<Pan's Labyrinth, Picturehouse/Warner Brothers > We turned in the draft of Book 2 today to our editors, Jen & Julie, at Little, Brown. And this is how it feels. It's like staring into a place so frightening, yet enticing that you literally can't take a step. Don't get me wrong, Jen & Julie are incredibly […]
Read More<whatapic> Dazed and confused -that's what it's like when the publication of your first book is imminent. (at least for me) For those of you who love Letterman, here's the: Top Ten Stupidest Questions You Ask Your Agent, Editors, Writing Partner (Margie), or Blog Girls (at least if you're me): 10. They want to buy […]
Read More<www.losangeles.af.mil> So here's how it goes with us… We have 439 pages of Book 2 finished, and our draft is due next week (in other scenarios with BC an edit due). It's done, right? That's what sane people would assume, but Margie and I operate a little differently. One of us calls the other (usually […]
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 […]
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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.
