A note to ALL plagiarist: What the hell is wrong with you? Are you that starved for attention that you have to steal someone else's work and claim it as your own? Are you truly so pathetic that you can't write your own damn stories? Are you truly stupid enough to think that changing character names and titles makes the story yours?! Newsflash: it doesn't.

This is a WARNING to anyone who is even thinking about plagiarizing my stories: All of my stuff is copyrighted to ME. Just because there is no copyright symbol at the bottom of each of my chapters doesn't mean that it isn't and that you can take it and claim it as your own. I don't need any sign that says it is MY work since the minute it is posted online, it is copyrighted to ME. My stories are my babies and if someone is ever stupid enough to steal them... well, you know what mama bears do when you get between them and their cubs? Well, that's how I am with my stories. It will NOT end well for you if you copy my work and I find out (and believe me, I will).

You have been warned.

October 16, 2012: As of October 14th 2012, I have become the nth person on Fictionpress to be plagiarized. I was informed by a reader of "Play Ball" over on Wattpad that someone had copied my story word for word and had posted it on the site starting back in July with the most recent update being on October 13th. Obviously, I was beyond furious when I found this out. I know I take the risk of it when I post my stuff online, but it is still beyond infuriating to actually have it happen. I work my ASS off on my work and to see someone else claiming it as their own makes me seriously want to hit something. Especially after I warned people not to take my work... apparently, some people just can't read.

I have dealt with the girl accordingly. I basically sicced all 800 of my Wattpad fans on her and the plagiarized book (and the other two she stole) and her profile were removed within twenty four hours of my initial finding of them. Even with the plagiarized copy down I am still angry and I'm pretty sure that the girl who copied it on there is a fan of me on here, so if you are on here and of you're reading this, I have a message for you... DON'T YOU EVER PLAGIARIZE MY STUFF AGAIN. WRITE YOUR OWN DAMN STUFF. NEXT TIME I CATCH YOU (OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER) TAKING MY STUFF AND TRYING TO PASS IT OFF AS YOUR OWN WORK, I WILL SIC MY FICTIONPRESS, BOOKSIE AND WORTHYOFPUBLISHING FANS ON YOU ALONG WITH THE 800 WATTPAD FANS THAT GOT YOU THIS TIME. AND, I CAN ASSURE YOU... IT WILL NOT END WELL FOR YOU.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED (AGAIN). AND THIS TIME YOU BETTER LISTEN!!

UPDATE: Yes, I have deleted "Love at Lanston", "Two Worlds Become One" and "Love of a Vampire", sorry to everyone who liked those stories and wanted to see them finished. But, those were written back when I was in high school and they are nothing but crap in my eyes. My writing has improved so much since then that I don't think it's fair to you guys to let you read poorly written stuff since you guys deserve to read the best that I can give you and nothing less for being so awesome and such dedicated readers/reviewers over the years! However, that doesn't mean that I'm abandoning them... I will, when I get the chance, be rewriting them and reposting them... I have no idea when that will be since I have a lot of stories up right now that I want to finish, but I will try my hardest to get at least one of them up soon! But, don't be surprised if that doesn't happen for a year or two.

Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birthday: June 8 1988
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Current place of residence: Roswell, Georgia, USA
Occupation: Substitute Teacher

Favorite Authors: Meg Cabot, Suzanne Collins, Sue Grafton, J.K. Rowling, Rachel Caine, Martha Grimes, L.J. Smith, Laurell K. Hamilton, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Larissa Ione, J.R. Ward, Lara Adrian, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kerrelyn Sparks, Gena Showalter, Jeaniene Frost, Harlan Coben, Alexandra Ivy, Amanda Ashley, Charlaine Harris, Karen Marie Moning, and Lynn Viehl

Favorite Genres: Romance (mostly supernatural in nature), Sci-fi/Fantasy (mostly vampire related material), Young Adult (occasionally) and Mystery

Favorite Quotes:
"Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault." - Dr. David M. Burns

"Love isn't about finding the perfect person...it's about seeing an imperfect person... perfectly."- Anonymous

"Real girls aren't perfect and perfect girls aren't real."- Unknown (I found this on an icon and I liked it because it's so true)

The following quotes (plus many more) in the form of icons, can all be found here.

