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Question: What do you look for in a book!?
Hey everyone, I am 12 years old and I am trying to write a book!.
What do you look for in a book!?
Do you like friends of the main character or just the love interest!?
Action!?!?!?!?
What gives more meaning to a book!?!?!?
And lets say i am writing a small romance, should it just be the romance or is there more to add!?!?!?
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE GIVE YOUR OPINION ON ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR IDEA OF A GOOD BOOK!! THANKS!Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Well, I always look for some romance, something relating to the teen age group, action, and probably some suspense!. Take Twilight for example, there is romance, action, suspense, and it reflects the teen age group!. If you decide to do the romance, then make it have a climax effect!. Make the girl/guy shy, and build up their relationship!. But, as an author, it's up to you on what you write!. I'm 14, so its not a whole lot of help!. Theres my input!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Advice: you are twelve-- unless you are a child prodigy or something (which I am sure you aren't, no offense) you are not going to be able to write a decent book!. You have to know what people want to read but ultimately you can't let that get in the way of what you want to do!. also, you seem like you just want to write a *~book~* for the sake of it ('teehee hmm I'm bored O I KNOW I'll write a BOOK it'll be gr8!!')!. also, stop reading Twilight!. It has no literary merit whatsoever!. If you really want to be a serious writer tho!.
My idea of a good book: Ulysses, The Great Gatsby, The Brothers Karamazov, etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yeah you go girl!!!
i am 12 too so i can TOTALLY relate!. (and agree)
and GUESS WHAT!?!
i am working on a book too!. :o
oh!. my!. gawd!. rite!?! yah thats rite, i know what you're thinking!
so uh i guess i look for really interesting main characters, and yah some romance!. :)
(okay so i would like a littleobviouslyan a little)
cause i am SUCH a romantic!. (well ,duh, just look at my name, i have read the whole Twilight series!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

I agree, you are not too young!. You just have goals!.

I look for the love interest, a good conflict!. The main characters should have good friends!. Irony is always good!.
Tragedy can help too!. Love tragedy and irony!.!.!.!.!.!.

Hope I wasn't too broad!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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