Sarah Beth Durst's Blog, page 38
September 14, 2017
Commercial during Project Runway!
Just saw a Drink Slay Love commercial while watching Project Runway!!! #LifeGoalUnlocked #PageToScreen
2 Days to DRINK SLAY LOVE Movie!
THE KISS!!! #DrinkSlayLove #PageToScreen
September 13, 2017
3 Days to DRINK SLAY LOVE Movie!!!
Pearl (Cierra Ramirez) and Jadrien (Gregg Sulkin) share a moment in the #DrinkSlayLove movie. Just three more days until it premieres on Lifetime!!! Eeeeeeee! #PageToScreen
September 12, 2017
4 Days to DRINK SLAY LOVE Movie!!!
Eight years ago, I dreamed up a sun-loving vampire named Pearl. This Saturday 9/16 at 10pm ET/PT on Lifetime, the fabulous Cierra Ramirez brings her to life! I can't wait! Just four more days!!! #PageToScreen #DrinkSlayLove
September 10, 2017
Tearing up while setting the DVR...
Never before have I teared up while setting the DVR.......
In July 2009, I started brainstorming a quirky story about a kickass vampire girl who reluctantly develops a conscience. In September 2011, that story became a book. In May 2015, I got a call from my agent that a producer wanted to option that book for film. In August 2016, to my amazement and giddy joy, they actually started filming it. And this morning, I set my DVR to record it. Surreal, absolutely surreal.
The DRINK SLAY LOVE movie premieres on Saturday, September 16 at 10pm ET/PT on Lifetime. Please spread the word and set your DVRs! #PageToScreen #DrinkSlayLove
In July 2009, I started brainstorming a quirky story about a kickass vampire girl who reluctantly develops a conscience. In September 2011, that story became a book. In May 2015, I got a call from my agent that a producer wanted to option that book for film. In August 2016, to my amazement and giddy joy, they actually started filming it. And this morning, I set my DVR to record it. Surreal, absolutely surreal.
The DRINK SLAY LOVE movie premieres on Saturday, September 16 at 10pm ET/PT on Lifetime. Please spread the word and set your DVRs! #PageToScreen #DrinkSlayLove
September 5, 2017
Teaser Trailer for the DRINK SLAY LOVE Movie!
There's now a TEASER TRAILER for the upcoming TV movie of my book DRINK SLAY LOVE!!!!! Hee hee! The movie premieres on Saturday, September 16 at 10pm ET/PT on Lifetime, stars Cierra Ramirez (Freeform's "The Fosters") and Gregg Sulkin (Marvel's "Runaways"), and is executive produced by Bella Thorne (Freeform's "Famous in Love").
August 17, 2017
DRINK SLAY LOVE Movie Air Date!
Eeeeeeeeee!!!!! The TV movie based on my YA book, DRINK SLAY LOVE, just got an official air date! Premieres next month -- Saturday, September 16 at 10pm ET/PT on Lifetime!!!
August 16, 2017
Cover Reveal for THE STONE GIRL'S STORY
Look at the pretty!!! So excited to share with you the cover art, by Brandon Dorman, for my next book for kids, THE STONE GIRL'S STORY, coming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Clarion Books in April 2018!
http://sarahbethdurst.com/StoneGirl.htm
http://sarahbethdurst.com/StoneGirl.htm
July 4, 2017
THE RELUCTANT QUEEN Comes Out Today!!!
Happy 4th of July!!!
I'm beyond excited to announce that today is the pub day for THE RELUCTANT QUEEN!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! It's book two of my epic fantasy series The Queens of Renthia, published by Harper Voyager. (Book one, THE QUEEN OF BLOOD, is available now in paperback.)
Renthia is a world of extreme beauty: sky-piercing mountains, endless glaciers, and towering trees with cities nestled in their branches, all thanks to an overabundance of nature spirits. But the spirits who created all this glorious beauty aren't sweet, frolicking pixies. These spirits want to kill all humans, and only certain women -- the queens -- have the power to control them.
