Shay’s Story comes out in a week, and I had a new stop-motion app, so I thought I’d make a thing.
This is that thing:
You can also watch it bigger on YouTube!
Sorry about no FAF last week. But there will be FAF this week! And more THINGS of this nature.
You can pre-order Shay’s Story at Indie Bound, BarnesandNoble.com, or Amazon. Or buy it on March 6 at a proper bookstore or comics shop!
February 29th, 2012 08:56
Waste of an afternoon? Definitely not! I loved the music. Where can I get Leviathan wine??
February 29th, 2012 08:57
Ooooh, I just realized that I was the first commenter. YAY!!!
February 29th, 2012 09:04
Holy, shit! They have Leviathan WINE??? (Of course they do, Roxy, Deryn’s Scottish, for Pete’s sake!) Where can I get some?
Oh, and the video was 10 kinds of AWESOME! Loved it (though I haven’t read Uglies).
February 29th, 2012 09:30
Scottsters , was that Leviathan Juice ?
You probably just started a new trend ! You’re like a Cool Hunter or an Innovator .
February 29th, 2012 12:25
I love this! THe music makes me so happy
This was an awesome distraction from the paper I’m staying up to write! 
February 29th, 2012 14:02
Leviathan’s bottle… so great !
That was fun ! Well done 8D (and now I think I will buy this book in french ’cause if I wait for the France to translate it… *sigh*)
February 29th, 2012 14:57
Nice! I love stop motion!
Can’t wait for the book (but might HAVE to wait… I have exams *sigh*).
February 29th, 2012 15:29
You have a LOT of time on you hands.
February 29th, 2012 15:29
RANDOM BOTTLE OF LEVIATHAN WINE!
February 29th, 2012 20:07
That was AWESOME:)
February 29th, 2012 21:17
Made my day! …which was needed since I just finished a 6 page paper…
February 29th, 2012 22:16
Love it! Def making my day. Can’t wait for Shay’s Story. will you be doing any press for it in NYC, Scott-la?
February 29th, 2012 22:29
lol! That was great! T’was pretty trippy (: I know stop animation is pretty tedious and takes a while to do. Loved it!
February 29th, 2012 23:45
haha nicew thats totally bubly
March 1st, 2012 01:09
Someone has waaaay too much free time on their hands. LOL the appearance of the… was that a wine bottle?… Leviathan bottle. That made my day. Hee hee.
March 1st, 2012 01:44
It was totally bubbly. I LOVED it! gave me the feeling of a Pretty almost, completely mindless and yet, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it! ;D (I say that in a good way…)
March 1st, 2012 02:32
That was somewhat random…but cool nonetheless.
Made me even more excited for Uglies Manga! Are all the pictures really going to be full-colour like that?
One week left!
March 1st, 2012 04:01
Totally awesome. And I liked the Levaithan cameo. RIGHTEOUSNESS.
March 1st, 2012 04:01
Totally awesome. And I liked the Leviathan cameo. RIGHTEOUSNESS.
March 1st, 2012 04:02
GAAHHHHH! It sent twice AND I spelled Leviathan incorrectly! Not that I needed to draw that to anyone’s attention or anything, though…
March 1st, 2012 04:57
Happy Leap-Year Day!!!!!
It was a good stop-motion video. But the part I liked the best was the Leviathan bottle!
March 1st, 2012 05:11
Totally cool!
March 1st, 2012 06:24
Great stop motion Scott-la! It was really smooth mine tend to turn out jerky. Can’t wait for the manga! Ha leviathan wine bottle:)
March 1st, 2012 07:10
( creepy noff noff laugh) where can I buy leviathan wine???
March 1st, 2012 08:07
This is awesomeness! I love it, especially the random bottle of Leviathan haha- I finally read that btw and loved it as well as Uglies! You’re just a great author I guess!
March 1st, 2012 08:34
Just so everyone knows, that bottle of Leviathan wine was given to me by my Australian publisher (Penguin) and is the ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND. (Mwah, hah, hah.)
Also, it’s a 2008 Shiraz.
March 1st, 2012 08:58
That must have been what Volger was drinking in the bonus chapter
For some reason, the word that comes to mind to describe this is adorable. So there ya go. Loved it!
March 1st, 2012 09:08
I’ve done stop-motion with LEGOs, and it takes FOREVER, no joke. Very creative. I love the music too!
March 1st, 2012 09:08
@26: He speaks!
March 1st, 2012 09:09
(I guess he speaks at every post, but this is different of course.)
March 1st, 2012 09:11
Go Penguin!
March 1st, 2012 09:13
Are those red and black things coasters?
March 1st, 2012 09:15
And did you read my comment on what the lizard was probably going to say? And it did say that?
