Posts tagged teenager
Navigating the Line Between Love and Friendship—and Childhood and Adulthood—in YA Romance
Navigating the Line Between Love and Friendship—and Childhood and Adulthood—in YA Romance

One of the biggest challenges she faces is trying to be a good friend to Simon while having an intense crush on Mordecai.

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantavelove, friendship, childhood, adulthood, YA romance, confess, feelings, high school, complicated, good friend, crush, attachment, date, story, choose, decision, coming-of-age, teenager, intense, attention, deep love, kid, friend, characters, love triangle, young adult romance, partner, endings, decideComment
Why She Chooses to Stay Friends With Someone She Loves: Exploring This Question in YA Romance
Why She Chooses to Stay Friends With Someone She Loves: Exploring This Question in YA Romance

Since Chloe is a teenager, it’s understandable that she still has a lot to learn about many things.

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantavestay friends, love, YA romance, new, young adult romance, confess, feelings, friendships, friendship, high school, date, just friends, complex, secrets, feel, special, story, pain, complicated, intense, INFJ personality, INFJ, deep love, distance, let go, forget, potential partner, understand, healthy, relationship, strong, choose, sense of self, chooses, question, good friend, ending, partner, teenager, high school romanceComment
Who Will Her First Love Be? You Decide the Outcome in This Teen Love Triangle
Who Will Her First Love Be? You Decide the Outcome in This Teen Love Triangle

Which love story do you want to experience?

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavefirst love, outcome, teen, love triangle, young adult romance, confess, feelings, ending, main character, high school, good friend, friend, secrets, secret, love, friend zone, attachment, story, teenager, relationships, friendship, date, decide, choose, distance, understand, endings, experience, YA romance, love story, romanceComment
High School Romance Recommendation: “What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?”
High School Romance Recommendation: “What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?”

As far as high school romance goes, this story has a lot of unique elements to it.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavehigh school romance, confess, feelings, high school, crush, date, behavior, love, complicated, friendship, friend, good friend, story, young adult romance, teen romance, characters, messy, just friends, teenagers, teen, relationships, unrequited love, no spice, emotional connection, choose, ending, love triangle, endings, main character, love interests, reread, twist, friends to lovers, hidden, relationship, complex, nostalgia, modernity, nostalgic, authentic, main characters, relatable, good girl, secrets, perspective, perm, relaxer, Black hair care, nontraditional, teenager, love story, YA romance, experienceComment
The Good Girl, the Good Friend, and the Guy With Secrets: Relatable Characters in a New Teen Romance
The Good Girl, the Good Friend, and the Guy With Secrets: Relatable Characters in a New Teen Romance

One of the things that makes these characters relatable is that…they do have their flaws and they make mistakes from time to time.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavegood girl, good friend, secrets, relatable, characters, new, teen romance, confess, feelings, love story, high school, love triangle, main character, crush, flaws, mistakes, qualities, authentic, studious, teenager, intense, distance, phone calls, IM chats, friends, friendship, friend zone, comfort, love, complicated, just friends, mixed signals, nontraditional, high school romance, story, ending, choose, YA romance, young adult romance, complexComment
A New High School YA Romance With a Black Female Lead
A New High School YA Romance With a Black Female Lead

In my new high school YA romance, Chloe—the female lead—is Black. She’s a second-generation Haitian-American.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavenew, high school, YA romance, Black, female lead, main character, story, characters, confess, feelings, intense, crush, permed hair, young adult romance, date, secrets, good friend, love, friend zone, smart, schoolwork, family, parents, teenager, INFJ, INFJ personality, personality type, teen romance, endingComment