Frequently Asked Questions
Q: "How do you pronounce your last name?"
A: I pronounce it "Peter-froind" (think "Freud" with an N), but if that's too hard for you, "Peter-friend" works great. That's what it means in German, anyway, and it's how my dad and grandfather pronounce it.Q: "Is there going to be a third book in the killer unicorn series (that started with Rampant & Ascendant)?"
A: Yes, someday. I don't have a title, publisher, or release date yet, though. But I promise I have not abandoned Astrid! Meanwhile, enjoy the killer unicorn short stories.Q: "How many books are in the Secret Society Girl (Ivy League Novel) series?"
A: There are four books in the series. The correct reading order is: Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown.Q: "Are you going to write any more books in the Secret Society Girl (Ivy League Novel) series?"
A: Tap & Gown is the last book in the series. (It's time for Amy and me to graduate!) If you're interested in reading further in the series, check out the free secret stories.
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I’m eyebrow deep in copyediting Under the Rose for the next few days, so this is going to be quick. In passing, here are some things I’ve learned care of my fabulous, fabulous copyeditor: The thing I refresh approximately 694 … Continue reading
Topic shamelessly stolen from Ally Carter, though she wants me to pick just one, and I can’t. How about a top ten: 10. Santa Claus: The Movie. I don’t know what it is about this film. Certainly it’s not Dudley … Continue reading
Science fiction author Tobias S. Buckell is running a survey on his blog asking published novelists to say how many books they wrote before selling their first novel, and if their first written novel was the one they sold. If … Continue reading
For the past two years, I’ve been keeping an ongoing list on my blog of what books I’ve read throughout the year. This year, I added little codes like “authors new to me” or “YA novels.” You can see them … Continue reading
We’re following up yesterday’s post with an examination of my own title experience, which right now, has been two books. As some of you know, the original title of Secret Society Girl, as reported in Publisher’s Lunch, was Confessions of … Continue reading
I thought this might be a fun time to discuss the way that titles work in books. Titles are, for the writer, at once extremely important and extremely unimportant. The former because the right title is, like everything else about … Continue reading
I think I’m finally getting over that cold. I don’t feel quite as crappy as I have for the last week or so. Nose less stuffed, too. Cough still hanging on. Minor annoyance: Every time I log in here, Blogger … Continue reading
I realize that it’s been a while since I’ve done a writing craft or industry post. This is because, over the last few months, I’ve been feeling a growing sense of cynicism about whether such posts serve any real purpose. … Continue reading
Horrific Cold-From-Hell: Still hanging in there.Wedding Dress: Still in love.Sailor Boy: Still the combo of infuriating and lovable I fell for.Gorgeous Photograph of Water Reflecting into a Canyon in Israel, Matted and Framed: Mine, because when you let this girl … Continue reading
Ugh. I’m sick. Big honking head cold, which has not been helped along by the plane flight AT ALL. So that’s why I haven’t been blogging. And I’m looking around my apartment, which is an unholy disaster, and which Sailor … Continue reading
