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The Zombies Versus Unicorns debates have spread around the world! This Thursday, March 31, at 6PM we will be having one at
Kinokuniya Bookstore here in Sydney, Australia.
Join us at Kinokuniya as Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld (Team Zombie) face off Margo Lanagan and Garth Nix (Team Unicorn) to determine who reigns supreme, the zombie or the unicorn? This is an event not to be missed!
Edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie), Zombies Vs Unicorns is a unique short story feud that pits horned beasts against the shuffling undead.
Contributors to this unique collection include bestselling teen and YA authors Garth ...
Posted by Justine at 8:56, March 29th, 2011 under Sydney/Australia, Zombies v Unicorns |
Okay, I totally shouldn't be writing this. But
Janni Lee Simner issued a call for authors to say that it's okay to give us bad reviews. I want to add my voice to those saying, "Go forth and shred our books into tiny pieces." ((If you hate them that is. Feel free to praise should you want to. Feel free to meh them also. Whatever you want!))
You do not have to be nice about a book you hate.
However, I also want to say that it's not our place to say so. Reviews are not for authors. They're not even about authors. You do not need our permission to write about our books. Because once they're published they cease to ...
Posted by Justine at 18:54, March 6th, 2011 under Magic or Madness trilogy, Reading, Writing life, Young Adult literature |
Holly Black recently posted on the subject of the so-called
YA Mafia, which apparently is a "cabal of writers who give one other blurbs, do events with one another, and like each other's books." Also if you cross them they can ruin your career.
In her post Holly said such a cabal does not exist. I suspect she's right. Certainly none of the YA writers I know are involved in such a group. However, there are many YA authors I don't know. Could be a few of them plot darkly together. Who knows?
Thing is plotting ain't doing. As Holly points out, YA authors do not have that power. I have recommended twenty or more of my writer friends to my ...
Posted by Justine at 18:32, March 3rd, 2011 under Bloggery, RSI, Writing life, Young Adult literature |