"Twilight makes me weep for the future of literature."

"Twilight made me cry because I could feel a part of my brain dying"

"My boyfriend is better than both Edward Cullen and Jacob Black"

"JK Rowling proved that some young adult novels can be over five hundred pages. Stephenie Meyer proved that some shouldn't be."

"Cold, dead and sparkly? In what way is that hot?"

Likes: writing and reading (duh!), Titanic (ship not the movie), vampire romances, Harry Potter, history, Lost, So You Think You Can Dance, etc.

Dislikes: rude and obnoxious people, cliched high school romances, cliched and purple prosed filled novels (ex: Twilight) and oh, people who accuse others of doing something without the full story and/or without listening to the the other person in the first place, people who claim any of my vampire stories are copying Twilight without bothering to read said story or stories. etc.

TO ELLA: I don't know if you will read this, but since you reviewed one of my poems and not one of my stories and you left no email address (how cowardly of you) then this was the only way I could think of to respond to your little comment. But, let me get this straight... I have a right to my opinion, but I'm not allowed to express it since you don't agree with it? Wow, that makes a lot of sense. You, my dear, are a hypocrite. I don't constantly say I hate it on here, I only mention it once in my dislikes and I have a few quotes from avatars that I found were pretty funny. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's not like I'm insulting you for liking the book. Yea, I hate it. But, I don't go around starting fights with the fans (like so many of the fans seem to like to do with the haters). And, you think Stephenie Meyer is a good writer, I happen to disagree. I think she has some good ideas, but she just doesn't execute them very well. Her writing is full of amateurish mistakes that I would not expect a woman with a degree in ENGLISH to make. There are many grammatical, spelling and sentence structure mistakes as well that could have easily been caught, had Meyer read through what she had written or her editor had actually done their job. I could really go on with more reasons as to why I hate the book and Meyer's writing.

And, I attempted to read The Host, really I did... but I just couldn't stomach it at all. Also, there is a line in there that goes something like this: “This body did not belong to me or to Melanie, but to Jared”... No... just NO. I'm not that big of a feminist, but that line alone really pissed me off. It's completely disgusting and so anti-feminist. I mean women are not objects for men to claim as "theirs".

Sorry, but I'm not going to change my profile information, because, honestly, it's the internet, I can say what I want. It's not like I'm insulting you. Or hurting you in anyway. You're just mad because I don't like a book series that you do. Please go read some real vampire literature and stop getting all pissy just because I dared to insult your "precious" book series.

By the way, next time it might be to your advantage to send me a PM, email me (my email is located on my profile) or at least leave an email address so that I can answer you personally and not announce my response to the world on my profile. Thanks!

If it isn't already obvious... no, I do not like Twilight and yes, I have read the book. I have many reasons as to why I don't like it and to be honest, I don't really care if you happen to like it. As long as you are not a psychotic fangirl who thinks Edward/Jacob is real and is going to come for you some day or if you can respect the fact that I don't like the series (this means that you don't call me names for not liking it) then I think we would get along really well. I have many friends who love the series and we still get along well because they're not psycho about it and they respect the fact that I don't like the series at all. Please don't waste your time PMing me or leaving a rude review about how much you hate me or how stupid you think I am, because... to be honest... I DON'T CARE and all I will do is laugh at your pathetic attempts at insulting me. Please, people... go read some real literature and stop accusing everyone who writes about vampires as copying Stephenie Meyer... she did not invent vampires (or vampire romances), they have been around for years (Dracula, anyone?) and they will continue to be around long after the Twilight obsession finally dies down. I swear, if I get one more PM about how I am copying Twilight with my vampire stories, I'm seriously going to hit something or someone!

