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September 1, 2010
Maze Runner a NY Times Bestseller!
Today's been a good day for three very big reasons.
1. It's September 1st. To see how I feel about this date, go back and read my post from last year: CLICK HERE . Ignore all the stuff after the first bit.
2. I just turned in my manuscript for The Death Cure, the third and final book of The Maze Runner trilogy.
3. My agent called and gave me the news that The Maze Runner is now a NY Times Bestseller!
I have to admit, that last one hit me a lot harder than I ever would've thought. After all the yea...
1. It's September 1st. To see how I feel about this date, go back and read my post from last year: CLICK HERE . Ignore all the stuff after the first bit.
2. I just turned in my manuscript for The Death Cure, the third and final book of The Maze Runner trilogy.
3. My agent called and gave me the news that The Maze Runner is now a NY Times Bestseller!
I have to admit, that last one hit me a lot harder than I ever would've thought. After all the yea...
August 25, 2010
Paperback, Facebook, Articles
Well hi there everybody! I hope your week is turning out just swell.
Just a few cool things:
1. The paperback of THE MAZE RUNNER is officially in stores! I'd love to hear from anyone who has picked it up, discovered it for the first time, what you think of the bonus material, etc. Speak!
2. Random House has put up an official Facebook page for the MAZE RUNNER trilogy, and I need all my Duders to show your presence! Check it out: CLICK HERE .
3. I owe a TON to the HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Though my se...
Just a few cool things:
1. The paperback of THE MAZE RUNNER is officially in stores! I'd love to hear from anyone who has picked it up, discovered it for the first time, what you think of the bonus material, etc. Speak!
2. Random House has put up an official Facebook page for the MAZE RUNNER trilogy, and I need all my Duders to show your presence! Check it out: CLICK HERE .
3. I owe a TON to the HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Though my se...
August 16, 2010
First Draft Done, Scorch Preview
I would just like to publicly announce (calmly and collectively) that I'm officially done with the first draft of THE DEATH CURE, the third and final book of THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy. I'm happy about this, but I'm choosing to act like I've been there before and not make a fool of myself. There'll be no giddy rants or silly phrases about dancing or jumping or kissing complete strangers, and certainly nothing about knocking over old ladies in the park, my old standard.
And now I have an incredibl...
And now I have an incredibl...
August 11, 2010
Quick Updates
Just wanted to drop in and give a few tidbits of information:
1. I'm participating with a BUNCH of authors in a "Writing for Charity" event on Saturday, August 21st at the Waterford School in Sandy, UT. All proceeds go to buying books for under privileged children (and that's a good thing in case you're wondering). Some of the authors include Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Bree Despain, Brandon Sanderson, Jessica Day George, Dan Wells, Wendy Toliver, Sara Zarr, Anne Bowen, Emily Wing Smith... oka...
1. I'm participating with a BUNCH of authors in a "Writing for Charity" event on Saturday, August 21st at the Waterford School in Sandy, UT. All proceeds go to buying books for under privileged children (and that's a good thing in case you're wondering). Some of the authors include Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Bree Despain, Brandon Sanderson, Jessica Day George, Dan Wells, Wendy Toliver, Sara Zarr, Anne Bowen, Emily Wing Smith... oka...
August 6, 2010
And the ARC goes to...
Alas, our fun and exciting contest has come to an end. (Don't you hate when people use the word alas?) I'm kinda sad because I really enjoyed reading about all the good deeds you guys have been doing out there. I know they were things you would've done anyway, and it makes me proud of my Duders. You're all good people.
This wasn't easy. We had over 350 entries! Through a joint collaboration of my family's efforts, and combining randomness and goodness, the winners of an ARC for THE SCORCH TRIA...
This wasn't easy. We had over 350 entries! Through a joint collaboration of my family's efforts, and combining randomness and goodness, the winners of an ARC for THE SCORCH TRIA...
August 5, 2010
More ARCs!
Wow, over 250 comments for our giveaway contest!
My publicist has graciously allowed me to give away FIVE ARCs instead of just one! That's five times the number that I thought originally. (Because at first I was only going to give away one. And five times one is five.)
Because of this switcheroo, I'm extending the contest by 24 hours. Not just to give more people a chance, but because I need to put some thought into the winners. It was going to be random, but now I think I'll do a mix of random...
My publicist has graciously allowed me to give away FIVE ARCs instead of just one! That's five times the number that I thought originally. (Because at first I was only going to give away one. And five times one is five.)
Because of this switcheroo, I'm extending the contest by 24 hours. Not just to give more people a chance, but because I need to put some thought into the winners. It was going to be random, but now I think I'll do a mix of random...
August 2, 2010
The Scorch Trials ARC Contest
As promised, today begins the official contest to win an advanced copy of the sequel to THE MAZE RUNNER. It's very simple:
I want some good to come out of this, so here's how you enter. Leave a comment telling us about a good deed you plan to do/have done this week. It doesn't have to be big or elaborate. Just something simple. Make another person's day. Make a donation. Save the world. Convince the NFL to move to 18 games. Whatever.
The contest will be open until Thursday (Aug 5) at noon (MST)...
I want some good to come out of this, so here's how you enter. Leave a comment telling us about a good deed you plan to do/have done this week. It doesn't have to be big or elaborate. Just something simple. Make another person's day. Make a donation. Save the world. Convince the NFL to move to 18 games. Whatever.
The contest will be open until Thursday (Aug 5) at noon (MST)...
July 30, 2010
ARCs!!!
Look at this beautiful chunk of paper I got in the mail:
I love it! I can't wait for the hardback now. Just over two months to publication. I'll run a contest to win an ARC beginning Monday, since a lot more people seem to check in on that day. Be sure to come back and enter.
In the meanwhile, it's been a long time since I've mentioned the incredible book trailer that was created for MAZE. Has everyone seen it? Check it out:
I love it! I can't wait for the hardback now. Just over two months to publication. I'll run a contest to win an ARC beginning Monday, since a lot more people seem to check in on that day. Be sure to come back and enter.
In the meanwhile, it's been a long time since I've mentioned the incredible book trailer that was created for MAZE. Has everyone seen it? Check it out:
July 26, 2010
Inception by Christopher Nolan
I'd like to share a quote from the acknowledgements of my second 13th Reality book, which was written way before I'd ever heard of a movie called INCEPTION and before THE DARK KNIGHT came out.
"Thanks to the mother of Christopher Nolan for going through the pain of birthing him."
I'm so glad I wrote that. I knew I loved the genius of this man just after three movies: MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE, and BATMAN BEGINS. (And a lot of credit goes to his brother as well, Jonathon, who has co-written some of ...
"Thanks to the mother of Christopher Nolan for going through the pain of birthing him."
I'm so glad I wrote that. I knew I loved the genius of this man just after three movies: MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE, and BATMAN BEGINS. (And a lot of credit goes to his brother as well, Jonathon, who has co-written some of ...
July 22, 2010
The Dude is Back
This is a teaser blog post. I'm officially announcing that I'm going to be back and at it beginning next week here on the Dashner Dude. I'm looking forward to hanging out with you guys more often as we get ready for the release of THE SCORCH TRIALS.
On Monday I'm going to discuss INCEPTION, one of the greatest movie going experiences (twice) I've had in a long time. And it also gave me an epiphany on the creation process, which will be fun to talk about.
See you soon.......
On Monday I'm going to discuss INCEPTION, one of the greatest movie going experiences (twice) I've had in a long time. And it also gave me an epiphany on the creation process, which will be fun to talk about.
See you soon.......
