Every writer is different and there is no right or wrong way to write a novel-as long as you write it! How do you write a graphic novel? If you’re wondering if you should outline your novel, I think it’s a good idea to give it a try and see whether or not it works for you. It was a really dizzying three months! Do you outline your books? Use critique partners? How many drafts to you write? (etc.)įor details on my writing process (and probably more insight into my organizational neuroses than anyone wanted to know), check out this series of blog posts: My Writing Process: 9 Steps from Idea to Finished.

After a couple weeks of minor tweaking to the manuscript, we went on submission on Friday, October 29, and had our first offer the following Monday, November 1-on the two-year anniversary from the day I’d started writing the book.Ībout a week later, the series went to auction between two publishing houses and we finally accepted the offer from Macmillan’s Feiwel and Friends on November 11, 2010, less than three months after I’d sent my first query. Two months later I had three offers of representation and ended up signing with Jill Grinberg, who happened to be the first agent I’d queried.

I started querying agents on August 16, 2010. I’m one of the very rare, lucky authors who had a relatively fast submission process. How long did it take you to get your agent and book deal? I have a BA in Creative Writing, emphasis on children’s literature, and an MS in Publishing. It’s unlikely that I’ll have much involvement with this, but if the studio decides to host open auditions I will post that information on my blog and newsletter. Fingers are tightly crossed!Īlso, Ally Carter has an awesome blog post on how books get made into movies. At this time, the movie / TV rights for TLC have been optioned and a script is in the works. I would love for this to happen (for any and all of my books!), but this is out of my control. Will any of your books be turned into movies or TV shows? That really depends on what you’re looking for, and I hope you’ll ultimately enjoy them all! But for some guidance, my publisher has made this handy quiz to help you choose. I’m new to your books! Which one should I start with? There is also a ton of information at the Lunar Chronicles Wiki (which I do not manage), so for TLC-specific questions, you may want to check there, too.

Please check out The Happy Writer Podcast for our Q&A (Episode 25, July 16, 2020) where I answered lots of fan questions! Thank you to Bethanie Finger from Prince Kai Fan Pod for helping collect some of the info below.

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