May 2012
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withhernosestuckinabook asked: Hi! I just wanted to thank you for hosting the giveaway for The Golden Lily on GoodReads. I never expected to win the competition with so many people entering, so thank you very much. I'm very excited to read it :) Thank you again!
If you couldn't enter the SOMEONE LIKE YOU...
…we’ve fixed the problem! Enter away!
once-up0n-a-t1me asked: It's still not letting me enter... I liked the page though, if that counts!
once-up0n-a-t1me asked: On the Facebook link to enter the contest, there's a div box asking us to type something but it doesn't say what to type... It just has the css/code for it but doesn't say anything. I'm not sure what to do, so I thought I'd ask you here (: Thank you!
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librarianpirate asked: Does Skype in the Classroom only work with the obvious classrooms or would an author talk to, say, a children's or teen book club at a library?
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“I’D ALWAYS WELCOMED WAR, but when the last battle ends, what life is left for a...”
– Bloodrose: A Nightshade Novel (Andrea Cremer)
mooshycollins asked: Althought I know you guys are all about young-adult readers, do you ever take on young-adult apprentices and authors? Or would you say that generally speaking, a good author is one who has had more life experience than those from the ages of 18-25?
kiirah asked: Hey, I was wondering how hard is it to get a book published? like, with your company and all?
kaley asked: what are some of the LGBTQ-themed books you guys have, if any? is that something you're interested in publishing?
sage-says-im-brilliant-deactiva asked: Hey Guys! I was wondering, how do you guys feel about the teasers for the Golden Lily, by people who have already read the book? The teasers you guys released were amazing, but they're are individuals releasing hard core teasers and I accidentally came across them on tumblr...I didn't even realize they were real because I can't believe somebody would go and ruin the book for us like...
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Q&A with S.E. Hinton, Part 4
What was it like on the set of The Outsiders? Fun. I had six kids to look out for. I am still close to them.
The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!
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Q&A with S.E. Hinton, Part 3
Why do you think it’s necessary to write about darker subjects for teens? Darker? Or more truthful? I wanted a realistic portrayal of teen life as I was witnessing it.
The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!
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Q&A with S.E. Hinton, Part 2
Did you have future generations of readers in mind when writing The Outsiders?
I didn’t have ANY readers in mind when I wrote The Outsiders. I wrote it for myself first.
The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!
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Q&A with S.E. Hinton, Part 1
If you could go back and write The Outsiders again, would you change anything? Is there anything you would do differently now? Sure. I could do a much better-written book. But it wouldn’t be The Outsiders.
The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!
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“Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible...”
– Marie Lu, Legend (via quotes-shape-us)
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“Bacon improved things dramatically.”
– - Bitterblue (Kristin Cashore)
Word.
WHEN I FIND OUT A WRITER ISN'T ON TWITTER
editorrealtalk:
LOL real talk.
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USA Today reveals the cover for Marie Lu's... →
What do you think? Gorgeous, right?
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