A little note before the fiiiinal countdooooown (da na na na)

(Does anyone know that song? I get it in my head every other day. Does it even have other words?)

Marvelous readers,

We are now just a little over a week away from the release of Ruin and Rising. I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m sleep deprived.

As we hurtle toward impact, I want to make two requests of you:

1. Please, please, please TAG YOUR SPOILERS and use the “read more” option with zeal. (Though on the tumblr app, that doesn’t seem to work?) Also, if you’re worried about spoilers, please do use caution. Copies of Ruin and Rising have already started sneaking out into the world. You have been warned!

2. Please be gentle with each other. I know there’s been some tension  in the tags and on GR. But here’s the thing: I may be a little biased, but I truly believe I’ve lucked into some of the most creative, generous, lovely readers out there. You’ve brought so many people to the trilogy—through art, and edits, and playlists, and enthusiastic yelling. There is no substitute for that kind of word of mouth and book love. I’m grateful for every damn one of you regardless of ship, and I want us to all to be friends, and eat snacks, and talk about books, and telly, and the many bands you love that I’ve never heard of. When R&R drops, go ahead and rant at me if you want, but please be kind to each other.

Now I return to my laboratory!