Thursday Hopes to Help

Hey, I’m Jewels, and I’ll be posting on Thursdays. My blog is My Amazing Writing Blog (Not). I haven’t posted there in awhile, but I’m planning on blogging more often if you want to keep a look out. Sorry for the lateness of my post. Holidays got in the way, but better late than never right? I know y’all probably weren’t sitting at the seat of your chair dying to read what I have to say, but I really hope you give me a chance. I hope that one of y’all will read something I post and go “oh yeah!”, “that’s exactly what I needed to read”, “I never thought of it that way” or whatever. I really hope that I can help someone in their journey through writing even if I play one of the most insignificant parts.

I love YA literature. YA literature made me fall in love with reading and eventually writing again. I used to write all the time as a kid (which will never see the light of day), but overtime life got in the way, and I sorta lost the passion. I hated reading as a kid though. I had to lie on my reading logs, but *sound the trumpets* then I read the Harry Potter books. I fell in love with J.K. Rowling’s writing like almost every other sensible person in the world. After that, I read like crazy. The more I read the more I wanted to write again. Now I’m constantly reading or writing (though not as much as I wish would).

Though there are some days, I really wish I didn’t have a writer’s brain (i.e. during a test, church, etc). I swear my mind waits for the most inconvenient times to give me an amazing idea. It’s times like that I wish I had something attached to my brain to type my every thought… then again scratch that. Bad idea. A writer’s brain is a scary place.

I don’t know really what else to say, so I’m gonna list some random facts/ quirks about me.

1. I tend to accidentally hit the CAPS LOCK key when I try to hit A.
2. I type with all my fingers except for the pinkie which is the reason for number 1
3. After I read historical fiction, I suddenly have the urge to speak in a posh British accent and act like I would if I lived during that time.
4. I sometimes say well instead of good even if good is grammatically correct
5. I prefer to write companion novels instead of sequels
6. I develop my secondary characters more realistically than my main characters (because I’m scared if I make my main characters too developed that they would become unlikable)which is the reason for number 5
7. One look at my book playlists will tell you exactly what artist I was obsessed with that day. I’ll have ten Taylor Swift songs on one, but none on another playlist. My music taste tends to change everyday
8. I have a fear that someone will see all the baby naming sites I use for writing and get the wrong idea.
9. I have a really bad habit of switching verb tenses.
10. One day, I hope that I’ll write something amazing.

Wednesday is BACK!

...and late at it. (My apologies. Things got a little crazy and tense at home before I left for work XD)

Or, also, I suppose you could say Wednesday is NEW.

I'm KT and I'm the new blogger for Wednesday!! Here's a little bit about me:

-I'm a high school senior. I graduate in May and am going to be majoring in English (with a concentration in creative writing) in the fall. Don't ask me where, because I'm still trying to figure that out.
-I wrote my first book when I was in first grade. It's about a blue snake.
-I work at a library.
-I blog at Just Left of Imagination Avenue and my twitter is @thatwritergirl7

I'm super excited to be here and to start 'really' blogging with the YA Lit Six. And I hope you're happy to have me XD

Well, I need to stop being lazy and do homework and revise. It's hard to get back into gear over a break when you were lazy.

Were you guys all lazy over break, too? Or were you unlike me and super productive?

Hi, I'm Kelsey

Miss Thursday here. I hope that throughout my posts on this blog, I can learn and help learn. Wow, that sounds so sappy, but it’s true. I’m Kelsey Sutton. 18-year-old writer and constant dreamer. Like the others girls on this blog, I’ve been writing and reading my entire life. I focus mostly on young adult fiction, but I do enjoy classics and biographies on occasion.

So far I’ve completed three novels. One of which I’m seeking representation for. One very horrible vampire novel I wrote when I was younger (Is there a theme here, Harmony?), one suspense, and one fantasy. I’m always working on something, and I’m always working on my voice and my style. It’s a vicious cycle.

What else… I suppose I should give credit to some of my life experiences. There’s aspects in my writing that I get from what’s actually happened to me. (But if you ever get a sample of my writing, please don’t think that I’ve been kidnapped or turned into a vampire). I grew up in Minnesota. Yes, the cold state. When I was 16 I was a nomad, moving from place to place. My adventures took me all the way out to California. I only stayed there a short time and eventually returned back to good old Minnesota.

Family-wise, I have a mom and a little sister. I see them once in a while, and it’s always fun. Career-wise, that’s nomadic, too. I’ve done everything from working at McDonald’s to being a housekeeper at an Inn to training dogs to working at a desk. Predictably, writing has been the only passion that stuck. It’s a pastime, it’s an escape, and it’s a way of life.

I love chocolate and music. I have a small Pomeranian, Louie, who stays glued to my side even if we’re going to the bank or the grocery store. People bend the rules for him because he’s so stinkin’ cute. I watch way too much television, read incessantly, and am always over-thinking things.

Well, that’s about it for my introduction. Check back every Thursday to hear from me. (And all the other days too, of course. These girls are just so full of wisdom and advice to partake and you won’t want to miss anything.) I have a blog of my own, so if you ever have an extra time on your hands, feel free to check that out, too. Also, I'm always looking to meet new people on Twitter.