Zombies v Unicorns | Justine Larbalestier

Guest Post: Sarah Cross Tells Lies

Due to boring circumstances beyond my control, I will not be online much in February. Fortunately I’ve been able to line up a number of stellar guests to fill in for me. Most are writers, but I also thought it would be fun to get some publishing types to explain what it is they do, teach you some more about the industry, and answer your questions, as well as one or two bloggers. ********* Sarah Cross is the author of Dull Boy, a YA superhero novel. She blogs intermittently, posts random videos on tumblr, and is hiding in a unicorn-and-zombie-proof bunker until this whole mess is over. Sarah says: You may be wondering where Justine is. And I am sorry to tell ...

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Posted by Justine at 19:59, February 12th, 2010 under Excuses, Frippery, Guest post, Toilets, Unicorns, Viewing, Zombies, Zombies v Unicorns | 19 Comments »

Guest Post: Doselle Young on Everything (updated)

Due to boring circumstances beyond my control, I will not be online much in February. Fortunately I’ve been able to line up a number of stellar guests to fill in for me. Most are writers, but I also thought it would be fun to get some publishing types to explain what it is they do, teach you some more about the industry, and answer your questions, as well as one or two bloggers. Today's guest blogger, Doselle Young, is not only one of my favourite people on the planet, he's also every bit as opinionated as me. (Though frequently wrong, like his love of Madmen and Henry Miller. Ewww.) I enjoy Do holding forth on any subject at all. He's also ...

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Posted by Justine at 19:36, February 10th, 2010 under Bloggery, Cons & Other Gatherings, Frippery, Guest post, Ideas, Liar, Reading, Sport, State of the World, Words & Language, Writing life, Zombies v Unicorns | 12 Comments »

Zombies versus Unicorns Cover

Today mine & Holly Black's Zombies v Unicorn anthology was featured on EW's Shelf Life, the press release went out, and the Simon & Schuster's official Z v U page is officially official. ((Yes, those of you on Twitter already know about it. That's because being on Twitter makes you special. Give yourself a special Twitter hug.)) Go there to vote Team Zombie---my team---because zombies are superior to unicorns in every way. Over the next few months leading up to the antho's publication in September I will have much to say about it. But today I wanted to talk about the art because it is so spectactular that I'm still pinching myself. I love it! ((For those ...

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Posted by Justine at 19:03, February 4th, 2010 under Zombies v Unicorns | 18 Comments »

Last Day of 2009

This is my annual post where I sum up what happened in my professional life in that year and look ahead to what's going to happen in 2010. Basically I do this so I can have a handy record that I can get to in seconds. (Hence the "last day of the year" tag.) Do feel free to skip it. ((Cause it will be boring. Don't say you weren't warned.)) This year, though, was less happy than any of the previous years I've summed up here. Thus my summary is brief. I want to get past 2009 and on to the fun of 2010 as fast as I can. Books out: Liar (hc in US & tpb in Oz), HTDYF (in ...

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Posted by Justine at 0:59, December 31st, 2009 under 1930s NYC novel, Bloggery, How To Ditch Your Fairy, Last Day of the Year, Liar, Magic or Madness trilogy, Travelling, Unicorns, Zombies, Zombies v Unicorns | 12 Comments »

Answering your zombie v un***rn questions

Yes, there will be a zombie-un***rn story. I hope you're happy. Because personally I think that's a bit gross. No, I can't tell you the names of any of the contributors. But trust me, they are all fabulously excellent writers. Yes, it is a YA anthology. It will be edited by the marvellous Karen Wojtyla. That's right, me and Holly, who are editing the Zombie versus Uni***ns anthology, will in turn be edited. It's, like, a whole editing chain. Sorry, the anthology is closed. Yes, there will be lots of different kinds of zombies. Not just your regular Romero types. I have no idea about the uni***n side of things. I doubt there's more than one kind. And if there is, who cares? Hmmm, ...

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Posted by Justine at 8:54, November 18th, 2008 under Unicorns, Young Adult literature, Zombies, Zombies v Unicorns | 8 Comments »