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?
The paperback is so fun (and not just because I'm quoted on the back) I love the screenprinted look and literal feel of the type. It's perfect!
Posted by: Alea | April 20, 2009 at 09:13 AM
Congrats on finishing! And sleeping. ;)
Posted by: Stephanie Leary | April 20, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Yay! You're finished! Well, writing that is. And oui, the french version looks très très cool! I'll have to read that some time!
I hope the editing goes well!
Posted by: Leo | April 22, 2009 at 06:38 AM
Sweet!! I'm so glad to hear that another book is on it's way!!
Posted by: Amber | April 23, 2009 at 06:49 PM
Robin - I had a chance to hear you at the UCLA Festival of Books. Wow! What a bright, articulate, funny, and talented group of women. Cecil did a fantastic job moderating, and I loved your comments about the new book and writing YA. The panel rocked! Probably the most fun the whole day. :-)
- Aly
Posted by: Alyson Beecher | April 26, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Congrats on finishing your book! That's marvelous.
I had to pop on here and let you know I finished Audrey, Wait! yesterday, and I was in stitches the whole time. This is one of the funniest books I have ever read in my life, hands down. I was DYING laughing! I'm going to tell everyone I know to grab a copy.
Posted by: Rhonda Stapleton | April 27, 2009 at 07:55 AM
hi! i just finished Audrey, Wait! today and i totoally loved, loved, loved it! You are such an amazing writer with so much wit, knowledge and authenitcity! you're hi-lirious too, as your book had me loling a couple times :) kay, so, Audrey, Wait! was awesome and thank you for writing it! i can't wait to read your next book!
-melissa :]
Posted by: melissa | June 05, 2009 at 06:27 PM
hi hi! I totally, utterly, completley and rather insanely love Audrey, Wait! I've read it around seven times already and still laugh out loud and always cry at the end haha. I really want to read it again but I'm trying to wait so i can read when I go on holiday next week. Its such an amazing book and I cant find the words to describe how much I love it. Thank you a million times for writing Audrey, Wait!
xx - Rowan - xx
Posted by: Rowan | July 29, 2009 at 07:55 AM
just wanted to let you know that i just finished Audrey, Wait! today.
it's now my favorite book. i'm probably going to reread it soon. Audrey and Victoria remind me of me and my best friend so much.
i can't wait for you to write another book, your a really good author.
Posted by: Caite | July 30, 2009 at 08:32 PM
Hi Robin! I read your book Audrey today and i really, really, really like it! I'm from Sweden so the book is named just Audrey here. Not - Audrey, Wait!
I googled you and found this site, don't know if it's the right place to write to you on. But anyhow, i really liked your book. You write in a personal and funny way that makes your book stand out. Keep writing! I'm looking forward to reread this book :)
Posted by: Felicia | August 08, 2009 at 03:59 PM
Wee! Hooray! Woo! Yay! HUZZAH! Another book in the works! I hope my excitement doesn't show too much!
I just finished Audrey, Wait! and instantly logged on the computer to see if you have any other books. So here I am! And I'm just glad that I went to your site so that I could keep up with updates on your new book.
That's all for now. I hope you have a wonderful time editing!
Posted by: Justine | August 23, 2009 at 05:52 PM