Other writing sites you can find me on:

www.writerscafe.org Not active
www.storywrite.com Not active
www.youngwriterssociety.com: Not active
www.worthyofpublishing.com :Active
www.booksie.com: Active
www.wattpad.com:Active
www.figment.com: Active

But this is my main one.

IMPORTANT: The above listed sites are the ONLY sites that you will find me and/or my stuff on. If you see any of my stories on another site that is not listed, please let me know immediately!!

I am also a member of youngwriters101 group on Yahoo.

CONTACT: please use the PM feature above to contact me

livejournal:
http://ms-sarabeth20.livejournal.com/: I don't actually update it. I only get on livejournal to check out the FP Watchers Community since I am a very active member.

Note: If you do send me an email, please don't get offended if I don't answer right away, I am extremely busy with school, but please be patient and I will answer your email as soon as I get the chance!

Well, like I said up there , my name is Sarah and I'm 23 years old. I have been a member of fictionpress since 2003. I joined back when I was about 15, but I started writing when I was about 13. My first ever story was a Harry Potter fanfiction that I thought was SO awesome when I first wrote it, but looking back now it was really nothing but pure crap with my main character being such an obvious self insert Mary Sue it's not even funny. And... no, it will never see the light of day, so don't even ask to see it! I don't think anyone would want to see it anyway... it might make your eyes bleed... yes, it's that bad.

I have always wanted to be a writer, but after a semester spent student teaching, I've realized that I really like teaching. Don't get me wrong, I still love to write and I will continue to do so, but I no longer have the goal to be published. I actually got my Bachelor's in History back in May 2010... with intentions to teach high school history, but then I got put into a sixth grade social studies classroom for student teaching and realized how much I loved those children. So, that is my new goal... to get out of school and teach sixth grade social studies. I am currently finishing up my last semester in graduate school; I will graduate in about two weeks with my MAT (Masters of Arts in Teaching) degree. I am hoping to have a job lined up for next school year within the next couple of months!

I don't really know what else to say here... I'm a pretty average girl with an overactive imagination with a pretty big obsession with vampires (but that is fading now... thanks to Twilight, now every vampire story that comes out is compared to and/or accused of copying that poor excuse for a novel, so they're getting kind of boring and annoying now). I am a hopeless romantic at heart and love a nice sappy cliche as much as the next girl... which is why all my stories are romances. I'm a bit obsessed. I'm a pretty random person... I laugh at most things and find the stupidest and most random things hilarious while others just stare at me and wonder what the hell I'm on.

I have to say, though, that only my friends know the true me, I come off as quiet at first... but I'm really not, once I open up to you. Sure, I'm not the loudest or the most obnoxious person you'll ever meet, but I'm also not the quiet bookworm type that sits in the back of the class and doesn't say a word to anyone either. I'm a mix between the two really.

My story ideas come from my brain most of the time; lately though, they've been based loosely on the very odd dreams I've been having. My poems, on the other hand, come from my heart.

My characters aren't really based on anyone... though, my main female characters all have one or two of my characteristics (ex: Elizabeth is stubborn like me, Casey is quiet like I am around people I don't know, Victoria shares my idea that girls can do pretty much anything a guy can do (within reason of course), etc).

Like I said up there in my dislikes, I hate people who accuse me of copying Twilight without bothering to read the story they are claiming is a copy of Twilight. Please people, if you're going to accuse me of copying Twilight with any of my vampires stories... at least have the respect to READ THE DAMN STORY before you make such an outlandish claim. Seriously, if you don't read it, I will not take your opinion seriously.

Please read and review my stuff! I love getting new reviewers/readers (makes me feel special :)) So, at least take a look, it couldn't hurt, could it?

