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Across the Universe by bethrevis
bethrevis
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A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awake on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into a brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules. Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone—one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship—tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn’t do something soon, her parents will be next. Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed’s hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there’s only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming. Read on for a sample of this novel! Find out more here: bethrevis.com/books or in my profile.
Christopher Pike's Writing Advice by RealChristopherPike
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In 1984, Christopher Pike published a young adult thriller called SLUMBER PARTY. Neither he nor the publishing community realized that this was the beginning of a revolution in the YA genre. That teenagers had been craving an author who didn't talk down to them. That teenagers were ready for complex and gritty thrillers that didn't avoid the powerful emotions many adolescents felt. SLUMBER PARTY was the first of over fifty bestselling novels that Pike created that were essentially adults novels—with teenage heroes. Now, decades later, Pike has a new thriller arriving on the market this November: STRANGE GIRL. And he has finally come out of seclusion to discuss how to write a great YA novel: How to get started: How to plot a YA novel; How to ruin a YA novel. Blunt advice on what it really takes to get a book published in today's competitive market. For the next three weeks, every day on Wattpad, Christopher Pike will be posting his advice and answering your questions. Wattpad is happy to have him.
Grishma (Book One in The Necoh Saga) by KellyAnneBlount
KellyAnneBlount
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In the world of Necoh, everyone fears Grishma, a hideous murderous beast responsible for ruining or ending the lives of anyone who dare cross her. As a young boy, Ryder lived with his family, deep in the caves underneath the Kadin Forest, unaware of the horrors of the world. His simple world was turned upside down one horrible night when Grishma attacked his family, killing his father and kidnapping his mother and younger sister. From that night on, Ryder devoted his life to killing Grishma. He tracked the monster from Necoh, to our world, and back again. Unfortunately, during his quest, he accidentally transported Brooklyn, a high school junior into his tumultuous world, where she is mistakenly identified as Princess Sophie, the missing princess of Sumner. Days after Princess Sophie's return, Grishma plots and manipulates the King into drugging and marrying off his only daughter to Prince Algid of Dratun. Desperate to save Brooklyn, who now believes she is the long lost princess, his mother, and his little sister, Ryder embarks on the deadliest part of his quest. Will he save Brooklyn? Will she ever regain her memory? What will become of his mother and sister? Through epic adventure, loss, and love, GRISHMA depicts the strength of the human spirit and the tight bonds formed by the unique creatures of Necoh.
Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition II by KellyAnneBlount
KellyAnneBlount
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Welcome to the Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition II! Round three of this popular event is coming your way February 2016 and it's shaping up to be the biggest event yet! The invites have started to roll out and everyone from your all time favorite Wattpad Super Stars, to New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Authors, to talented up and coming writers are joining us! Check out the first chapter for a more detailed description and keep an eye out on the Line Up chapter to see who is going to be featured for the Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition II! Curious how this event will run? Here's the link to the last two Wattpad Block Parties: https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/39411900-wattpad-block-party-summer-edition-http://www.wattpad.com/myworks/29576361-the-wattpad-block-party Make sure you add this story to your library, vote and leave comments on your favorite author's posts, and follow me (@KellyAnneBlount) for all Wattpad Block Party updates! ------- A big thank you to @SparKling_DeWs for creating the cover for the Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition II!