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.
Category Archives: YA
One of my favorite episodes of The West Wing is a Thanksgiving episode called “Shibboleth” in which speechwriter Sam (Rob Lowe), bored with writing a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, decides the whole pilgrim thing would be better off as a new … Continue reading
Because Lenore is totally persuasive, she got me to release the flap copy for my 2012 release, FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS, as the launch of her Dystopian August series. In the interview, I talk more about FOR DARKNESS than … Continue reading
Today, I’m linking to some excellent industry stuff. Gayle Forman posts a helpful history of YA literature (hint: it was invented by Yurger Anderssen). Lauren DeStefano talks about the perils of Goodreads (I would argue this applies to Google Alerts … Continue reading
Recently, I finished the final round of edits on For Darkness Shows the Stars, which took significantly longer to write than every other book I’ve ever written, with the exception of Unpublished Manuscript #4 (otherwise known as The Book I … Continue reading
There are some authors who believe writing is revising. I am not one of those, but I think that the longer I am in this business, the more I get there.* This is my job, for the foreseeable future (i.e., … Continue reading
I ran across a review of Rampant that pointed me in the direction of this (apparently quite popular) discussion of the cover. Seems some dude named Joel (Who, in his profile pics, looks to be a hipster about my age) … Continue reading
People have been asking for my take on the whole Bitch Magazine debacle. There’s some incorrect information out there, so I thought I’d try to clarify my position. Last week, I learned that my novel RAMPANT had been placed on … Continue reading
(First: the winner of the Worldbuilding Q&A giveaway is alaska! Alaska, email me and tell me your address and whether or not you want Rampant or Ascendant. To everyone else, I’m still answering questions, but I’ve been a bit tied … Continue reading
Smart Pop, the publishers of several of the critical essays I’ve written about pop fiction. has made one of my essays “Team Shay” (about Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series) available for free online this week. Check it out! You can also … Continue reading
