[ Author Melissa Marr, Photo Credit: John Marr ] When you read the comments on your blog, you don't expect to see a comment from one of your favorite authors. Not if you're a first time author, waiting for your debut novel to be released. Not if one of your favorite authors is Melissa Marr, […]
Read MoreThe last two weeks of a draft or an edit are rough. This is how my day goes:Up at 6:30 to teach in the morning.Preschool pick up at 12:30.Bribe my son into taking a nap. My daughter is younger, translation: more compliant for now.Remind my son 8-10 times to take a nap.Write while my kids […]
Read More< Larry West – www.botropolis.com > The end of the book is hardest and the easiest part to write. It's a sprint. Once I get to a certain point, I could write the whole thing in a day, in one sitting. If I didn't teach in the mornings. If I didn't have kids. But even though […]
Read MoreI just finished a truly badass chapter. It's a had feeling to describe when you just write for four hours straight & it works. Margie and I write everything together, so it isn't done. But the bones are good, hopefully no hip replacement needed. Since I can't share the chapter, I thought I'd share some […]
Read More[The Kings of Southern Rock – The Allman Brothers Band] If you're writing about the South, you need to listen to some Southern music. In my case that's Southern rock. Since Beautiful Creatures, and the sequel we are writing now, are about a lot more than just the South, I need a few other songs […]
Read MoreI've been in the same chapter for two days. Two days is a long time to spend on 10 pages, at least for me. But this is one of those times when writing is hard. And I have to get it right. Because even though it's a first draft, I want our editors J &J […]
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a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.
