Interview with Kaleb Nation by B. Marie

B.Marie: “In your bio on KalebNation.com, it is mentioned that you began writing as a child. What types of stories did your young mind come up with? How did you share these stories with others or did you keep them to yourself?”

Kaleb: My first story (the one I was forced to write by my mother, because back then I hated writing) was about a certain person named King Kaleb who rode in a submarine under the North Pole and met with aliens. After I finished it and realized just how much I enjoyed writing (after all, in my stories I could be King all I wanted) I wrote mostly science fiction before moving to fantasy for a while, then finally years later starting on Bran Hambric. I shared them with my siblings by printing them up in little booklets.

B.Marie: “Do you share any similarities with your character Bran Hambric or do you consider yourself to be a complete opposite?”

Kaleb: I actually think Bran has a lot in common with me, but only in indirectly similar ways. For example he likes to draw, I like to write. We also talk similarly. I’m not sure how it happens, but I think almost every character an author writes will always have a piece of them in it.

B.Marie: “I know writers have little things they do, eat, or listen to while writing to help them focus or draw in inspiration. What are some crazy things you do or have around while going through the writing process?”

Kaleb: When I write, I’m always listening to a movie soundtrack, usually something by Thomas Newman or Harry Gregson-Williams. And when I’m having a particularly hard time concentrating I chew on Eclipse mints, because they’re crunchy. Then I found out you’re not supposed to have more than three or four of those a day or you get stomachaches. But at least it’s better than the energy drinks I was addicted to while I wrote the second Bran Hambric book!

B.Marie:: “How is Chilla doing?”

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Kami and Margaret are having a BlogTV!

Join them on August 17th @ 5:30 PST at their BlogTV channel for

Chat, Q & A, Giveaways, and more!

Click Here to visit their BlogTV Channel.

Get more information about their novels here!

Maggie posted some amazing photos and video from her current tour.

Below is the video but you can check out her awesome blog by Clicking Here!

Also LAT would like to say Congratulations to Maggie for having Linger at #1 on the NYT!

We love you and you deserve it!

Check out more photos and awesomeness from Maggies Blog!

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Kelley Armstrong tweeted about her new website (which looks awesome btw) and a new contest.

Below you can check out the screen image I took of the site.

To actually visit Kelley’s new website click the screen shot or Click Here.

You can get more information about the contest by Clicking Here!

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“The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins will be going on tour this fall, to talk about the third and final book in her trilogy, Mockingjay.
Scholastic announced Collins’ 12-city tour this morning, along with news that Mockingjay would get an increased first printing of 1.2 million copies.”

Cities she will be visiting: New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Northern California, Seattle, Vancouver BC.

Read full Examiner Article HERE.

Maggie Stiefvater revealed the brand new website for the Wolves of Mercy Falls.

You can visit this site by clicking the screen shot below or by Clicking Here to get more information on the Books, Maggie, Music, Mercy Falls, the Characters, and much more!

Below is a screen shot of the new micro-site and I have to say it looks AMAZING!

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Some exciting news for all you Pretty Little Liars fans!

Tomorrow, June 8th at 7:00pm (central), ABC Family will premiere the new television series “Pretty Little Liars” based on the popular novels by Sara Shepard.

About the Show

Rosewood is a perfect little town. So quiet and pristine, you’d never guess it holds so many secrets. Some of the ugliest ones belong to the prettiest girls in town — Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily, four estranged friends whose darkest secrets are about to unravel.

One year ago, Alison, the Queen Bee of their group, disappeared and the girls swore they’d never tell what really happened that night. They thought their secrets would bond them together, but just the opposite is true. Then again, who’s to say what the truth is in Rosewood. It seems everyone in town is lying about something.

Now, as the mystery surrounding Alison’s disappearance resurfaces, the girls begin getting messages from “A,” saying – and threatening – things only Alison would know. But it couldn’t be Alison. Could it? Whoever it is, they seem to know all the girls’ secrets, and seem to be watching their every move. The girls are friends again, but will they be there for each other if their dark secrets come to light?

Click below (or here) to Meet the Characters, View New Stills, and get more information about the show!

A big THANK YOU to Meg, from New Media Strategies, once again for sending LAT all the goodies for Pretty Little Liars!

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“The signing event yesterday at Books & Books in Miami was AWESOME! Cassie Clare and Holly Black are two amazing ladies, hilarious and so dedicated to the fans, always smiling and in a great mood.

They started by acting a con, celebrating Black’s White Cat. Black played one role and Cassie the other. Black took an stuffed octopus to play the dog part in the con, which made it even more hilarious. Their friendship is obvious to all and the intimacy they had with each other gave a whole new feeling to the event.

Both read from their books: Black from White Cat and Clare from Clockwork Angel (see videos below).

After the reading we got to the signing part. The line was humongous and each person in line had at least 3 books in hand (I particularly had over 10! lol) They gave each fan as much attention as possible. I had a blast! I didn’t want to leave. I got even my LAT shirt signed!

I was a huge fan of Black and Clare, but now I entered some other level!!! I feel like stalking them on their next events… lol”

Livia

The 2010 Time 100 list was released and Suzanne Collins shows up in the artist category. Other authors like Neil Gaiman are also present.

As curiosity, here are some numbers from the list:

1- Lady Gaga

26- Barack Obama

31- Oprah Winfrey

46- Neil Gaiman (author of Coraline and The Graveyard – among others)

85- Emma Watson (plays Hermione in Harry Potter Movie Series)

161- Suzanne Collins (author of the Hunger Games Series – among others)

See full list HERE.