You may have already read this on the BC blog, but in case you didn't, it's too good to miss… It's a lot easier to write when you know who you're writing for. Beautiful Creatures was written over three months for a few particular teens - Casters & Outcasters - who demanded pages at the end of every […]
Read MoreThis is what you eat if you are celebrating the arrival of the first copy, of your first book, with your writing partner, and your families. At least it's what you eat if you and Margie and me. Tacos por Favor, with all the sides and Diet Coke. What more could two girls ask for?
Read Morewhen it arrived. The ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) for Beautiful Creatures. My husband, Alex, brought the package into the bathroom and I stuck my head out of the shower while he and my kids opened it. And I swear, nothing could have prepared me for seeing it. Our actual book. Not our book on the […]
Read MoreTomorrow the ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) of Beautiful Creatures will be shipped from the warehouse to LBC. 1 day 24 hours 1440 minutes 86,400 seconds So it only seems fair to pay tribute to the place where BC was born. I've said it before, it all started with a few tacos and a napkin. El […]
Read MoreIf writing teen dialogue isn't that hard for me, does that mean I'm immature or a talented genius? Don't answer that. If you know me, we both know the answer. If you don't, I'd like you to live under the misguided notion that I'm a talented genius. But seriously, if I read primarily teen novels, […]
Read MoreHere are a few of mine… 1. I can't type and wrote Beautiful Creatures with 4 fingers (three on my right hand & one on my left to press shift). 2. I don't know how to ride a bike. 3. I love disaster movies - Twister, Volcano, Dante's Peak, Armageddon – I've see them all. In fact, if The Day After […]
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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.
