by Lori M. Lee
TWO weeks left until Gates of Thread and Stone. I’ve lost the ability to function. HOW MAKE WORDS? After stalking the UPS truck for weeks, it finally stopped outside my house last week. The UPS guy handed over a box, and I promptly died. Then my daughter tossed me some Phoenix Down, and I opened the box to find pretty, pretty paperbacks!!! *squee* I … Read More Two Weeks to Gates of Thread and Stone
by Lori M. Lee
It’s Teaser Tuesday AND I CAN’T EVEN. Just three weeks left until Gates of Thread and Stone. IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository | Goodreads Sometimes, with the shop counter between us, it was easy to look at Avan and admire him from the safe standpoint of a friend, to see him as just a boy from the … Read More Teaser Tuesday: 3 Weeks to GoT&S
by Lori M. Lee
Three years ago — 2011, the year I began querying — I posted my writing journey in word counts. I thought it’d be fun to revisit this now that my first book comes out in less than a month. 2005 – 2010: ~489,000 words A more detailed summary of these writing years in the link 🙂 2011: ~90,000 words This is a rough approximation, … Read More A Journey in Word Counts, part 2
by Lori M. Lee
Mark your calendars! On August 4, follow the #StoneWishes hashtag on twitter and come chat with me and Sarah Fine about our new releases: Gates of Thread and Stone and Of Metal and Wishes. Here’s the deal: Tune in to #StoneWishes all day! Beginning at 10 am EST, and then at every hour afterward, Sarah and I will post sneak peeks and exclusive tidbits … Read More Virtual Release Party
by Lori M. Lee
It’s Teaser Tuesday with ONE MONTH until Gates of Thread and Stone. Scream with me. IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository | Goodreads This quote is said by Irra, the master of a fortress called Etu Gahl. It’s quite the curious place. P.S. You can now read the first 6 pages of GATES OF THREAD AND STONE on … Read More Teaser Tuesday: 4 Weeks to GoT&S
by Lori M. Lee
A couple days ago, I tweeted a pic with how my 11yo wrote over my title on a bookmark. Today, my cover designer Tony Sahara tweeted a response. I laughed way too hard. 11yo was ECSTATIC. ♥
by Lori M. Lee
It’s Teaser Tuesday and OMG ONLY 5 WEEKS TO GATES OF THREAD AND STONE! IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository | Goodreads A shoulder smacked mine on the sidewalk. I didn’t bother checking my pockets. They were already empty. But sometimes I left little notes in them I thought might amuse a pickpocket: “Try me again tomorrow. I … Read More Teaser Tuesday: 5 Weeks to GoT&S
by Lori M. Lee
It’s Teaser Tuesday and six weeks to Gates of Thread and Stone. Yikes! IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository | Goodreads This is the opening line of the book. Aside from a couple changes in word choice, it’s basically exactly the same as it was in my first draft. Maybe my editor will let me share the first … Read More Teaser Tuesday: 6 Weeks to GoT&S
by Lori M. Lee
More YAY news! Gates of Thread and Stone sold World French rights to Ada. French rights to Lori Lee’s GATES OF THREAD AND STONE to Ada, by Donatella d’Ormesson at Donatella d’Ormesson Literary, in a two-book deal, in association with Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary and Media on behalf of Suzie Townsend. Here, have some gifs. Even the Dark One approves. God, … Read More Book News 2!
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