Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion

Not sure if this has been asked before - but I thought it would be fun to see who has a blog? What's your url? Mine is really new, and getting a face lift this weekend/week - but I love to "meet" new bloggers and find that I love reading reviews to get new idea's for awesome books - so what's your url's?

Mine is http://www.Book-Crazy.com - my daughter and I are actually doing it together, we both are huge YA fiction readers :D

Jenn

Wow - who is the computer whiz? I am working on getting my blogs on a website - but right now I am still using Blogger...my info follows my name.

My blog is a mix - but - mostly YA.

Robyn Hawk
@ReadingItAll
Amazon Vine Voice: Reading It All
http://booksreadingitall.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/ReadingItAllR...

OC Children's Book Festival, YA Stage Coordinator
http://www.kidsbookfestival.com/

Mine is for people who like viewing book trailers/videos.

Here it is: http://ratemybookvideo.wordpress.com/

My blog is about many things, not just book reviews.
http://ebogie.blogspot.com
Elizabeth

I'm new to the group. My name's Nikki and I started a blog at the end of September. I read and review mostly YA books, but some adult books as well. I don't have anything special on my blog yet, but I hope to do some cool stuff in the future.

I'm currently holding a contest to win a signed paperback of Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz.
http://ahauntofancientpeace.blogspot....

Um... I've got a blog. It's http://vjchambers.blogspot.com.

I post sporadic reviews of stuff I like to read and watch, which includes a lot of YA fiction. :)

My blog is on the home page of my author site at www.michellezink.com! I post book news, crazy Youtube videos, music, interviews with teen readers, and an Open Mic feature on thursday nights in which aspiring writers post their 300-word writing excerpt for comment. It's become a really popular feature where everyone comments on the work posted, and I've come to enjoy getting a glimpse into the writing of others.

I have a facebook, but it has nothing to do about reading. :)

I should start a blog and write reviews....hmmmmmm.....more on that later.

I have a book review blog. It's fairly new and I'm just getting a rhythm going. It's mostly YA supernatural/fantasy titles.
http://brookesboxofbooks.blogspot.com/

My Doll Collecting blog is really *really* new and is located:
http://dollyconfessions.wordpress.com/

Hi Jennifer!
Here is my blog URL - please "stop by":
http://www.cheeriosandpearlsstories.b...
I would LOVE to have more people following my blog!

Here is my blog URL

http://www.carmenferreiroesteban.word...


I review mainly YA.

I also have a blog.. I am doing the 100 book challenge this year and the blog is sort of a way for me to keep track of what number I'm on and what I've read previously. I give short reviews that are blunt and to the point so you don't have to sift through a lot of synopsis to get to whether or not the book was (in my opinion) worth reading.

www.readhotreviews.blogspot.com

There's some awesome sites out there, and listed here.

Bitten by Books is one - http://bittenbybooks.com/

BethFishReads - http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/

Not Just for Kids does both YA and Kidlit reviews - http://notjustforkids.blogspot.com/

As does the site I review for BooksForKids-reviews.com On our site probably the best way to find YA reading ideas would be to check out the "Sunday Salon" which just lists quickie comments

My resolution for 2010 was to keep track of all the books that I read and to post them on my blog. I also use the blog to keep track of why I decide that certain books are okay for my classroom and certain books aren't (I teach 7th grade). Here's the link: http://bookitty.typepad.com. Stop by!

@ Nikki-- Your Wicked Awesome blog is awesome!
Also, Laina's backgrounds are the best.

Wow, there are some really great blogs here. I just started my own last month and I'm still learning the ropes. I mostly read and review YA and some PNR. I have a special guest review once a month,(hasnt reviewed just yet)my husband called "Hubby Approve" in the hopes that his opinion will spark other bf/hubbys to read YA and PNR. Also im in the Dystopian Challenge trying to read 20+ dystopian books like the Hunger Games. Stop in if you can. Thanks! Here's my link:
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www.booknookreview.blogspot.com

Book reviews! I'm adding book reviews as I read, and adding some for books I've read before.

Here is mine: http://tampabookworm.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth wrote: "My blog is about many things, not just book reviews.
http://ebogie.blogspot.com
Elizabeth"

How exciting to discover another jewelry maker who reads - you understand the hard choices in my life! Read - Design? ;-p

Robyn Hawk

OK, you've inspired me--I started a blog today!
I'm so green that I can't get my GoodReads montage on there. Ha!
Any hints would be appreciated.

