Featured Author: Margaret Stohl

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If you could be a character in your books for a day, who would you be and why?
I'd be Link from BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. I'd write some better lyrics for his band, the Holy Rollers, then knock back 7 pieces of Amma's pie.


Can you name one moment that stands out as a favorite since you've become a writer?
The first time I saw my first book -- I cried like a baby.


What is your favorite place to write? Is there anything you need in order to write? (i.e. coffee, chocolate, music, etc.)
I need massive earphones and the soundtrack to Spring Awakening. I would have said diet coke but I just gave it up!

Tell us about your latest or upcoming release.
Our third book (w/ Kami Garcia) in the Caster Chronicles comes out Oct 2011 - and it's pretty terrifying.

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Featured Author: Kami Garcia

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Photo Credit: Vania Stoyanova

If you could be a character in your books for a day, who would you be and why?

If I could be one of our characters for a say, it would definitely be Amma. She is a Mortal, but she's a powerful Seer. I would love to see the world through her eyes -- and find out what's in all those mason jars in her bedroom. (Of course, I'd also bake myself some pie.)

Can you name one moment that stands out as a favorite since you've become a writer?

The moment I really realized I was a writer was when the galley (Advanced Reader Edition) of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES arrived at my house. Holding the actual book made it real for me.

What is your favorite place to write? Is there anything you need in order to write? (i.e. coffee, chocolate, music, etc.)

My favorite place to write is in my "comfy chair." It's an old Eames chair with an ottoman. I need complete silence because I actually hear the characters voices in my head as I'm writing. Aside from that -- my laptop, an endless supply of Diet Coke with lots of ice, some Black Sabbath or Soundgarden before I start writing, and my dog Spike, who sleeps in his bed next to while I write.

Tell us about your latest or upcoming release.

There are four books in The Caster Chronicles. The third book is really about the consequences of the choices the characters make in BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS. We delve deeper into the Caster world, and Ethan and Lena's relationship. We also kill some people...

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You can keep up with me & our books at: www.beautifulcreaturesthebook.com

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Plus, stay tuned for an interview with Beautiful Creatures co-author, Margaret Stohl, next week!


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Featured Author: Melissa Marr

If you could be a character in your books for a day, who would you be and why?
None of them! I'm perfectly happy being me, so the idea of being anyone else sounds horrible.


Can you name one moment that stands out as a favorite since you've become a writer?
This job is filled with fabulous moments, but one of the recent ones that tilted my world was having an artist whose music I've listened to for a decade tell me he was a fan.  I’ve listened to every CD his band has done (including having his music as a default on my writing playlists), so knowing that he’s read my novels were utterly surreal.

What is your favorite place to write? Is there anything you need in order to write? (i.e. coffee, chocolate, music, etc.)
I don’t write without music unless I’m outside.  Typically, I work at my desk, caffeine in hand, music blaring, feet propped up, and at least one of my Rottweilers beside me.  I take retreats though (Scotland, San Diego), and then I write outside by the sea, a loch, ruins, cactus gardens, etc. In that case, nature provides all the music I need.

Tell us about your latest or upcoming release.

Darkest Mercy (Feb 22, 2011) is the 5th and final book in the Wicked Lovely series. It pulls together the events of the first four books, both romantically & politically.  Pretty soon after that, my debut adult book, Graveminder, is out (May 17, 2011). That’s a story of a mortician, a commitment-phobe, a dead girl, and a town where the dead don’t always stay dead.  So, right now, I’m focused on both books simultaneously—which is very interesting as they as such different types of stories.

Learn more about Melissa Marr at http://www.melissa-marr.com/.

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Enter below to win! Deadline is Friday, February 25, 2011 at 11:59 PST.