Colleen Houck Book Club discussion
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Carly wrote: "Now that you have published so many books, when you come up with a new idea for a novel, do you still wait until the manuscript is finished before approaching your agent/editor or do you just pitch..."No! Now I write a synopsis and a few chapters, then send it to my agent. BRAVE NEW GIRL sold just like that this month, based on a 4,000 word, two-book synopsis and 3 chapters.
Colleen wrote: "If you were asked to be on Dancing With the Stars would you say yes? If so, who would you want to partner with?"Noooooo! I can't dance at all, and I feel super self-conscious when someone makes me. ;(
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Lin wrote: "tell us more about Menagerie"MENAGERIE is set in a world where supernatural creatures are real, but they live as second-class citizens. Delilah, the main character, goe..."
That book bruised my soul. It was SO tough. But I'm very proud of it. ;)
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Lin wrote: "tell us more about Menagerie"MENAGERIE is set in a world where supernatural creatures are real, but they live as second-class citizens. Delilah, the main character, goe..."
No, it's adult, but it should be fine for older teens. It's from MIRA Books, who've published all of my adult books so far except my indie experiment.
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Tonnie wrote: "Who is your favorite author from your pre-writing days?"Stephen King."
Have you been able to meet him yet? I've been able to meet a few of the authors I read before..."
No! But I have met several others I really admire. Holly Black and Scott Westerfeld, among others.
Brandi wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Colleen wrote: "I'm curious about your self-pubbing experience too. I didn't know you did. Would you ever do it again?"I certainly WILL do it again for the sequels to LION'S SHARE!..."
I don't know! As many as the sales demand, I guess! The only restriction is that I have to write them in my spare time between contracted books.
Carly wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Lin wrote: "tell us more about Menagerie"MENAGERIE is set in a world where supernatural creatures are real, but they live as second-class citizens. Delilah, the main character, goe..."
I'm excited about it too. It's taken up a huge amount of my past few years, and it's almost here!
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "...because the demons in the book aren't truly demons. They just preyed on humanity's conception of them as "unholy." So I got to make the whole thing up! "Wait a second, they're n..."
They're creatures who have no physical form as we know it. They can't experience any physical sensation except through human bodies, but they're not religiously affiliated. That's what Finn tries to explain to her. That's why holy water and crosses don't work.
When they came into our world, we called them demons because they "possessed" bodies. They just sort of appropriated our vision of them. ;)
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This is the thing about being a writer that I despise the most. I would much rather write what I want and then sell it. It just doesn't work that way unfortunately.
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Krysta wrote: "When you have multiple ideas for different, new books, how do you sort them out and focus on writing them all?"I don't. I write the one that's due next, because that..."
Yes, that's true. I never get to write two books in the same series in a row. I'm always going from one series to the next, because of deadlines, but that functions as a sort of palate cleaner for me!
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Can you tell us a little about your next YA project?"I've just sold two new books to my editor at Delacorte. The first is called BRAVE NEW GIRL. But I'm not sure wh..."
Right now, it's two books in a series, and I LOVE THEM SO HARD!
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Ah so then would you classify them more as aliens?
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Colleen wrote: "What is your favorite YA movie?"Probably THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Or EASY A."
Haven't seen Easy A yet. I'll have to check it out."
It is SO funny and clever!
Carly wrote: "When writing YA and adult novels, what is your target word count for both genres?"That depends upon the contract, sometimes. And on how far into the series a book is. My YAs these days fall between 75,000 and 90,000 words. My adult books typically run 100,000 or more.
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Rachel wrote: "Carly wrote: "Now that you have published so many books, when you come up with a new idea for a novel, do you still wait until the manuscript is finished before approaching your agent/editor or do ..."That's so cool! I hope to be there one day. That must be an amazing feeling.
Colleen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Now I write a synopsis and a few chapters, then send it to my agent. BRAVE NEW GIRL sold just like that this month, based on a 4,000 word, two-book synopsis and 3 chapters. "This i..."
I actually love writing synopses. For me, they make writing the actual book go so much faster! (though the plot does invariably change as I write it.)
Colleen wrote: "We are just about out of time! Thanks all for joining us. I'll leave the chat open for a day or so, that way Rachel can finish up answering any lingering questions she would like. In the meantime I..."Yes, you must come back and chat with Jessica!
Thanks for having me, Colleen, and congrats to Brandi!
How many Wildcats books are you thinking of doing, and when will the next on be available? I couldn't put the first one down!
Thank you both Colleen and Rachel! This is amazing! =)
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MENAGERIE is set in a world where supernatural creatures are real, but they live as second-class citizens. Delilah, the main character, goes to a carnival..."
It sounds fascinating!