Archive for the ‘writing’ Category
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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Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Just got the news this morning that THE WINDUP GIRL has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. It tied for the win with China Mieville's excellent The City & The City. Thanks so much to everyone who voted for it. I'm blown away and so pleased with ...
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