Hey kids! Guess who just finished the first draft of her next book? Go ahead and guess...I'll wait.
YOU'RE RIGHT! IT'S ME!
Last night marks the first night in six months that I slept for more than five hours, which means that if you know me in real life, it's safe to talk to me again. (I can be a bit difficult when finishing a book. Don't judge.) But anyway, the book is done, at least until tomorrow, when the first round of edits start. Whee! This might be the first time that I'm actually excited to edit! Then again, it might just be the full night of sleep that's talking.
But I've noticed that a lot of you have discovered the paperback version of "Audrey, Wait!" Exciting times, right? Doesn't it look lovely on a shelf? Even my mom thinks so. She sent me the following email on Saturday:
"Borders in El Segundo. I might have mentioned I'm related to author..." And then she attached this picture.
Not gonna lie, it's pretty cool to have a mom who geeks out over my books.
So yes, the paperback is out, and so many of you are sending me cool questions! Keep 'em coming! I do my best to answer all of them, but don't worry if it takes me a bit to respond. Again, my edits are only 24 hours away, so I might be busy. If you have questions but feel a bit shy about writing, I've done some interviews that may answer your questions. I did one just a few weeks ago with the blog Exercise Your Mind, and you can always click the "Interview" tag to see older ones. Yay book bloggers!
That being said, a lot of you have asked if there's going to be a sequel to "Audrey" and I'm sorry to say that the answer is no. Don't get me wrong, though! I LOOOOOVE writing about Audrey & Victoria and the crew, but I feel like her story is done. Besides, she's too busy going to concerts to tell another story right now. :)
And in even more exciting news, I'm going to be at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend. I'll be appearing on a panel with Lisa Yee, Lauren Myracle, Deb Caletti, and the super-amazing Cecil Castellucci will be moderating. Good times! It's free, but you'll need tickets, so click the link for more information. I'll also be doing a booth signing later that afternoon. Check it out.
LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10:30am
UCLA Campus, Fowler Museum Lenart Auditorium
Panel: "Growing Up: Young Adult Fiction" (signing afterwards)
Robin Benway, Deb Caletti, Lauren Myracle, Lisa Yee
Moderator: Cecil Castellucci
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 1:30pm
Booth Signing at Penguin/Whale of a Tale
Booth #816
w/ Lauren Myracle
Okay, I think that's all of the info I can handle today. Tomorrow I'm going to try & post some foreign edition covers of "Audrey", which look incredible. For a sneak peek, though, check out the website for the French edition of "Audrey, entitled "Comment je suis devenue célèbre (malgré moi)"
Cool, non?
