Team Human is out today! I’ve never had a book come out that wasn’t part of the Demon’s Lexicon trilogy: I’ve never had a standalone come out! I’ve never had two books out in one year. (And September and Unspoken are not so very far away.) I’m unsure of what to do, other than throw […]
stumbling through publication
My Face, Out In The World
Here is a video of me and Justine Larbalestier talking about our book Team Human (which is coming out July 3rd, i.e. in LESS THAN A MONTH!), about cowriting, love for vampires and humans, and worldbuilding. I always find it a little disconcerting to see pictures of myself and videos of myself. ‘Oh my good […]
Team Star!
Team Human’s publication is really coming up fast… in a month and four days, on July 3rd, to be precise, and yes I might be counting the days… I was so happy to receive the news–from a writer friend, meaning I got to tell my publisher and co-writer, so I felt fancy–that I have my […]
A Cover Photoshoot
So, Anne Hoppe, the editor for mine and Justine Larbalestier’s TEAM HUMAN, told us that they would be doing a photoshoot for the cover. ‘Cool’ we said. ‘Very fancy!’ we added, because often covers are made from stock photographs and not photographs taken specially. Anne continued that she and other wise people at Harper Collins […]
Being A ‘Real Writer’
So advance copies of Unspoken have been going out in the world and receiving blurbs. And here are a couple. “Breath-taking, heart-breaking–a compulsive, rocketing read!”–Tamora Pierce. Tamora Pierce. The lady who wrote the first fantasy I ever read (In the Hand of the Goddess), a tale of a girl passing as a boy so she […]
The Internet’s A Stage
I am always super-nervous about events. Not the bit where I stand up and people look at me and I talk about being an idiot and also about my books. I love talking, especially about my books! The part that makes me nervous is the bit where I meet people, and these worries arise: oh-my-goodness-they-came-to-see-me-how-do-I-make-this-worth-their-while, […]