Andrea Cremer's Blog, page 28

Wilderness Survival Tips

The Wild. It's big, it's beautiful, it's scary, it's exciting - and NIGHTSHADE is out in it.

Penguin thrilled me by printing special edition ARCs for the ALA Midwinter meeting and giving them out to conference attendees. I'm just starting to receive tweets and notes from the lovely people who got a copy and are reading it, which is so freakin' amazing I think my head might explode. Thanks so much to those of you who've written to tell me how much you love NIGHTSHADE!!!

Since the book is in the ...

My Awesome Editor Jill (aka Carrie)

Did a great interview on the Throwing Up Words blog. Thanks for the NIGHTSHADE shout out Jill!

Art Forms

Today was a good mail day. Came home to find a lovely rectangular package containing Buffy #31. Unlike most comic book fans, I came to the graphic form late. Being introduced to Sandman in my early 20s and then staying loyal to Buffy by subscribing to Season Eight.

Though Dark Horse's Buffy the Vampire Slayer remains my sole subscription, I've become increasingly fascinated by the graphic novel form. I think it is wonderful, engaging and possessing an urgency in its execution that is ever so co...

10 Things I Learned in New York

10. Manhattan (sorry, San Francisco - if it helps, you came in 2nd) remains my favorite place to eat. They have everything and it is all so frickin' delicious.

9. The Algonquin has a luggage cat. Her name is Matilda and the only time I saw her leave the baggage cart was to leap on top of a suitcase and settle into her newly selected perch.
8. The New York Public Library is research heaven. I saw this exhibit while I was there.

7. West Side Story on Broadway was amazing, but I liked watching ice ...

In Other News

While I'm living the life of NIGHTSHADE in Manhattan, things are stirring across the Atlantic. I've just received this press release from Samantha Smith, my amazing UK editor:

Atom Acquires Major New YA Paranormal Series

Atom, the young adult imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, has acquired a major new paranormal young adult series in a four-publisher auction from debut author Andrea Cremer in a two book deal.

Andrea Cremer was represented by Euan Thorneycroft at A.M. Heath on...

NYC Play by Play

I'm here! I'll be updating this post as events transpire, but here's what we have so far:

Last night, arrived at JFK 30 minutes earlier than expected courtesy of a 'strong tail wind,' I guess Mother Nature knew how much I wanted to get here. Thanks, Mama!

Checked in at my hotel, the Algonquin, which I selected both for its proximity to InkWell and its storied literary heritage.

Had a lovely dinner with friend from childhood. He may be a corporate lawyer in Manhattan now, but I still have fond me...

Apples, Penguins, and Other Excitement

Thanks so much for the great questions in yesterday's Q&A. I had so much fun and I hope you did too! If you came up with a question that you didn't ask, have no fear. I'll host another Q&A on random Monday next month.

Tomorrow I will be in New York. I'm so excited I have a bad feeling that I won't sleep tonight because I'll be too wired about the trip.

I love New York. On my first trip at age 16, the city stole my heart. I try to visit once a year both to see friends and to spend time in the ci...

Questions, Answers, Quirks!

New blog feature: Questions, answers, and hopefully not too much yammering by me.

Add more questions in the comments, section and I'll update the post to answer them throughout the day. Don't be bashful, ask away :)

Here's one to start us off:

Tricia asks - I'd like to know when you became enamored of wolves. Did you see any in the Northwoods or find them in the pages of books?

I've yet to see a wolf in the wild, though it's one of my life goals. Considering the success of wolf reintroduction in ...

First Q&A Tomorrow!

It's a lazy Sunday and I'm curled up on the couch with the dogs. Tomorrow I'll host the first Monday Q&A blog session, so please offer any questions you have in the comments section of today's post. I'm happy to answer questions about writing, getting an agent, getting published, how to survive a Minnesota winter, history, why I don't like the Beatles or the Beach Boys, or anything else you're curious about!

Don't be shy, ask away!

Camera Hunt and John Green

Still looking for the camera, but in the mean time here's what I think might be the most apt, hilarious discussion of Twilight out there from the writing-whirlwind that is John Green, author of Looking for Alaska [image error] and An Abundance of Katherines. [image error]