And if you are a dedicated reader and/or reviewer, thanks! Your support makes me write more and more... okay, not really, but it makes me write faster knowing that people will actually be reading what I worked so hard on...(makes me get off my lazy ass). I would say that the more reviews I get the faster I'll update, but that is such a lie, so I won't.

COMPLETED STORIES

Forbidden Love- 27/27 chapters
Summary: Alana has been a vampire slayer for almost four years. She thinks she's unstoppable, slaying every vampire that crosses her path. Well, until a vampire that she can't kill steps into the picture. He turns her world upside down. And just when she thinks she understands him, he changes everything once again. He's in this only to get the ring, but unknowing to both of them, as they spend more time with each other they create a bond so powerful that it can only be described by one word: Love. Is it so wrong for a slayer and a vampire to love each other?
Genres: Romance/Supernatural/Action/Adventure
Rating: T, for minor violence and language
Started: March 5 2005
Finished: October 19 2006
This is currently being rewritten under the title "Forbidden", for more info see below

CURRENT STORIES

Expect the Unexpected- 32/33 chapters
...Because the unexpected WILL happen and always when you least expect it to.
Summary: Elizabeth Fitzgerald is pretty much your average sixteen year old girl. Until a strange boy starts attending her school and she can't help but get the feeling that he's watching her every move. And as she tries to avoid him, it doesn't take long for her to realize just how hard that is because he's everywhere she goes. And just when she thinks everything is alright, she's kidnapped and discovers something about herself that she never knew and a horrible secret that her family had kept from her, her entire life... thrown into a world of darkness and betrayal, what's a girl to do?
Genres: Horror/Supernatural/Romance/Angst
Rating: M, for mild violence, language and some sexual content in later chapters.
Updated: January 25 2010
Status: Chapter 32 was finally posted, currently working on the epilogue (about halfway done, it's going to be very LONG)!

Everything I Never Wanted- 9/35 chapters
Summary: Casey Jenkins lives in a world that has just been taken over by vampires where humans are captured to be either slaves or food to their vampire rulers. She's taken and sold to Damien, one of the oldest and most powerful, not to mention one of the coldest and most distant of his race. She becomes his personal servant... for him to do whatever he wants with her. Casey is not really happy with this change, but she's managing to tolerate it until she can somehow get away. She's waiting for the perfect time to stop acting like the shy, docile little human that Damien and the rest of the vampires think she is. But, while she's biding her time, she realizes something: Damien in the beginning starts treating her like most other vampires, but as time goes on she realizes that his actions towards her start to change. This just leads to her ask one question: Why?
Genres: Supernatural/Romance/General
Rating: M, for language, sexual content
Updated: April 25 2010
Status: Chapter 9 was just posted; currently working on chapter 10!

Vampire World- 1/30 chapter
Summary: Sarah Chambers has grown up in a strange world, a world that is run and controlled by vampires. Her city is run by a well known sadist by the name of Vincent, who has had his eyes on her since the day she was born. But, Vincent's affections are the least of her worries because, unknown to her, her life has already been promised to the most evil vampire of them all, the King himself. Julian is the oldest and most powerful of his race. Most humans have never seen him, but rumors say that the only humans who see him are the ones that never come back. He is said to be the cruelest vampire ever to exist, well eighteen year old Sarah is about to find out the truth whether she wants to or not.
Genres: Supernatural/Romance
Rating: M, for language and violence
Updated: October 30, 2009
Status: Prologue was posted, but since it's a sort of a sequel to "Everything I Never Wanted", I won't be able to post much more!