My new baby:

http://shemadeitallup.blogspot.com/

I used to have a blog entirely devoted to books but have rolled it into my main blog, which also features music and secular homeschooling resources:

Rockhound Place

Thanks, Emily.
When i try to paste all that code into new Gadgets under Layout on my blog, it says "only 2500 characters". Is there another place to paste it?

Duh. I didn't see that one. Thanks loads!

S.S. wrote:

My new baby:

http://shemadeitallup.blogspot.com/"

I am following you...great start - you have some fun home schooling links - thanks!

Hi Everyone! My name is Jen and I teach 7th grade language arts in Connecticut. Last year my students and I started a YA Fiction blog - they write about 85% of the reviews and I add my opinions in there every once in a while! Check it out and follow us! We just added the Google Follow option!

http://blogs.ellingtonschools.org/lar...

I know this is not officially book related, but it does kinda pertain to my book blog :-)

I am wanting to try my hand at Graphic Creation and Editing - does anyone know of a simple software program that won;t break the bank?

Advice needed! Thank you!!

Oh I never saw this link before! I just opened my book blog about a month ago, but it's going pretty well! I'd like to say I only review YA books, but truth is I review whatever I feel like reading :).

A Fanatics Book Blog

Fanatic's

Sorry, but it really bugs me when people don't use correct punctuation and grammar in Titles.
(copy editor)

You know I didn't realize that until now S.S. Thank you! It is because the URL doesn't have an "S" in it. I'll have to go fix that on my banner also.

I do like your blog. It has lots of good info!

Much obliged! I fixed the banner and the button. Thanks again!

Laura wrote: "I know this is not officially book related, but it does kinda pertain to my book blog :-)

I am wanting to try my hand at Graphic Creation and Editing - does anyone know of a simple software progra..."

I'm a graphic designer by trade (writing is still in the "hobby" stage : )) but I'm not sure about "not breaking the bank" for the software. I use the Adobe products: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. I think there are limited versions of Photoshop out there for not too much money - not sure about the others. It kinda depends on what kinds of graphics you want to do.

I want to make cool backgrounds, layouts, banners, etc. for my blog. Does that help?

Yeah, some derivative of Photoshop would be the thing to start with probably. There are plenty of online tutorials for that as well.

Photoshop is great for that Laura! You can probably find an older copy for a bit cheaper. I have CS4 and I love it.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 is $654.00 > this is what I call "breaking the bank" LOL

Lol well you don't need CS4! It has a ton of programs. Just look for a copy of Photoshop :).

Free is the best price for me! You could always try:

The Gimp
http://www.gimp.org/

Paint.net
http://www.getpaint.net/

GimpShop
http://www.gimpshop.com/

These are all downloadable ones.

Laura, yikes, I had no idea Photoshop was that expensive. I'm not a graphic designer so I don't know. My image editing skills are limited to Paint and Microsoft Office Picture Manager.

Anyway, just wanted to post my book blog's url in this thread: http://chachic.wordpress.com/ :) I mostly write about YA and fantasy books.

There are also some online ones if you don't want to download anything, or if you've got a slower internet connection.

Pixlr
http://pixlr.com/editor/

fotoFlexer
http://fotoflexer.com/

Aviary
http://aviary.com/

(Those all look super nice, by the way!)

Nice blog Chachic :D, well done!

Thanks Alan! :)

okay... so you all have inspired me to create a blog... I'm still working on the set up, any suggestions or tips for a newbie?

Chachic your blog header is adorable!

Yup CS4 is pricey, I only bought it because my boyfriend and I are delving into web design. :)

Brittany, go with either a Blogspot or a WordPress site. :) I think Blogspot is easier to use but WordPress is pretty good too. Let me know if you ever decide to push through with the idea.

Jessica, thanks! A friend who's a graphic artist made it for me. :)

Thank you all! I will look at those mentioned. :-)

I started a blog shortly before I joined this group but ended up not updating it because this site is so very addicting and well now it is just kind of on pause. Lame, I know but well I kind of have a problem.

Jaimie I was thinking the same thing. I don't have a blog, but spend too much time on here to even ever update one if I did have one.

Well, we'll see how mine goes. It's not going to be solely about books. Once I get a few more things figured out I'll give you guys the link. I'm still learning a lot about how to use wordpress.

I'm new to the group and blogging both. You guys all have awesome blogs! I started a my own on blogspot to talk about writing...books, you name it. I warn you I'm very new and very green, but practice makes perfect right? Feel free to visit! I also invite any of you to friend me...I love to see what everyone else is reading.

http://renaemercado.blogspot.com/