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August 25, 2014
Decatur Book Festival!
The
Decatur Book Festival
is coming this weekend! I'll be there speaking on a panel along with the very awesome Leigh Bardugo, Jessica Brody, and Emmy Laybourne! Woo-ha! I'm excited! And so many other teen authors will be there too! It's going to be a blast!
And of course I will see YOU there too! Right?! I hope so!
Our panel is on Sunday on the Teen Stage at 3:00 . Lots of fun, books, swag, (and maybe, ahem, we'll spill a secret or two) See you then!
August 8, 2014
One Month Kiss-iversary!
The Kiss of Deception has been out for one month today!
It's been a crazy whirlwind month and I've been overwhelmed with all the support and enthusiasm for The Remnant Chronicles. Thank you! To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed copy of The Kiss of Deception, a signed bookmark, the gorgeous map poster, and I'll probably throw in an extra surprise or two.
So leave a comment, and spread the word!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
It's been a crazy whirlwind month and I've been overwhelmed with all the support and enthusiasm for The Remnant Chronicles. Thank you! To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed copy of The Kiss of Deception, a signed bookmark, the gorgeous map poster, and I'll probably throw in an extra surprise or two.
So leave a comment, and spread the word!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
July 28, 2014
A Huge Shout out!
For these AWESOME bloggers! And a great big THANK YOU too!
The blog tour for The Kiss of Deception was a blast, and the last giveaway is now over (Congrats to winners!)
These bloggers were so wonderful to let me come hang out on their blogs. They shared reviews, interviews, and more!
Thank you so much for helping to usher in this first book in the series!
Icey Books (Review)
The Starry-Eyed Revue The Men of The Kiss of Deception
Adventures of a Book Junkie (Review)
Cuddlebuggery How I Wrote the Twists and Turns
FicFare (Review)
Two Chicks on Books The Map of The Remnant Chronicles
Winterhaven Books (Review)
Tales of a Ravenous Reader An Interview with Rafe
MundieMoms (Review)
Alice Marvels The Music of The Kiss of Deception
YA Bibliophile (Review)
Bewitched Bookworms Seven Ingredients in a Swoon-worthy Romance
That Artsy Girl (Review)
Jenna Does Books Defining Evil
Ex Libris (Review)
My Friends Are Fiction An Interview
Birth of a New Witch (Review)
Good Books & Good Wine Writing Style Inspirations
And a fun chat hosted by Belle of the Literati
You all rock!!
XO
July 14, 2014
Blog Tour and Giveaways!
The blog tour for The Kiss of Deception is in full swing! Thank you so much to the many awesome bloggers who have been hosting the tour! Here are the stops so far and the topics and inside scoops I've been talking about.
And . . . there are giveaways still going on!
Monday, July 7
Icey Books (Review)
The Starry-Eyed Revue The Men of The Kiss of Deception
Tuesday, July 8
Adventures of a Book Junkie (Review)
Cuddlebuggery How I Wrote the Twists and Turns
Wednesday, July 9
FicFare (Review)
Two Chicks on Books The Map and How I Created the World of The Remnant Chronicles
Thursday, July 10
Winterhaven Books (Review)
Tales of a Ravenous Reader An Interview with Rafe
Friday, July 11
MundieMoms (Review)
Alice Marvels The Music of The Kiss of Deception - My playlist as I Write
Monday, July 14
YA Bibliophile (Review)
Bewitched Bookworms Seven Ingredients I Love Seeing in a Swoon-worthy Romance
Now, go enter for a giveaway!
And stay tuned for updates as the tour continues . . .
XO
July 8, 2014
Pub Day!
So this is happening today.
and probably a little of this
aw heck, more likely, this
July 6, 2014
July 8th! Almost here!
I can't believe it's only a little more
than one day until
The Kiss of Deception
is here!
Hooray!
And so much is going on!
But first and foremost . . .
Also, Mysterious Galaxy, my local indie here in San Diego, is still taking
preorders
where you can get a signed, personalized copy of The Kiss of Deception--PLUS they will include this 16X20 poster! Win-win! But time is running out. So if you want a personalized copy, get yourself hither over to their site!
In more news, Monday night, @FierceReads is hosting a Twitter Chat to celebrate publication eve! So if you tweet, come by, say hello, ask questions, and celebrate with us! The secret handshake to get in is the hashtag #KissOfDeception. See you Monday night at 9pmEST/6PST! And . . . See, I told you there was a lot going on! Tomorrow I hit the blog road with some very awesome and gracious bloggers who are hosting me on their book blogs. They've asked a whole bunch of great questions and I'm doing my best to answer! Stop in and leave a comment! Here's the schedule:
Monday, July 7
Icey Books (Review)
The Starry-Eyed Revue (Guest Post)
Tuesday, July 8
Adventures of a Book Junkie (Review)
Cuddlebuggery (Guest Post)
Wednesday, July 9
FicFare (Review)
Two Chicks on Books (Guest Post)
Thursday, July 10
Winterhaven Books (Review)
Tales of a Ravenous Reader (Guest Post)
Friday, July 11
MundieMoms (Review)
Alice Marvels (Guest Post)
Monday, July 14
YA Bibliophile (Review)
Bewitched Bookworms (Guest Post)
Tuesday, July 15
That Artsy Reader Girl (Review)
Jenna Does Books (Guest Post)
Wednesday, July 16
ExLibris (Review)
My Friends are Fiction (Guest Post)
Thursday, July 17
Birth of a New Witch (Review)
Good Books and Good Wine (Guest Post)
Friday, July 18
Google Hangout with Mary Pearson hosted by Belle of the Literati
July 1, 2014
One Week . . .
