Some things are beautifully heartbreaking and creepy and unforgettable, all at the same time. This is one of them. It’s from the oldest graveyard in Beaufort, NC. It reminds me of why I love graveyards so much — they are about love and remembering.
Read MoreThis morning @BNBooksClubs tweeted this: Songs as Short Stories – What Songs Do You Think Tell a Great Story? It got me thinking. Doesn't every song tell a story? I'm not talking about the story the songwriter is telling… I'm talking about the story YOU hear when you listen to it. The memories, the […]
Read MoreI'm in the cave of revisions & it's a dark place. I woke up with song in my head. Does that ever happen to you? It happens to me all the time. Songs are like poetry – the kind of thinking I do best. This song is from Ethan's Playlist, but today it's on mine. […]
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 MoreMargie got me hooked on Pandora. Right now I'm listening to Neko Case. My favorite song is Middle Cyclone. It's the perfect song for Beautiful Creatures too. Check out Pandora and create your own station.
Read MoreI don't know if you really listen to song lyrics, but I do. Great songs are like poetry. They take you to the place inside the words, your own version of the song. If you don't know what I mean, read this one. And if you do, then you already know these lyrics are in […]
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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.
