And now, an announcement from the one and only Colleen Houck, letting everyone know about the upcoming Fall 2013 YA Scavenger Hunt – which I am lucky enough to be a part of!
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I am almost unique among authors I know in that – so far – I’ve titled every single one of my books. However, the YA science fiction novel I have coming out in fall 2014 — that one’s special. Because I got to title it three times!
I got this invitation a few weeks ago but had to wait to share it with you all — but now, finally, I can let the cat out of the bag (poor kitty!) and announce the next project I get to be a part of …
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The unkindest cut of all
I knew it was coming. Really, I’d suspected it all along. But nothing ever fully prepares you for the moment when you take your complete manuscript and rip a big 13,000-word chunk out of it.
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Cool Things Roundup
A small collection of interesting things, including a website I long to fangirl about:
You know how I’ve been talking for months now about my upcoming science fiction trilogy, the Firebird trilogy, which kicks off in fall 2014? And how I haven’t had a final title to share with you? (If you don’t know this, by chance, time to follow me on Twitter. But I digress.) Well, we finally have the title to share with you all. Drum roll, please ….
Not only can you watch Baz Luhrmann’s gloriously over the top “Moulin Rouge” with me (and, hopefully, other film fans) on Twitter tonight, but you can also win autographed books. Want to know how?
The winner of the poll is “Moulin Rouge”! (Never fear – we’ll watch the other films eventually.) But for now, we must prepare to go gloriously, blissfully 100% over the top with Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Brush up your top hats; fluff your feather boas. Thursday night, beginning at 8:30 CST, we watch together on Twitter! Prepare to snark, but with love – I only watch movies with you guys that I love. (I’d never subject you to a turkey, I promise.)
Yes, it’s the most burning issue of our time! Which movie shall we watch together, via the magic of Twitter, on Thursday, August 8? Shall it be “Mean Girls,” the source of approximately 68% of all jokes on Tumblr? “Iron Man,” which will let us talk about Robert Downey Jr. a lot? Or “Moulin Rouge,” which is so hugely over the top that we’ll be coming down from that sugar coma for days? No wrong answers, but one must be chosen. Let me know what you think in comments!
A couple of you asked really interesting questions inspired by the cover of STEADFAST, and I thought others might be curious, so I’ll answer here —