My story was mostly inspired from my own life. There was something special going on in my life at the time because I had a crush on a boy. So, the characters in the book is written about me and this boy. Although, it has a lot of twist because I did not want to base the story entirely of my own life. Sometimes you have to add a bit of fantasy right? ;)

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It was a long time ago since I began writing the story, but I know that I struggled with grammar. I am not a native English speaker and therefore, some words or, expressions that I used, might not be grammatically correct. I remember from the time when I wrote the story that I had some issues with finding the right words for various scenes.

I must say it was very well received. I did not expect from the beginning that so many people would read my book. Neither did I expect that some people would actually love and relate to my book. I am very thankful however, and I appreciate the responses.

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Oh, I will try to not ramble a lot about this question. In all sincerity, I enjoyed every single part of writing the story. It was very funny to write it because I got all my thoughts and fantasies out. I also felt very passionately about the book and for most of the time I could not really let it go. I remember going home from school and then straight to the computer to write.

This question is still unclear. I have started writing on a second part, but I have never managed to finish it and I cannot really find any inspiration in the same way as I did with the first book. So sadly, I think I will label the book as a stand alone novel. However, in the future if I ever get a lot of inspiration again, then who knows? I might finish the second part.

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The original thought that I wanted my readers to take away from the story was for them to get a get a glimpse of how a teenager can struggle with love. However, now when I am older in comparison, to when I wrote the book...I want people and especially teenagers to learn something useful from the book. I want to teach them to be brave to do something that they are scared of. For instance, act upon their feelings for someone.

My advice is to you, is that you write a story that you really want to write. For example don't write a story in a special genre just because other people want to read it. Write a story for you, that you will enjoy writing. In the end, that is the key to a good story that you will be able to complete. I am sure that most of you, just like me, have unfinished stories that we were not able to complete because we lost interest or, did not where to go with the story.

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Oh yes. My main character Anna was struggling with her love life and one can describe her as a shy girl who wanted to break out of her shell. This was basically me when I wrote the story. I was also shy, just like Anna. In the novel Anna don't know how to talk to the guy she like or, how to strike up a conversation with him. Her best friend Ella tells her to stop overanalyzing everything. This was also how I was at the time, because I overanalyzed and thought way too much about both how I behaved and how my crush behaved around me. Anna and I have even more similarities we share because for example we like the same type of music. I am a huge fan of 80s music. I could go on about more similarities, but I think you get the main point. Anna is very similar to me, not entirely, but very similar.

I think that people can relate to the issues that Anna is going through because there are a lot of people out there who either have a crush right now, or who had that in the past. I also think people would be drawn into the book because it is not only a love story book, but it takes up a lot of what a teenager can go through. It is a very genuine story with a lot of humor added together with romance. A nice combination, in my opinion! :)

Yes and no. I have been writing from time to time, but I do not have any plans on publishing any stories in the near future. I feel like I lack a lot of time because there are a lot going on in my life now and there is not enough time to sit down and write. However, I would love to just write. I feel so much like my true self when I write. But soon I will graduate and depending on if I choose to go to the university or not, I might get time to write more. Who knows?