THE RELUCTANT QUEEN is the story of three women: a young queen who is dying, a powerful queen who hungers for war, and a middle-aged woman who wants nothing to do with the power she could wield. It continues the story of Daleina and introduces Naelin, a woman who is (rightfully) afraid that if she uses her power, her two young children will die.
At their heart, these books are about power: who has it, who wants it, what you do with it, and what it does to you. But they're also about choosing your own destiny and who you want to be. And they're about soaring on a zipline through a massive forest, befriending a wolf, fighting murderous trees, concocting a few poisons, and trying to save the world.
If you're interested, more information can be found on my website, including the first two chapters.
When I was a kid, I used to "borrow" all the scrap paper in the house, tape it together, and draw massive maps of fantastical lands. I doodled invented plants in the margins of my school notebooks. And I kept a file box full of index cards, each card with a made-up name, paired with a magical power and a talking animal sidekick. (I really, really wanted an animal sidekick!) I buried myself in books by Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Mercedes Lackey, and Tamora Pierce, and I dreamed of someday writing my own epic fantasy with a sprawling world and danger and adventure around every corner.
Many years later, this is it! My epic. And writing these books has been every bit the magical, incredible experience that I hoped it would be. Usually when I finish a book, I'm sad -- you live with the characters, fall in love with them, and then you have to say goodbye. But when I finished writing THE QUEEN OF BLOOD, I didn't have to say goodbye (except, you know, to the ones I killed off -- sorry!). I was able to immerse myself in their lives and their world again with THE RELUCTANT QUEEN, and I loved that.
So I'd like to invite you to visit Renthia again with me. Just watch out for the trees. They bite.
I'm beyond excited to announce that today is the pub day for THE RELUCTANT QUEEN!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! It's book two of my epic fantasy series The Queens of Renthia, published by Harper Voyager. (Book one, THE QUEEN OF BLOOD, is available now in paperback.)
Renthia is a world of extreme beauty: sky-piercing mountains, endless glaciers, and towering trees with cities nestled in their branches, all thanks to an overabundance of nature spirits. But the spirits who created all this glorious beauty aren't sweet, frolicking pixies. These spirits want to kill all humans, and only certain women -- the queens -- have the power to control them.
THE RELUCTANT QUEEN is the story of three women: a young queen who is dying, a powerful queen who hungers for war, and a middle-aged woman who wants nothing to do with the power she could wield. It continues the story of Daleina and introduces Naelin, a woman who is (rightfully) afraid that if she uses her power, her two young children will die.
At their heart, these books are about power: who has it, who wants it, what you do with it, and what it does to you. But they're also about choosing your own destiny and who you want to be. And they're about soaring on a zipline through a massive forest, befriending a wolf, fighting murderous trees, concocting a few poisons, and trying to save the world.
If you're interested, more information can be found on my website, including the first two chapters.
When I was a kid, I used to "borrow" all the scrap paper in the house, tape it together, and draw massive maps of fantastical lands. I doodled invented plants in the margins of my school notebooks. And I kept a file box full of index cards, each card with a made-up name, paired with a magical power and a talking animal sidekick. (I really, really wanted an animal sidekick!) I buried myself in books by Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Mercedes Lackey, and Tamora Pierce, and I dreamed of someday writing my own epic fantasy with a sprawling world and danger and adventure around every corner.
Many years later, this is it! My epic. And writing these books has been every bit the magical, incredible experience that I hoped it would be. Usually when I finish a book, I'm sad -- you live with the characters, fall in love with them, and then you have to say goodbye. But when I finished writing THE QUEEN OF BLOOD, I didn't have to say goodbye (except, you know, to the ones I killed off -- sorry!). I was able to immerse myself in their lives and their world again with THE RELUCTANT QUEEN, and I loved that.
So I'd like to invite you to visit Renthia again with me. Just watch out for the trees. They bite.
June 27, 2017
THE RELUCTANT QUEEN Giveaway
One week 'til pub day!!! To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed hardcover copy of THE RELUCTANT QUEEN over on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sarahbethdurst/status/879719598236585984
Retweet on Twitter by 6/28 for a chance to win!
https://twitter.com/sarahbethdurst/status/879719598236585984
Retweet on Twitter by 6/28 for a chance to win!
