![]() Grandison has had a lot of success on Wattpad, with 30,000 followers, which she explained is “the largest story platform – like youtube but for writers.” This global online community for readers, writers, fan fiction, etc., is “very diverse” and includes complete books. Having more than 30 completed books – many unpublished (“I just like writing”), she feels being published is “good because I have new readers who found me and like my stories.” Yet, she feels publishing is “hard on you.” It took her about one year to get an agent, who then spent two years querying a book that never sold. Quite unexpectedly, she loves horror movies. But books – I just need that love story.” Not all of her books have romance as the center some are coming of age. ![]() ![]() I don’t really care for movies that are romantic. ![]() When asked why she writes YA, author Whitney Grandison said that it is the “most hopeful, beginning of your life, you have all these ideas, so many options available for you.” She also writes YA because “I love reading it, so it felt natural.” Similarly, when asked why romance, she said “I love reading it, I don’t know why. By Melissa Warner Published March 17, 2022 ![]()
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