The absolute final cover for STARTERS by Lissa Price here
This is the final cover for STARTERS in North America. The tagline has been changed and although I came up with the old one, I really prefer this one. It’s stronger. AND — now you see the jacket as it is being printed, with a wonderful blurb from theRead More →
My first post on League of Extraordinary Writers
Today is my first post on the League of Extraordinary Writers. This is the site that Beth Revis (Across the Universe) started last year with 4 other debut authors writing YA dystopian, science fiction, futuristic thrillers. She added five 2012 authors, and I’m thrilled to be one of them. TheRead More →
Jan 3 releases UNDER THE NEVER SKY, CINDER, CRACKED & CABINET OF EARTHS!
Four of my wonderful Apocalypsie sisters have their debuts coming out tomorrow, January 3. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, Cracked by K.M. Walton, and Cabinet of Earths by Anne Nesbet (middle grade). Three of the titles all begin with the letter “C.” What areRead More →
One of the best presents, ever
Today I got a wonderful surprise in the mail. The box had a photo of my German cover (but also some mailing labels, so I didn’t photograph it). Then, it opened to a letter and the first catalog for the new YA imprint from Piper Verlag called IVI. This isRead More →
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
This has been the most incredible year for me and I’m grateful to all the people who helped make my dream come true. My agent, my foreign rights agent, my editor, everyone at my publishing house, the Apocalypsies, The League of Extraordinary Writers. I am especially grateful to the wonderfulRead More →
Hunger Games nail polish?
I thought this was a joke at first. But it’s not. Said to be available March 1, 2012. The original names, left to right, you can guess the inspiration: 1. Primrose 2. rebel 3. Catnip 4. Coal Hearted 5. Joined at the Seam 6.Fight to the finish 7. We CouldRead More →
Marie Lu’s LEGEND Launch Party!
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in Redondo Beach hosted Marie Lu’s launch party for her amazing YA dystopian, LEGEND. It was a fantastic turnout, even with the dangerously high winds in parts of Los Angeles. When I heard the news in the morning warning us to stay indoors if you could, IRead More →
One more day until the contest closes
If you click on the “contest” link to the right, you’ll read about the contest to win a beautiful hardback copy, signed, of THE EMERALD ATLAS by John Stephens. This absolutely gorgeous, brand-new Random House book is something you’d be proud to give as a gift for a middle-grader (maybeRead More →
Want to get your YA manuscript published? How to Write a Query Letter
So maybe you’re using the holiday weekend to think about how to get published. First of all, be sure your manuscript is ready. I mean it’s at the point where your writing group and beta readers have given you all the notes they can and are now saying, this isRead More →
Twilight’s Bella (in Germany) voices my Callie
When the Twilight films show in Germany, Annina Braunmiller is the voice of Bella (normally Kristin Stewart when in English). She also is the narrator for the Twilight audio books in German. And now for mine. She’ll be the narrator for the German audio book of STARTERS. I’m so excited.Read More →