Marie Lu's Blog, page 90
September 2, 2014
"And let’s say you do your best. You put in all the effort you can. But then when your book comes..."
And let’s say you do your best. You put in all the effort you can. But then when your book comes out, the Internet gets angry. You slowly realize that, for once, the Internet might be right. You made a cultural misstep. If this happens, take comfort in the fact that even flawed characters can inspire. Apologize if necessary, resolve do better, and move on.
Let your fear drive you to do your homework. But no matter what, don’t ever let your fear stop you.
”- Gene Luen Yang’s speech at the National Book Festival 2014 (via kceyagi)
August 22, 2014
It’s Tour Time again this October! The Young...
It’s Tour Time again this October! The Young Elites’ villain-in-training, Adelina, is giving you the evil eye to come and hang out with me to talk The Young Elites, which comes out Oct. 7. This info is all posted at the News & Tour Dates page, too, at the bottom of this Tumblr. (For my fellow SoCal folks, I’ll be doing a series of local events as well. Dates and places to come soon!)
THE YOUNG ELITES TOUR
Talk & Signing
OCT. 7 at 6:00 PM
Books of Wonder
18 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011
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OCT. 8 at 7:00 PM
Flyleaf Books
752 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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OCT. 10 at 5:00 PM
B & L Books
990 N State Road 434
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
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OCT. 13 at 7:00 PM
The Bookworm Omaha
8702 Pacific St
Omaha, NE 68124
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OCT. 14 at 7:00 PM
Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
Beaverton, OR 97005
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OCT. 15 at 7:00 PM
Waucoma Bookstore
212 Oak St
Hood River, OR 97031
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OCT. 16 at 7:00 PM
Face In A Book
4359 Town Center Blvd
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
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You can also catch me at the Vancouver International Writer’s Festival this year, on Oct. 22 and 23:
OCT. 22 from 6-7:15 PM
#26 The Real Deal
Studio 1398 (panel with Robert Paul Weston)
OCT. 23 from 1-2:30 PM
#39 Serial Success
Performance Works (panel with A.M. Dellamonica)
August 16, 2014
Everyone needs a patronus watching over her desk.
Everyone needs a patronus watching over her desk.
August 7, 2014
July 23, 2014
Comic-con Panels
It’s Comic-con time! For those who are attending and are interested in stopping by a panel I’m on, or interested in picking up a full advance copy of The Young Elites, see below:
Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature
Thurs, July 24 at 11 AM
Room 5AB
Paneling with Dr. David Brin, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Jason Hough, and Jonathan Maberry. Moderated by Henry Herz.
After-panel signing:Table AA09, 12:30-1:30 PM
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Vengeance & Villains
Fri, July 25 at 10 AM
Room 32AB
Paneling with Kiersten White, Rachel Caine, Arwen Elys Dayton, Ann Aguirre, Kimberly Derting, and Allen Zadoff. Moderated by Michael Carroll.
After-panel signing:Table AA09, 11:30AM-12:30PM
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Fri, July 25 at 12 PM
Signing and giving away THE YOUNG ELITES at Mysterious Galaxy’s booth (#1119)
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Sat, July 26 at 11 AM
Signing and giving away THE YOUNG ELITES at Penguin booth (#1028)
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And that will be a wrap for me. Hope to see some of you there!
July 18, 2014
"It did not matter who the client was. I watched him ensnare them with nothing more than a smile and..."
- The Young Elites (releases Oct. 7, 2014). Stop by any Barnes & Noble this Friday - Sunday (7/18-20), and get a free 50-page sampler of the book!
July 8, 2014
illusionistthief:
Adelina Amouteru sketch from The young...
Adelina Amouteru sketch from The young Elites
A beautiful and badass Adelina fanart. She wears that eyepatch proudly!
July 7, 2014
Adelina almost didn’t make the cut as The Young...
Adelina almost didn’t make the cut as The Young Elites’s protagonist, for all the reasons hinted at in this first teaser trailer. But I still kind of enjoyed letting her kick my ass during the writing process.
Hope you all like this amazing teaser starring Adelina, made by MainStay Pro! The Young Elites releases on Oct. 7.
June 29, 2014
jaiciel:
a super messy sketch of what I think Enzo looks like...
a super messy sketch of what I think Enzo looks like *-*
A glorious fan art of Enzo, from The Young Elites!
June 24, 2014
My Comic Con 2014 panels
I’m headed to Comic Con again this year! Shenanigans will be afoot. Catch me on the following two panels:
Thursday, 7/24/14
"SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY LITERATURE"
11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m., Room: 5AB
Autographing session to follow: AA09 (12:30 PM - 01:30 PM)
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FRIDAY, 7/25/14
"VENGEANCE & VILLAINS"
10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m., Room: 32AB
Autographing session to follow: AA09 (11:30 - 12:30 PM)