One week from today, The Kiss of Deception will be out! I can't believe it's almost here!
So much is coming up to celebrate: Blog tours, twitter chats, and of course, the launch party! Keep an eye out for details on my News and Events page.
If you plan on getting The Kiss of Deception, I would be EVER so grateful if you
preordered
it from your favorite bookseller. What does preordering do? It sends a strong message to booksellers to stock this book on their shelves and recommend it to other readers! Also, if you'd like a signed, personalized copy you can preorder it from my local indie. Details and links are here .
Huge thanks to all who have, and are blogging, tweeting, and shouting out about The Kiss of Deception!
XO
June 26, 2014
Blog Roll
Getting ready to shove off for ALA, but before I do . . .
I've been tagged by Alyson Noel !
Alyson is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of not one, but three amazing series—The Immortals, Soul Seekers, and Riley Bloom -- plus several standalones, plus a spanking new series she's working on, Unrivaled , (yes, I am in awe of her talents) and she's tagged me in a Blog Roll where writers share a little about their work and writing process. I always love to hear how other writers approach writing. Here are my responses:
1. WHAT AM I WORKING ON –
I’m currently being torn in fifty different directions, which is the usual state when you have one book coming out, and another you’re trying to put to bed. I’ve been doing quite a bit of blog writing and interviews for the imminent pub day of The Kiss of Deception. At the same time, my revisions for the second book, The Heart of Betrayal are almost due. Throw in a little travel and I am working on juggling! It's a tricky part of the process. I haven’t dropped a ball—yet.
Oh wait, what's that rolling away . . .
2. HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER FROM OTHERS OF ITS GENRE?
Well to say too much would be spoilerish, but I had one reviewer call The Kiss of Deception , genre-bending, which I think is an accurate way of saying, my work doesn’t necessarily fit into one category of fiction. I write the story I want to write, without regard to genre. Really though, I think every writer’s work stands out in one way or another, because they tell the story the way only they can. Every voice and perspective is different even within a genre.
3. WHY DO I WRITE WHAT I DO?
A character, an idea, a voice, a premise—something grabs hold of me and doesn’t let go. I have to write about it. Writing is a journey for me, as much as it is for the reader. It makes me think, wonder, ponder, and explore all kinds of things. I answer questions for myself, and I discover new ones I didn't even know existed. While I stick to a teen perspective, the books I write have been all over the map--from contemporary realism, magical realism, romance, and science fiction, to fantasy. It's the character and premise that decides the genre, not me.
4. HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS WORK?
My process is always evolving. I’m a writing craft junky and I can never resist hearing how another writer does it. I usually have at least half a dozen “scenes” in my head when I begin, but I’m not always sure how they will fit together or if they will even all make it into the story. I will kind of sketch out a beginning, middlish, and an end, and other scenes fall into place as I write, but sometimes a character or idea throws me a curve and scenes get thrown out and new ones develop. Post it notes for scenes on a big board are very helpful for me. No matter what my process though, the time-honored BIC, butt-in-chair, is what saves the day. I live and die by daily word counts. To the left you can see a chart I keep. It is like clocking in for me. If I didn’t have goals, I would set aside my writing every time I hit the Writing Valley of Doubt. Worth saying again: Butt-in-chair. Keep going. For me, that’s the most important thing to remember.
5. HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS NOT WORK?
One thing I’ve learned is that writing begets writing. Sometimes I am forced to step away, or I play hooky for a few days. It is like pulling teeth for me to get back into my writing brain. Hence, a daily word count chart helps to keep me going and avoid that pitfall--even if I only write a few words.
Now it’s my turn to tag!
Lynne Matson – Lynne is a debut author and her first book NIL , came out in March. I loved it. Besides the characters being trapped on a mysterious island, the romance was so—. I don’t want to spoil it, but trust me, you need to read this one! Let's hear what Lynne has to say . . .
I've been tagged by Alyson Noel !
Alyson is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of not one, but three amazing series—The Immortals, Soul Seekers, and Riley Bloom -- plus several standalones, plus a spanking new series she's working on, Unrivaled , (yes, I am in awe of her talents) and she's tagged me in a Blog Roll where writers share a little about their work and writing process. I always love to hear how other writers approach writing. Here are my responses:
1. WHAT AM I WORKING ON –
I’m currently being torn in fifty different directions, which is the usual state when you have one book coming out, and another you’re trying to put to bed. I’ve been doing quite a bit of blog writing and interviews for the imminent pub day of The Kiss of Deception. At the same time, my revisions for the second book, The Heart of Betrayal are almost due. Throw in a little travel and I am working on juggling! It's a tricky part of the process. I haven’t dropped a ball—yet.
