Archive for the ‘writing’ Category
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
My new novel, THE DROWNED CITIES, will be releasing on May 1st. It took me a long time to write this one, because I took some wrong turns before I figured out the story I wanted to write, but I'm very happy with the final outcome. Here's the cover:
And here's ...
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
For those of you with an ebook reader, my novella "The Alchemist," is now available in DRM-free ebook formats.
"The Alchemist" originally started as a fun side project with my fellow author and friend, Tobias Buckell; we were both interested in writing something different from our normal work, and hadn't tried ...
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
The paperback release of SHIP BREAKER seems to be making its way into the wild, a little ahead of its official Oct. 3 release day. Here's the new cover, with all its shiny medals, and a more adventure-oriented design. I quite like it.
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
aka the The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
This is so unbelievably cool.
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
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Above: Myself and Jennifer Hunt, my fabulous editor; My agent extraordinaire, Martha Millard, myself, and Anjula, the one who believed in me before anyone; and finally, Sara Zarr, NBA judge and previous finalist, along with myself and Jen, throwing the Little, Brown salute.
I had a ridiculously ...
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Friday, October 15th, 2010
This is so cool that I feel like anything I say just diminishes it. Yes, it's an honor. Yes, I'm thrilled and overwhelmed and delighted. Three days later, I still haven't gone back to self-loathing and doubt, which might be a record for me. I feel hugely affirmed ...
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
On the road today, traveling to a joint signing event in Boulder with YA authors Terri Clark, Amy Efaw, Lindsay Eland, Ingrid Law, Malinda Lo, Sarah Ockler, Julie Anne Peters, and Denise Vega. Should be a fun time.
Barnes & Noble, 5pm, 2999 Pearl St, Boulder, CO. More info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118069391583997
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
I was out at the Southern Festival of Books last weekend, and came across a problem that I hadn't encountered before. A book collector bought up a large amount of the stock and so some people were unable to get copies at the festival. While it's nice to see ...
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Monday, September 27th, 2010
So, a funny thing happened with my debut short story collection. One day, there were a couple thousand copies sitting in Night Shade Books' warehouse. The next day, they were sold out. And then they turned into a very expensive collectible. The last I saw, a used hardcover was going ...
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Saturday, September 25th, 2010
...for PUMP SIX AND OTHER STORIES and THE WINDUP GIRL
I really like both of these. Very cool to think of them finding their way into new languages.
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