!! 

 

I am putting my cover on here. I've just gotten it this week. 

 

Barbara

[Carissa J. Thomas]

Barbara, thank you for the kind words and congrats on your book! The cover is beautiful!

Barbara Ehrentreu said:

Hi Carissa,

As a writer I understand how you can have to write.:) I started my first novel and since I had just gone through my daughters' teenage years I decided to write about that. The truth is I never know what the genre of my story will be until I have started it. Writing YA is so much fun, because I could tap into those feelings I never told anyone about when I was younger. Now my characters can speak them and a lot of people are drawn back into the high school world when they read them. YA is all about the angst and the joy of being a teenager. It's like no other period in your life. My book, If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor is coming out in September. When I first started writing it I had no idea it would be published. For me it was just a story. Only when I finished it and realized it could be published did I try. I love the beginning when the words flow out of your fingers. 

 

Sheri, congratulations on your debut publication. Mine is coming out in an e-book and I'm having two book signings in September. Ryann it is so great you have four books published!!! 

 

I am putting my cover on here. I've just gotten it this week. 

 

Barbara

[Barbara Ehrentreu]

Thank you, Carissa and you're welcome for the kind words.:) So glad you like the cover.:)

Carissa J. Thomas said:

Barbara, thank you for the kind words and congrats on your book! The cover is beautiful!

Barbara Ehrentreu said:

Hi Carissa,

As a writer I understand how you can have to write.:) I started my first novel and since I had just gone through my daughters' teenage years I decided to write about that. The truth is I never know what the genre of my story will be until I have started it. Writing YA is so much fun, because I could tap into those feelings I never told anyone about when I was younger. Now my characters can speak them and a lot of people are drawn back into the high school world when they read them. YA is all about the angst and the joy of being a teenager. It's like no other period in your life. My book, If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor is coming out in September. When I first started writing it I had no idea it would be published. For me it was just a story. Only when I finished it and realized it could be published did I try. I love the beginning when the words flow out of your fingers. 

 

Sheri, congratulations on your debut publication. Mine is coming out in an e-book and I'm having two book signings in September. Ryann it is so great you have four books published!!! 

 

I am putting my cover on here. I've just gotten it this week. 

 

Barbara

[Julie Sharp]

Hello Everyone,

Name here is Julie and I live in Florida. I'm a full-time working mom of three kids. Writing YA fiction is my hobby. I've been doing this on and off since I was 16 years old; and no, I'm not telling my age...lol... Currently, I'm working on two books. One is a Paranormal/Suspense/Romance and the other is a Mystery/Thriller. 

I hope this wonderful group will help me to learn how to these two books published, if not for the fun of it.

 

~ Julie

[C. Lee McKenzie]

Hi Julie. Welcome to YALitChat. Hope you see your dream come true and both of your books are published.

[Rebecca Ryals Russell]

Hi Julie. Where in Florida do you live? I'm outside Lake City in the North Central part of the state.

[Julie Sharp]

Oh, cool! I live about 2 hours south of you, near Orlando.  I've never been to Lake City but I bet it's pretty.

~ Julie

[Julie Sharp]

Thank you so much, Lee.

C. Lee McKenzie said:

Hi Julie. Welcome to YALitChat. Hope you see your dream come true and both of your books are published.

[Georgia McBride]

Welcome everyone! I hope you'll take the opportunity to look around, get to know us, our groups, events, and people. We love having you here and want to get to know you so come back often, comment (that's how you win free books) and chat with us.

XO,

Georgia