For those of you on the east coast of Australia, a quick heads-up to say that Justine and I will be signing this week at Sydney’s premier sf bookstore, Galaxy Books.
Date: Thursday, April 27
Time: 6:00PM
Place: 143 York Street, Sydney CBD
We’ll be celebrating the Aussie release of Peeps and the import version of Magic Lessons.
Hope you can make it. (But we’ll understand if you’re, you know, 10,000 miles away and stuff.)
If you can’t, you can always read this cool interview with Justine.
Also, watch this space for big news early next week.
UPDATE: Okay, we did the reading and it was way fun. Thanks to all the folks at Galaxy for having us, and to Jess (who posts comments here) and our pal Deb for coming along.
April 23rd, 2006 11:58
Big news, can’t wait!
April 23rd, 2006 13:22
I’m one of those 10,000 miles away people… I’ll be there in spirit, though.
April 23rd, 2006 13:42
rite, i’ll be there in spirit to….
how come the signings are never within 10 miles???
April 23rd, 2006 14:54
Big news, big news… What could it be?! Is So Yesterday getting made into a movie officially? Midnighters TV show oficially? GAH! suspense is killing me!
April 23rd, 2006 18:34
Big? How big, exactly, is this news. Bigger than a fish? Or a whale?
April 23rd, 2006 18:50
Mmm, as big as a shark. A big shark.
April 23rd, 2006 19:01
I was just looking on Penguin Austrailia, and I looked the Midnighters books up, and for the first Midnighters book, it says “Adult,” but the secon says “Children’s.” I just thought that was weird.
April 24th, 2006 01:54
big news hhmmmm…… Specials is coming out early!!?!?!?! ooo i hope so…
too bad im one of those 10,000 miles away people…
April 24th, 2006 03:55
Yesterday, I started the first Livejournal community for fans of your books (link is on my name)—and I’ve found other ways to spread the word about them, too. I’m keeping my promise to continue spreading the word.
Big news? SAT scores at a record high, I hope? Results for April’s testing arrive tomorrow. *crosses fingers*
April 24th, 2006 08:46
Hmm… as news as big as a shark… I hope it’s about the Midnighters TV shows… og my gom I love these comment chains… haha
April 24th, 2006 09:18
if its about midnighters, then its big as a blue whale…
April 24th, 2006 11:31
Sydney!!! yay!!! I’ll definitely try to be there!
April 24th, 2006 13:10
Big as a shark… hmm… a new book, maybe? The airship one? That would be excellent.
Why am I always 10,000 miles away from everything?
April 24th, 2006 14:13
Going on TV? Radio interveiw? Media thingy?
April 24th, 2006 23:38
I live in a little town called Adelaide so I will also be there in the spiritual not actually there way that other people will be. How big is this shark of big news? Is the shark hungry? Does it like the colour green?
April 25th, 2006 07:27
If it’s a Midnighters thing, it’ll be like a whale. A huge blue whale crossed with a shark. A blue whale/shark hybrid on steroids.
I’m quite excited to find out.
April 25th, 2006 09:37
You guys have a whole bookstore devoted to just SF? *DROOLS*
“If there’s a bright spot in the universe, this is the place it’s farthest from.” Haha, nerd moment there, but that would be me, with Sydney being the bright spot and me being in the place it’s farthest from. Yep.
Ahh, the SATs. I remember that horror. But no more!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA– nope, now it’s just the GRE, or whatever it is you have to take to get into grad school. When will the standardized testing ever end?
April 25th, 2006 09:44
My guesses:
a new book
midnighters on tv
new member of the family
10,000 miles away is no excuse people
just kidding
April 25th, 2006 09:45
look another Natalie. You don’t see that everyday… or ever. It’s pretty rare name
April 25th, 2006 10:04
my god why does it have to be in australia when im in Cali. so i guess im one of the WAY OVER 10,000 miles away people.but i hope its something with midnighters like on the tv series or perhaps a new book *****crosses fingers toes and legs and arms (and if i can eyes)***** I know obsessive much put still it would be very silly-making (note the pretty-slang its always fun to say except when people correct ur grammar)
April 25th, 2006 10:53
Website updates? Adding a forum? That would be cool.