March 1st, 2012 09:16
I can tell a lot of work went into this video and the music! Bye. (No one to talk to
)
March 1st, 2012 09:19
Fan-Art Thursday (A.K.A. FAT)? Maybe?
March 1st, 2012 10:20
@32 Yes, they are coasters.
March 1st, 2012 22:48
Did anyone else laugh uncontrollably when the random bottle of Leviathan Wine showed up?
No? Okay, maybe I’m just insane.
March 2nd, 2012 01:11
I actually giggled while watching this. GIGGLED. Like some kind of 5-year old! I’m not embarrassed though-however, since my computer had no sound I actually started doing a little voice over for everything that came across the screen. Now THAT’s embarrassing! XD
March 2nd, 2012 04:24
I loved the video, but it also made me a little sad because Shay’s Story was supposed to have come out by now.
Also, @ the Time Waster: Don’t worry. You’re just as sane as I am.
March 2nd, 2012 05:33
I’ve always wondered if authors keep copy’s of their books lying around… now I know.
March 2nd, 2012 06:11
OHHHHHH MAAAAAAAN
best. thing. ever.
March 2nd, 2012 06:48
@36: Thank you Scott! (Although I was really wondering if you read my lizard prediction)
March 2nd, 2012 06:50
Do you want to be called Scott or Mr. Westerfeld?
March 3rd, 2012 00:24
Nobody got my Harry Potter reference.
March 3rd, 2012 01:07
Scott seems more appropriate, because you are all my BFFs.
March 3rd, 2012 01:19
@45-Yay! That makes two friendly authors in the world!
March 3rd, 2012 01:48
@45- That made my day! Although, if you wanted to be my most favorite person in the world,(you’re like 2nd, behind Zane, who is, technacaly, not in THIS world,) You would write another Uglies book, because I have already driven myself 75% insane thinking up ideas. Please? *flutters eyelashes and gives puppy dog eyes*
March 3rd, 2012 02:27
Scott, you have soooooo much time on ur hands.
March 3rd, 2012 03:21
Wow I’m late
March 3rd, 2012 03:24
@45-aaaahhh thx
March 3rd, 2012 04:15
@45: Okee-day, BFF!
March 3rd, 2012 08:35
My literature book is “Penguin Edition.” I wonder if that’s related to the wine-giving Penguin.
March 3rd, 2012 08:38
@47: Only 75%?
March 3rd, 2012 09:29
HAHA! that’s the first time i have watched that….lol amazing!!!! i can’t wait!
March 3rd, 2012 18:58
@53: yeah, more like, 99.99999999999999999999% Still, it’s getting worse, and will continue to do so, until I get MORE UGLIES!
March 4th, 2012 00:22
@55: You have two more days until MORE UGLIES. (Assuming you count the graphic novel coming out.)
March 4th, 2012 00:23
Twenty-three minutes less than two days in Australia!
March 4th, 2012 00:25
Sorry, Eastern Australia.
March 4th, 2012 01:30
Was that the completed copy of shay’s story? or just a cut out?
March 4th, 2012 07:01
Where I am, it’s three days, then at LEAST six more (until my birthday, because I’m broke)until I MIGHT get it :’( *sobs softly* but I’ll wait as long as I need to, to see Zane…
March 5th, 2012 00:44
…….Free time much? But really awesome! And distracting! YAY DISTRACTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved the Levithan bottle! (Heh, heh… RANDOMNESS.)
March 5th, 2012 21:47
Have you ever seen this FAN TRAILER of PRETTIES?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkmotjpowIM
I think it is well done!
Spoiler Alert
March 6th, 2012 02:34
I just spent half an hour watching fake movie trailers for UPSE, and please, Mr. Scott, PLEASE DON’T LET THEM MAKE MOVIES! I know I sound insane, but the movies would suck compared to the books, how could they make pretties? Specials? Much less all the graphics without it being corny… Please. I will get on my knees and BEG, I will sob for hours. I’D CLEAN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SHOES WITH MY TONGUE! Just please Don’t. Make. Movies.
March 6th, 2012 02:44
Wait. So, Scott. Your Youtube profile name is zanelives, but >SPOILERS< you killed him in the books? Or are you secretly writing another book where he didn't die? That would be AMAZ-ZA-ZING! Yep, I'm sharp as a marble. Can't get anything past me… P.S. If you are writing that book I mentioned earlier, please e-mail me, because I have a few ideas, and no, their not completely happy-making, because that would be BORING…
March 11th, 2012 23:27
What a nice thing, Mr. Scott-person! And WAS THAT LEVIATHAN WINE??? And @trueUgly That is true in most cases… however, a Leviathan movie would be pretty dang kewl.
March 11th, 2012 23:28
@45 WE ARE??? *feels honoured* :B
March 11th, 2012 23:29
@39 HA I get it… *awkward silencez are awkward*