Rachael

Rachael asked Beth Revis:

I love your Across the Universe series!!! It was your books that got me hooked on Young Adult novels! Anyways, I'm trying to write a Young Adult novel, but I keep bouncing from one idea to the other and losing interest in stories that have potential. Do you have any advice that could help me deal with this?

Beth Revis This could just be a matter of butt-in-chair--sit yourself down and force yourself to write. When I get like this, I set a timer. I have a little kitchen timer, and I usually set it for about an hour. During that time, no internet, no distractions: I have sit there and the only thing I can do is work on the manuscript. It usually helps.

It could just be that you're still figuring out the right ideas--nothing wrong with that! Just determine if you're procrastinating or brainstorming, and then solve that problem.

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Bookish Em

Bookish Em asked Beth Revis:

I absolutely loved your Across The Universe series. I read it (albeit, hungrily) in two days, and it got me out of a two-year reading dry spell. So thank you for igniting the reader side of me once more. I plan on purchasing the rest of your books in the near future. ;D I hope I can find out a release date soon for that Novella you're planning. Anyway, thank you, you're amazingly talented. ?

Merlin

Merlin asked Beth Revis:

I read your "Across the Universe" series and I`m so happy that I did! Not only did it courage me to pick up other science fiction books but also to start "writing" again. If it is okay I would like to ask - is it OK to write a 0.5 part before the first "book" in a series? Sorry for this weird question :)

Layla

Layla asked Beth Revis:

Hi, Beth. You are mine, my friend, my other friend, and my other other friend, and my other other other friends favourite author. Do you think the political/social structure in this novel is positive or negative? Please answer 'cause we love you SO much! ;)

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