I (Kim) was able to join in on a twitter chat yesterday with Maggie Stiefvater in celebration of her new book The Scorpio Races being released.  I wanted to share my part of the chat with all of you.  As you’ll see Maggie is awesome when it comes to answering fans.

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@mstiefvater what excites you most about sharing #TheScorpioRaces with us all?  #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge I really, really want readers to love Thisby, the island. I want them to miss it when the book’s done. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater To whom or what do you attribute your creativity?  #askmaggie #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge That’s hard to answer in a tweet! It’s curiosity, I guess. Always asking ‘what if?’ #askmaggie

@mstiefvater So do you know everything about a character before you even write him/her?  #askmaggie #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Oh, if only. I find out a lot in the first 10,000 words, which is why I hate my books until then. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater Have/would you ever co-author a book? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Hard to imagine . . . I spend so much time daydreaming core scenes, what if they didn’t mesh? #askmaggie

@mstiefvater YES graphic novel pweeeeeeeese. #askmaggie #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Hahahha! I have an idea and sketches but the idea’s just not DONE yet. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie Are you going to be involved in the movie at all? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Not in the Shiver movie, no. That might not be true of all projects, but definitely for that one. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie That just doesn’t seem right.  How do you give up your story for interpretation?  #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge That’s pretty much the standard for Hollywood. Only very rarely does an author get consultation. #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge In all fairness, most authors are too close to the project to be a good interpreter for films. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie I’ve found Lament at half price books, does that offend you? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Nope. If I don’t love a book, I’ll send it on to the library. I’m not offended the same happens to me. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie When you write do you have to have a large chunck of time or does a few mins here and there work? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge I do it whenever I can. I do need to have an hour. And my music on. And no internet. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie how long does it take you to get in the zone to write on average? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge I can jump right in if I know what I’m writing. If I don’t know … I need to brainstorm, not write. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie would you ever write a non YA PR? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Possibly? Far more likely than me ever writing something without magic in it. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie BTW I’m dloading #TheScorpioRaces right now into my Audible app #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge OOOH I hope you like it. I hand-picked the narrators. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie How do you know when a book you are writing is finished? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Hard to put into words. It FEELS done. The emotional arc of the characters is complete. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie Do you read blog and listen to podcast reviews of your books? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge I used to, but it’s impossible now. So often I’m in planes/ airports/ bad internet. They take too long to load & listen to.

@mstiefvater #askmaggie You are a wealth of knowledge and creativity Miss Maggie.  You must know you are VERY loved! <3 #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge *grin* I love my readers back. You have good questions! #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie What is your fav time and place to write? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge I like to write at night when the e-mails start slowing down, and on my couch with my headphones on. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #ask maggie do you know if you will be coming to Austin or Dallas soon? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Not this year, but possibly next year. Hopefully not when it’s 104 degrees. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie Amen Sister! #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie How long did it take you to write your first novel? #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge 1 month. That was back when I was 13 and wrote crappy novels. It does not take long to write crappy novels. #askmaggie

@mstiefvater #askmaggie LOL Ok revise that, make that first published novel. #askmaggie

@MysticLitLounge Haha, four months for the rough draft. #askmaggie

Hal Goodman is the author of “Logic of Demons, the quest for Nadine’s soul”. Kim had the chance to talk to Hal after reading the book. Listen in as we discuss this very interesting supernatural book.

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MLL PODCAST EPISODE #28–Claire De Lune

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What would it be like if all Werewolves were not created but have always just been there, oh and all of them were female?  Well listen in as we chat with Christine Johnson, the author of Claire De Lune, about just that!

LINKS {*Claire De Lune*}{*Christine Johnson*}{*Jinx*}{*Forest of Hands and Teeth*}

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Andrea Cremer is the author of “Nightshade” and the soon to be released “Wolfsbane”. Shannon and Kim get a chance to interview Andrea and ask her all sorts of questions about the book, her writing and things to come. Join us as we laugh our way through this fun podcast.

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And make sure to enter our giveaway for 5 ebook and one signed paperback copy of Convergence!!! Just scroll down.

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Laura is author of Shadow of the Sun: Timeless Series as well as others. Shannon and I were able to chat with her for a bit about her books, writing and life in general.

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Sophie is an author of YA and adult books. She’s an tweeter, facebooker and general internet maven.  She’s a mom to 2 kids.  Listen in as she tells us all about her book, life and what it’s like to do it all!

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