Oh wait, what's that rolling away . . .
2. HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER FROM OTHERS OF ITS GENRE?
Well to say too much would be spoilerish, but I had one reviewer call The Kiss of Deception , genre-bending, which I think is an accurate way of saying, my work doesn’t necessarily fit into one category of fiction. I write the story I want to write, without regard to genre. Really though, I think every writer’s work stands out in one way or another, because they tell the story the way only they can. Every voice and perspective is different even within a genre.
3. WHY DO I WRITE WHAT I DO?
A character, an idea, a voice, a premise—something grabs hold of me and doesn’t let go. I have to write about it. Writing is a journey for me, as much as it is for the reader. It makes me think, wonder, ponder, and explore all kinds of things. I answer questions for myself, and I discover new ones I didn't even know existed. While I stick to a teen perspective, the books I write have been all over the map--from contemporary realism, magical realism, romance, and science fiction, to fantasy. It's the character and premise that decides the genre, not me.
4. HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS WORK?My process is always evolving. I’m a writing craft junky and I can never resist hearing how another writer does it. I usually have at least half a dozen “scenes” in my head when I begin, but I’m not always sure how they will fit together or if they will even all make it into the story. I will kind of sketch out a beginning, middlish, and an end, and other scenes fall into place as I write, but sometimes a character or idea throws me a curve and scenes get thrown out and new ones develop. Post it notes for scenes on a big board are very helpful for me. No matter what my process though, the time-honored BIC, butt-in-chair, is what saves the day. I live and die by daily word counts. To the left you can see a chart I keep. It is like clocking in for me. If I didn’t have goals, I would set aside my writing every time I hit the Writing Valley of Doubt. Worth saying again: Butt-in-chair. Keep going. For me, that’s the most important thing to remember.
5. HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS NOT WORK?
One thing I’ve learned is that writing begets writing. Sometimes I am forced to step away, or I play hooky for a few days. It is like pulling teeth for me to get back into my writing brain. Hence, a daily word count chart helps to keep me going and avoid that pitfall--even if I only write a few words.
Now it’s my turn to tag!
Lynne Matson – Lynne is a debut author and her first book NIL , came out in March. I loved it. Besides the characters being trapped on a mysterious island, the romance was so—. I don’t want to spoil it, but trust me, you need to read this one! Let's hear what Lynne has to say . . .
June 18, 2014
The Map!!
I finally got word that I can share! And just let me say, I've been swooning for weeks over this map! It's in the final book, and it is simply gorgeous.
It's drawn by the amazing artist, Keith Thompson , who also created the maps for Scott Westerfield's Leviathan series, and Leigh Bardugo's Grisha series. I was awestruck through all the initial sketches and the final just blew me away.
Poster! One side is the cover and the other the map! 
Closeup of lower right corner. Besides being on the inside cover of the book, the Macmillan designers created a beautiful 16X20 inch poster of it. The Kiss of Deception cover is on one side and the map is on the other. I'm going to frame both sides and hang them in my office!
And . . . Mysterious Galaxy, my local indie here in San Diego, is taking preorders where you can get a signed, personalized copy of The Kiss of Deception--PLUS they will include this 16X20 poster! Win-win! So if you want the poster too, get yourself hither over to their site!
I can't wait for you to see the final book with the map inside. I want to hug all the designers for all their attention to the smallest details. I hope you love it as much as I do.
XO
It's drawn by the amazing artist, Keith Thompson , who also created the maps for Scott Westerfield's Leviathan series, and Leigh Bardugo's Grisha series. I was awestruck through all the initial sketches and the final just blew me away.
Poster! One side is the cover and the other the map! Closeup of lower right corner. Besides being on the inside cover of the book, the Macmillan designers created a beautiful 16X20 inch poster of it. The Kiss of Deception cover is on one side and the map is on the other. I'm going to frame both sides and hang them in my office!And . . . Mysterious Galaxy, my local indie here in San Diego, is taking preorders where you can get a signed, personalized copy of The Kiss of Deception--PLUS they will include this 16X20 poster! Win-win! So if you want the poster too, get yourself hither over to their site!
I can't wait for you to see the final book with the map inside. I want to hug all the designers for all their attention to the smallest details. I hope you love it as much as I do.
XO
20 days to go!
I'm doing a little twirl around my kitchen (maybe a big twirl)The Kiss of Deception just got its third *starred* review! This one is from School Library Journal. Here's a little snip:
"Pearson, author of the popular “Jenna Fox Chronicles” (Holt), has created the first in a marvelous new fantasy series that is sure to find an audience with devotees of Suzanne Collins’s “The Hunger Games” and John Flanagan’s “Ranger’s Apprentice” books . . . Romance, adventure, mysticism—this book has it all."
I am so, SO grateful for all the readers who have read this book before publication and embraced Lia and her world. And spread the word! THANK YOU!
And now more news . . .
My website is updated and you can get a little glimpse of some of the "goodies" that will be coming for The Remnant Chronicles over the next few weeks on THIS PAGE
Woot! Lots of fun stuff to come!
XO
