Justine Larbalestier

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1. Tim Says:

   Someone has recently done that with Pride and Prejudice. I believe the new book is called “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”

   I must have it!

   February 12th, 2009 at 1:49 AM

2. Q Says:

   I’m not so sure about step 4, but I’ll give it a shot.

   February 12th, 2009 at 8:52 AM

3. Patrick Says:

   Isn’t step 4 just a summary of step 2 and 3?

   February 12th, 2009 at 9:56 AM

4. Carrie Ryan Says:

   I am here to testify that step four is imperative! And it works!

   February 12th, 2009 at 10:18 AM

5. Cat Says:

   I think you are right…everything is better with zombies added!

   February 12th, 2009 at 12:27 PM

6. Amber Says:

   Great starting points! lol

   February 12th, 2009 at 3:01 PM

7. 7. Justine Says:

   Tim: That person is behind the times. My friend Maureen zombified P&P a year ago!

   February 12th, 2009 at 7:57 PM

8. Mary Elizabeth S. Says:

   No, no, no, it goes like this:

   Step One: Choose a book, pretty much any book will do.

   Step Two: Add zombies to it.

   Step Three: Add unicorns to it.

   Step Four: Continued adding equal amounts of zombies and unicorns—and maybe a couple of zombie unicorns or unicorn zombies—until the plot, and possibly your head, explodes.

   Step Five: Lather, rinse, repeat. Take two mangosteens and call a librarian in the morning.

   Blogoverlord says: You are skating very close to a banning, young lady. Referring to the dread creatures, not once, but multiple times? An outrage, it is.

   February 12th, 2009 at 11:22 PM

9. Nicholas Waller Says:

   I’m reading a book called “How Not to Write a Novel” by Newman and Mittelmark, which gives advice on 200 things you can do to ensure that your manuscript, when it comes into the hands of a professional editor, is tossed in the bin at the earliest opportunity. (The authors say they have stood by the side of this road for a long time and see a lot of the same avoidable tragedies take place.)

   Of course, a 201st way not to write a novel is to sit about reading books like that, but I’m enjoying it for itself – though one reviewer on AmazonUK called it too sarcastic and even rude (it is quite rude when discussing a deus ex machina). Perhaps he took it personally.

   February 13th, 2009 at 10:18 AM

10. Bethany-la Says:

    lol. That is great advice. I’m planning to write a book about zombies & vampires. The twist… neither are evil. unic*rns (aka one who mustn’t be named) are the evil ones.

    February 14th, 2009 at 10:38 PM

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