I have another post of Arctic pics lined up, but I wanted to change to the subject for a moment to something closer to home. Here’s something we received from some of my dear people at Penguin after we got married. Umbrellas, magical worlds, and joint adventures! My editor, Kathy Dawson, found the card, and… Read more »
Jane Unlimited
Jane Sin Límites
I’ve just gotten home and am going through my mail. It’s a day for unpacking, organizing, trying to remember and reinstate my routines, and figuring out which way is up. I like days like this. They’re cozy and slow, and I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. Especially since I handed in a… Read more »
Jane, Unlimited comes out in paperback today! Also, Postcards to Voters
Seems like there are a lot of book birthdays recently. Today, Jane, Unlimited comes out in paperback. Not only is she at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but at Powells, she is a Pick of the Month! She’s probably also at your favorite indie bookstore :o). Also, I want to share something I’ve been doing… Read more »
Umbrella Serendipity
I walked home through a lovely, gentle rain, then propped my umbrella up in front of the couch to dry. Seeing a package waiting, I opened it eagerly, suspecting it was the paperback of Jane, Unlimited. Then I noticed something matchy! Some things, at least, are aligned in this universe.
Announcement of a Grand Adventure
The other day, I wrote a blog post with the heading, “These times make me inarticulate.” I wonder if any of you noticed my misspelling? I changed it as soon as I noticed it, but for a little while, it said, “These times make me inarcticulate”… I’m afraid I have the Arctic on the brain… Read more »
Here’s the Paperback Cover for Jane, Unlimited!
In some other universe somewhere, some other version of me blogs all the time. She blogs about the writing she’s doing every day, how hopeless it feels, where her motivation comes from, what’s hardest today, how she keeps her spirits up when the end feels so far away, what it’s like for those who support… Read more »
I’d Like This Light in My Living Room Please
There are so many things I’ve been wanting to blog, including the lovely news that Jane, Unlimited made the list of YALSA’s 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults. But I’m trying to finish a book — getting so close to finishing a book — and that takes precedence. So. In lieu of real, in-depth, interesting… Read more »
On Writing Jane, Unlimited: Please Don’t Choose Your Own Adventure
Before I start, a couple of important things: There’s a documentary airing on Monday on PBS called Unrest, about MECFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). I hope you’ll watch it and pass the word on. Official blurb: “Jennifer Brea is working on her PhD at Harvard and about to marry the love of her life when… Read more »
On Writing Jane, Unlimited: Webs Versus Lines
Now that I’m home from my tour, the mad rush is behind me, which means that now and then, I have little pockets of time for blogging. When I can, I’d like to fill some of those pockets with blog posts about what it was like to write Jane, Unlimited. This is a weird little… Read more »
Writer + Reader = Magic. (Also, my tour is about to begin!)
One of the secret delights of being the author of three standalone fantasy novels that differ in their protagonist, their emotional tenor, and their pacing is that a lot of readers will tell me which one they prefer. And (astonishingly), readers’ preferences seem to be pretty evenly divided among the three books. It makes me… Read more »
