My name is not really Sarahbeth Rhodel. Like Emmie, I feel it necessary to use an alias. Sarah Rhodel is the main character's name of my first novel but I added Beth in there as a memory to my sister who passed May 20, 2007. But I was born in May and I started singing when I was two years old. And this I thought was funny when my mom told me - I was jumping off diving boards at eight months.

I have an older sister Casey. And two dogs Toby and Sabrina. I have a strange and overpowering addiction to X-Cheddar Goldfish. I met Emily in the fifth grade and we've been best friends since.

We started writing TGR the year after, and that version was (dare I say) the crappiest thing I ever read. So we redid it over and over. But truly, whenever we started writing I hated reading so that could in some way justify more horrid writing habits at such a young age, but in the summer of 2007 I read and reread the series called Twilight. And once I got my greedy little hands on those books I learned that I loved to read.

I have now read probably more than twenty books since, and its July 4, 2008. but once I got into reading I read anything and everything I can get my hands on. I'd definitely confirm that after TGR it wont be the last you hear from us. I will definitely continue singing and writing.

When I read its like an escape. Everyone has problems and no one's life is ever perfect, but when I read it's like I escape to the world of the book, to where it is no longer my emotion but that of the characters. It is peace and I could imagine any better. But writing for me is a constant immersion and bliss. Even if someone doesn't write very well, I would still encourage them because I would never want to harbor the feeling of such exhilaration to myself. It seems almost power hunger.

()

But never have I enjoyed something as fulfilling as fiction. I have always been and 'I'm-gonna-do-what-I-wanna-do' kinda girl so I could do anything in the story and make anything happen. As I have said before, I could have Strawberry Yogurt skies if I wanted.



As for me, this is something you'll always notice in my writing. My main character hates PINK! LOL I don't know why but I have never liked that color. My stories always pull something unexpected and I love to aggravate my readers with suspense. As a writer, I find it a necessity to make your writing different so your readers don't get bored of the same old thing. I can say that I wouldn't change it because the readers like your work and if you did change it too much, it would be like reading from another author.

All I can finish with is believe in yourself and do whatever it takes to fulfill your dreams.

♥SB♥