Blood Pet - 24/30 chapters (not including the prologue)
Summary: Kidnapped by a psychotic vampire, 22-year-old Jessica Smith doesn't really think things could get any worse until she becomes a pawn in a vampire plot to take over the world. As war breaks out between the vampires and humans resisting them and the world begins to quickly fall to the undead, Jessica finds herself warring with herself and questioning the true intentions of the vampire who took her in the first place. With everyone she can't trust telling her things about him that make no sense and unable to trust his words either she really has no idea who to believe in this dark world that she is now very much a part of. As time goes on, Jessica finds it harder to decide who to trust and who not to trust. But more important than that, she finds herself questioning her feelings towards the one person that she knows she shouldn't trust or love.
Genres: Supernatural/Romance/Drama
Rating: M, for strong language, strong sexual content, mild to moderate torture scenes, and some minor violence in later chapters
Updated: July 19, 2012
Status: Chapter 24 was just posted!

Play Ball- 4/30 chapters (not including the prologue)
Summary: Victoria Clark has been playing softball all her life. Well, that was until her school was forced to get rid of some of the "lesser" activities due to lack of interest and budget cuts. And the softball team is one of the first to go. Victoria loves the sport, she's been playing for so long on and is not at all happy with the school's decision. But instead of going to the school board and appealing the decision, she and her fellow team mates decide that trying out for the baseball team is a much better idea. After all, they all feel they can play it just as well as the boys and this appears to be the perfect opportunity to show them what they can do. However, Victoria did not expect to be the only girl who actually went through with the plan, nor was she expecting to be the only one to make the team either. She has to put up with crap from her fellow team mates, specifically a certain Mr. Jared Peterson, who doesn't like the idea of a girl playing baseball, especially a girl like Victoria. On and off the field, she continuously has to prove herself to him, for he doesn't think she's worthy. To make things worse, she has to hide from those jealous of her (the boys who didn't make the team because of her and even her former softball teammates have turned against her). AND balance school and work. This is going to be one hell of a school year
Genres: Romance/Humor/General
Rating: T, for minor language
Updated: December 30 2011
Status: Chapter 4 was just posted!

Forbidden- 1/20 chapters
Summary: Alana has been a vampire slayer for almost four years. She thinks she's unstoppable, slaying every vampire that crosses her path since she believes that all vampires deserve to die. Well, that is, until a vampire that she can't kill steps into the picture. And he turns her world completely upside down. And just when she thinks she understands him, he changes everything once again. He's in this only to get the ring, a very powerful object that can do very bad things if it gets into the wrong hands. However, unknowing to both of them, as they spend more time with each other they create a bond so powerful that it can only be described by one word: Love. Is it so wrong for a slayer and a vampire to love each other?
Genres: Supernatural/Romance
Rating: M for language, violence and some sexual content
Updated: April 28 2009
Status: Chapter 1 was just posted, currently working on chapter 2

Exchange
Summary: Ashton is so excited because she’s finally able to go to France. She’s wanted to go ever since she started learning French three years ago, but now she has the money and the knowledge to prove to her parents that she’s ready. She signs up to participate in the Young Diplomats, an exchange student organization that’s headquarters are in her hometown of Atlanta, GA and in Paris, France. Her excitement doesn’t last long when she arrives in Paris and realizes that the Young Diplomats accidentally identified her as a boy because of her name and she instead found herself living with a boy and his all male family.
Genres: Romance/Humor
Rating: T, minor language
Updated: April 28 2009
Status: Prologue was posted, currently working on the first chapter!

Any of my stories sound interesting? Then go take a look, and don't forget to review!

CURRENT POEMS:

I'm Sorry- a poem I wrote for a Creative Writing assignment. We were suppose to write down five things that people said to us in the past that hurt our feelings and include them in a poem... I think it's good for my first ever poem...
It's about being yourself, and not letting others influence anything you do...

Thanks- Just saying thanks to someone for showing me true love and seeing me for me... kind of personal.

Love is...- I wrote this for the Literary Art Magazine love contest at my school. It tied for third. Please tell me what you think!

I'm Not Perfect- This is similar to "I'm Sorry" but the message is different...

God's Angel- I wrote this as a dedication to a friend that recently died in a car accident, as well as her family for the dark times that lie ahead for them.