April 25th, 2006 13:32
well you know he can’t only tour here in the US, we cannot be selfish. and im aure all the people in Australia are VERY excited about the signing.
you are lucky, i whole sci-fi store?? now, i’m not into the whole star trek(can’t spell that) scene, but i do watch the sci-fi channel somtimes.
AHHHHH i HATE testing. they gave us these ‘cool’ braclets to wear that say ‘Corona High CST’s’ and we get free breakfast if we wear them on test days(the only up-side)! oh joy!
April 25th, 2006 17:44
Yikkkes I just finished reading Pretties instead of doing my homework and the cliffhanger is TOO much! I feel so sad for ______ (I wont say the name or else spoiler)! Wow I was reading some reviews that said the first book was more original but I think Pretties has its equal share of creativity and twists and turns! I was especially suprised at the end I had to reread the lines. Now everything is so complicated =(
I am very vague in this but I don’t want to give anything away.
Excellent book but it did not have enough ___ parts in it! I wonder what will happen at the very end of the trilogy. If it will be a happy or sad ending.
April 25th, 2006 23:09
YES!!! I’m coming on Thursday! I also went to Dymocks and bought Peeps today (and Stephen King, but that’s off topic)! So I will SO BE THERE!
You got served!
(sorry)
April 26th, 2006 09:55
HA I forced my mother into driving me to the bookstore. They didn’t have “So Yesterday” but they DID have peeps, and it ROCKED. PLus I ordered so yesterday and I will have it in a matter of weeks
April 26th, 2006 09:56
Well I didn’t “force” her XD I was reading that and it sounded like I physically forced her or something. No I’m a good little girl see? *points to halo
April 26th, 2006 10:24
Scott, i have a question, When Books become movies, does the author gets portion of the money that is made? Just curious…
April 26th, 2006 11:03
This is sad, I’ve checked this site hoping for the “big news” at least five times today.
April 26th, 2006 12:08
Yes, sorry it’s taking so long. Must come up with some other interesting thing to post about. But it’ll be cool to see a few of you at Galaxy!
And yes, Kha, the author always gets paid something, usually decent money for an “option” (the exclusive right to make a movie within a certain time period) and then much more if the film is actually produced.
Authors don’t always get a percentage of the gross, but it does happen sometimes. Instead, most author payments are determined as a percentage of the budget, usually around 2.5%. (But usually there’s a cap.) So on a small $10 million movie you’d get $250,000 and on a big $100 million movie, much more.
Kit, glad you liked PEEPS. (And yes you are very good, of course.)
And thanks Hezaa for the livejournal community!
April 26th, 2006 12:16
so you get barley any percentage for writing it?? thats a rip-off…
April 26th, 2006 13:23
Yeah, that does suck, but if you DO make a movie, it’s gotta be realistic, and not turned into some PG crap. I hate it when they edit it for the little kids! (no offense). N i luv all ur books, but i think uglies is my favorite
April 26th, 2006 13:25
I just wanted to let you know that Peeps was awesome, Scott. You are officially one of my favorite authors now.
Big news? Big shark news? Way to leave us in suspense…
April 26th, 2006 13:46
i agree, way to leave us hanging! And i think the thing that made peeps special, was the fact that you had real facts in there, and that makes it more believable, since it does have some truth( and really good logic) behind it. (that’s the best part about your style of writing)
April 28th, 2006 12:33
thnx for answering scott, and yeh, that does suck, authors shuld get like 20 percent for coming up with the whole story in the first place.
May 3rd, 2006 13:45
Yeah I think that’s one of the things I love about your writing, its all so realistic. You can actually shove yourself into the mind of a character and feel the way they feel ( at least I can) You do such a great job.
May 21st, 2006 18:12
Random comment! or propz if you really want some.
*propz*
lol.