Author's Who Are Rockin' It:
Leigh BardugoLeigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows and the Grisha Trilogy: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising. Today she lives and writes in Hollywood but was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Los Angeles. Her top advice for any aspiring author is, "Ignore all of the above. Everyone is different. There is no "right" way to write a book. If you're working, if you're writing steadily and finishing projects, then you've found process. Protect it."
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Jenny HanJenny Han was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She is a New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and the Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy novels. It was at the University of North Carolina were she received her MFA in Writing for Children. She now resides in Brooklyn.
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Sarah J. MaasSarah J. Maas is the internationally bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series along with New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel A Court of Thorn and Roses. The second book in the series, A Court of Mist and Fury, will release May 2016. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and dog, but was born and raised in New York.
Her best advice for aspiring authors is, "Don't let people tell you what you should be writing. Write the books that are in your heart. The only person who can ever get you to stop writing is you. At the end of the day, it's your story, and it's your passion, and it's not anyone else's. So just stick with what you love. " |
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Rick YanceyRick is the author of fifteen novels and a memoir. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp was a finalist for the Carnegie Medal. The Monstrumologist received a Michael L. Printz Honor, and the sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo was a finalist for the Los Angeles times Book Prize. His latest novel, The 5th Wave, will soon be a major motion picture. Rick's first interest in writing was when he wrote his first short-story in 7th grade English. He loves writing, but more than that he loves spending time with his family.
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Rainbow RowellFrom St. Martin's Press:
Rainbow Rowell writes books. Sometimes she writes about adults (Attachmentsand Landline). Sometimes she writes about teenagers (Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, and Carry On). But she always writes about people who talk a lot. And people who feel like they're screwing up. And people who fall in love.When she's not writing, Rainbow is reading comic books, planning Disney World trips and arguing about things that don't really matter in the big scheme of things. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and two sons. |