Episode 27 - Amy Evans

Amy Evans is a storyteller, wife, and mother with a life-long obsession with the ocean. In addition to writing books, she loves developing story worlds for all kinds of technology.

She loves dolphins, aliens and pugs, and sometimes writes for so long they all look like the same thing.

Clicks is her debut novel about instincts, a Surf Carnival, and the hottest beach patrol on the California coast. Clicks are the sounds that the universe makes when it warns you that your world is about to change forever. If you listen to them, you get on the wave before it crests; control your path, surf into your destiny. If you ignore them, the wave crashes around you, and you try desperately not to drown.

Learn more about Amy Evans @ http://amyevansbooks.com/



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Special Feature - Amy Maurer Jones

I have a new book! A Zebra Like Me is a YA contemporary story that is very near and dear to my heart.



Amy Maurer Jones has been happily married to her own version of Edward Cullen for sixteen years. She lives in the small town of Tabor City, North Carolina (close to the North and South Carolina shore) with her husband Kelly and their two beautiful children, Olivia and Keaton.

Amy loves reading and writing Young Adult because she finds young people inspiring. She appreciates how teens are able to look at the world with a fresh perspective and willingly open their minds to the endless possibilities that life has to offer. She particularly enjoys writing strong heroines who face problems head on, learn, grow and mature into the type of people who do the right thing.

When Amy isn't reading and writing, she teaches high school theater arts and dance. To say that Amy has a flare for all things creative would be an understatement, just don't ask her to assemble anything that requires instructions or sadly, you will be out of luck!

Favorite quote:
"You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost."~ Martha Graham

If you would like to learn more about Amy and her projects, check out her blog:
http://www.amyjonesbooks.com




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Episode 26 - Sheena Boekweg

Sheena Boekweg is a staff member at Flash Fiction Online. She has received an Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest, and The New Era Magazine accepted her work for publication.
Sheena is a mom of three living in Utah. To read more about Sheena and her writing, check out http://www.boekwegbooks.com/

Learn more about Sheena and her co-authors (The Breakers series), Melanie Crouse and Sabrina West @ http://theprosers.blogspot.com/



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Episode 25 - Devyn Dawson

I've thought of myself as a writer for as long as I can remember. Being a grown up with a grown up job and a family to raise, left me with little time to write. Everyone is grown up now, and I get to do something I want to do. My love of young adult books helped mold me into the paranormal writer I am today.

The books that I write reflect the type of books that I like to read. When I was in high school, I read Stephen King and Sweet Valley High. I think that is the type of book I write....something that merges that together. You'll find my writing style to have an intricate story weaved within the main story. The characters have depth and many have flaws. Recently, I stepped away from YA books and wrote two NA books, one is paranormal romance and the other is w tragic romance. Cry Me a River is my first non-paranormal book. It is a gritty, sexy, jaw dropping, book hangover kind of story.

Learn more about Devyn Dawson @ http://www.devyndawson.com/



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Episode 24 - Laura Howard

Laura Howard lives in New Hampshire with her husband and four children. Her obsession with books began at the age of 6 when she got her first library card. Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High and other girly novels were routinely devoured in single sittings. Books took a backseat to diapers when she had her first child. It wasn't until the release of a little novel called Twilight, 8 years later, that she rediscovered her love of fiction. Soon after, her own characters began to make themselves known. The Forgotten Ones is her first published novel.

Learn more about Laura Howard @ http://laurahoward78.blogspot.com/




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Episode 23 - A Christmas Carol Special

Happy holidays from YAPodcast! In the words of Tiny Tim, "God bless us, everyone!" May you and yours have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

A Christmas Carol Giveaway! 

Hop on over to the blog to enter this amazing giveaway!

Dream Slayer by Jill Cooper

Chasing Memories by Tia Bach

Broken Forest by Eliza Tilton

Lichgates by S. M. Boyce

Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown

Curse of the Beast by Ashley Lavering

Silent Orchids by Morgan Wylie

The Perfect Place by Elaine Fields Smith
Change of Possession by M.R. Polish

Clicks by Amy Evans

Snow Bound by Elizabeth Kirke

The Great Wolf by Devyn Dawson

The Book of Lost Souls by Michelle Muto

Second Nature by Elizabeth Sharp

Winnemucca, a small town fairy tale by Laura A. H. Elliott

The Sour Orange Derby by Kristina Circelli

Rescue OR, Royer Goldhawk's Remarkable Journal by Amy Leigh Strickland

Wildflower by Amy Maurer Jones

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Episode 22 - Elizabeth Isaacs

Elizabeth has her masters in music performance and at one time considered a career in opera. Her teacher's heart wouldn't stand for it though, and so she moved back to Kentucky and found a wonderful elementary school that needed her; she's been there for thirteen years.

Elizabeth has always been a writer, but it wasn't until she started working with at-risk children that she found the courage to share her work with the world. The Light of Asteria won honorable mention in the 2010 New York Book Festival, and the Kailmeyra series will be complete in the spring of 2013 with the release of the final book, The Heart of the Ancients.

Elizabeth is currently the acquisitions editor for Raven Key Press where she encourages new authors to grow. She lives in Lexington and continues to write and teach.

Learn more about Elizabeth Isaacs @ http://elizabethisaacs.com/

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