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Tag: Young Adult Fiction

YA Novels: Hooked in Five Sentences or Less

Posted on July 30, 2012June 16, 2013 by Christine Alemshah

It’s late at night. You’ve just finished a book on your e-reader and are dying for something new to read. But how much time will you give a sample chapter to lure you in? For me personally, I’ve found that new late-night reads need to hook me in five sentences or less, that way I can sink my teeth into them right away I’ve chosen three excerpts from books I’ve loved that have ‘hooked me in five sentences or less‘. I’ll tell you why they appealed to me as a READERS and what we can take away as WRITERS. From The Selection by Kiera Cass When we got the letter in the post, my mother was ecstatic. She had already decided that all our…

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Take Three…

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Christine Alemshah

vampires in the story could transform into animals. This inspired me to write a novel about a young shape-shifter on a quest. I called it Ravyn’s Quest. I began typing the story on my tiny Mac Classic. I actually made 3/4 of the way through the manuscript before I realized I didn’t know how the story would end. I sent my character on this treacherous journey only to realize…

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Fairies on the brain: A book review and book trailer

Posted on June 24, 2011June 16, 2013 by Christine Alemshah

It’s no secret that I’m a little obsessed with fantasy books. One of my favorite types of fantasy characters to read about are fairies. Give me evil fairies, quirky fairies, invisible fairies, or MC’s that are part fairy (like Sookie Stackhouse) and I am instantly intrigued. My latest read was Justine Larbelstier’s How to Ditch…

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A story reborn…

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Christine Alemshah

Out of the ashes rose a phoenix…wait scratch that, a raven. When I was thirteen years old I began my love affair with dark, paranormal fiction (back then I think the whole section of the bookstore I was drawn to was simply called “Horror.” One of my favorites was Of Saints and Shadows by Christopher Golden….

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Mother to two spirited tiny dancers, Christine Alemshah, is a lover of books filled with more pictures than words, dark chocolate, and karaoke.

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