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Thursday, March 3, 2016 7:04:57 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Which of My Books to Read First:
Justine said, "This post is so I have somewhere to send people when they ask me which book of mine they should read first. Click on the links to learn more about each book. WARNING: If you consider knowing whether a book has a happy or a sad ending to be a spoiler..." more
Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:59:44 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Getting Started is Hard:
Justine said, "My biggest writing struggle is getting started. My current novel, the Psychopath Book, was going well until My Sister Rosa came out in Australia and New Zealand. Suddenly there was promotion to be done, interviews, book launches,..." more
Monday, February 15, 2016 10:11:29 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled How do Awful People Create Beautiful Books?:
Justine said, "I think we’ve all had the experience of meeting one of your favourite writers and them turning out to be horrible. They bark at their fans, they’re rude to their publicists. Sometimes you don’t even have to meet them. They launch..." more
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:21:12 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled My Sister Rosa in Shops Today in Australia and New Zealand!:
Justine said, "Today’s the day you can buy My Sister Rosa in Australia and New Zealand! Woo hoo! A new book by me! Out today! *dances* I hope you enjoy this charming tale of seventeen-year-old Australian Che Taylor’s adventures in New York City looking..." more
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 11:33:46 AM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled My Sister Rosa USA Cover!:
Justine said, "My US publisher, Soho Teen, have come up with an amazing cover for My Sister Rosa. Feast your eyes: What do you think? I love it. I love the echoes of the famous Silence of the Lambs poster. It also reminds me of the cover of my parents’..." more
Sunday, January 10, 2016 1:52:48 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Should I Give Up On This Novel?:
Justine said, "Recently I critiqued two unpublished novels. Their authors wanted to know whether they should give up or not. There’s no clear cut answer to that question. Some great novels had unspeakably bad early drafts.1 Some that their author never feels..." more
Thursday, December 31, 2015 4:52:11 AM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Last Day of 2015:
Justine said, "This is my annual recap of the year that was as well as a squiz at what’s gunna happen in 2016.1 By which I mean what’s going to happen in my publishing life. I am not Nostradamus. (Actually neither was Nostradamus. He was not an..." more
Saturday, December 5, 2015 10:16:13 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled My First Publication:
Justine said, "This poem was first published when I was nine. First in the Newcastle Morning Herald and then later in the feminist magazine, Refractory Girl.1 I can fly. They say I can’t. They don’t exist. I can fly. They won’t believe me. They..." more
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 5:09:23 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled How My NaNoWriMo Went:
Justine said, "My NaNoWriMo ends today.1 The following is what I thought of the NaNo experience, which let’s be honest, is not aimed at someone like me, who’s already a professional writer with multiple novels already published for whom writing is my..." more
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 8:02:11 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled My First NaNoWriMo:
Justine said, "National Novel Writing Month begins on the 1st of November every year. I’ve been a supporter since I first heard of it way back when and in 2009 Scott and me turned our blogs over to a month-long series of NaNo writing tips which start here.1..." more
Monday, October 26, 2015 4:39:47 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled I Love Teens:
Justine said, "No, not in that way. Stop snickering. Not all of them, obviously. Like adults, some are lovely, some are complete shitheads, and some are a bit meh. But unlike the majority of adults, teens mostly don’t temper their enthusiasms, they haven’t..." more
Monday, October 19, 2015 3:46:02 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled On Writing PoC When You Are White:
Justine said, "My comments on white people writing People of Colour in these two posts has created a wee bit of consternation. This post is to clarify my position. First of all: I am not the boss of who writes what.1 This is what I have decided for myself after..." more
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 7:54:06 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Wrong Book Jackets:
Justine said, "In 2006 when Twilight was published in the UK it looked like this. What were they thinking? This cover conveys nothing about Twilight. You’d never think it was an angsty romance between cranky teen girl, Bella, and perennial teenage virgin..." more
Saturday, October 3, 2015 7:17:46 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Things Not To Say As a White Person When Talking About Racism (Updated):
Justine said, "Not all white people are racist. True. Also irrelevant. Not all white people are racist but we all benefit from being white because we live in a world that is structured to give white people advantages and that makes whiteness the default...." more
Friday, September 25, 2015 7:03:32 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Criticism Of Representation in YA Is Essential:
Justine said, "I have written many times over the years about people criticising our work being an inevitable part of being a writer. I also think it’s essential. We need criticism.1 Lately I’m seeing people arguing that there’s too much..." more
Monday, September 21, 2015 8:30:30 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Our Heroes Are Fallible And So Are We:
Justine said, "One of my favourite TV writers, Sarah Dollard, recently wrote some beautiful writing advice, which is applicable to all kinds of writing. Go read it! I want to bring particular attention to this: Be critical of film and TV, even the stuff you love..." more
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 2:56:34 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled YA is for Teens:
Justine said, "The publishing category of YA (Young Adult) started as a category about and for teens. But it has always been controlled by adults. Right now YA is one of the most profitable publishing categories in the USA. That’s largely because of the..." more
Monday, September 14, 2015 6:53:58 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled On Being a Nice Author:
Justine said, "Because of social media the contact between authors and readers is closer than it’s ever been. For me one of the many delights of Twitter is being contacted by readers enthusiastic about my books or blog posts. Wonderful! I have many readers..." more
Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:59:44 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled My Next Novel: My Sister Rosa:
Justine said, "My next novel, My Sister Rosa, will be out from Allen & Unwin in February 2016 in Australia and New Zealand and from Soho Teen in North America in November 2016. Here’s what the Allen & Unwin cover looks like: Pretty creepy eh? What..." more
Saturday, September 5, 2015 11:06:07 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled The First Sentence:
Justine said, "A big deal is made of the first sentence of novels. There’s gazillions of pages listing good ones.1 Almost every obsessive reader can quote their favourite ones. Every Jane Austen fan can reel off: “It is a truth universally..." more
Thursday, April 30, 2015 9:50:00 AM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled What I’ll Be Doing In May: New York! Dallas!:
Justine said, "I have two events in New York in the next week and a bit. The first is in Manhattan and the other is a little bit upstate in Rhinebeck, a gorgeous town I’ve heard much about, but never visited before: Wednesday, 6 May, 6-7:30pm Teen Author..." more
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 11:38:47 AM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Razorhurst Out in North America Today!:
Justine said, "Today is the official publication of Razorhurst in the USA and Canada by Soho Press. For those of you who have been waiting since last July when it was published in Australia and New Zealand the wait is over! For those of who you have no idea what..." more
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 3:06:44 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Why I’ve Been Quiet:
Justine said, "Short answer: pneumonia. Longer answer: mycoplasma pneumoniae Apparently there’s a fair amount of it going around in Sydney in summer right now. So unjust. My bout was nasty and not short and my recovery is slow and annoying. Thus my silence..." more
Monday, January 12, 2015 12:26:35 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled On Sexism and Awards:
Justine said, "If you’re a man and you write a realist YA novel you’re more likely to win an award for it than a woman is. Big claim I know. Here’s some evidence about the awards side of the equation, an examination of most of the big awards in..." more
Monday, May 23, 2016 5:35:42 PM
Justine Larbalestier wrote a blog post titled Me in Madison, Wisconsin:
Justine said, "This weekend I’ll be a Guest of Honour at WisCon in Madison Wisconsin. WisCon is the longest running feminist science fiction convention in the USA. I used to be a regular attendee and always had an amazing time. This will be my first time..." more