I got a chance to catch up with these Pitch Dark Days authors and ask them a few questions:
Kiera Cass (THE ELITE)
Elizabeth Norris (UNBREAKABLE)
Aprilynne Pike (LIFE AFTER THEFT)
Amy Tintera (REBOOT)
Check out their answers below, then enter to win one of these four signed books!
Do the Pitch Dark Days authors write in a linear style, from start to finish, or do they jump around?
Kiera said she usually writes start to finish, but while writing The Elite, she wrote specific scenes and then pieced them together. When she wrote the final book in the series, she wrote the ending first, then went back and wrote the rest.
Elizabeth said she plans it all out, then writes the last scene first, then jumps around and writes different parts, depending on her mood.
Aprilynne wrote seven books linearly but then started writing haphazardly. Her linear system is now gone.
Amy said if she doesn’t plan out the entire book and write linearly, she’ll abandon the manuscript.
If their books had a theme song, what would it be?
Amy said for Reboot the theme song is silence. This was the first book she wrote to no music at all.
April said there is no theme song to Life After Theft, even though her other books all had Broadway theme songs.
Elizabeth chose We Are Broken by Paramore.
Kiera chose Poison and Wine by The Civil Wars.
A reader asked Kiera: Which One Direction song best describes Prince Maxon?
Kiera said probably Change My Mind, because there is a lot of mind changing, and because of the nature of the competition.
A reader asked Liz: Is UNBREAKABLE the final book or will there be another one in the series?
Liz said Unraveling and Unbreakable is a duology + a novella. She wanted the characters to be happy in the end, and not keep dragging them into more trouble.
A reader asked Amy: What kind of research went into making the fascinating world of Reboot. (if any!)
Amy said the most interesting part of her research was watching a YouTube video about taking apart a gun and how to shoot it. She’d never shot a gun before so that was helpful for her.
A reader asked Liz: If you could cast anyone for Ben or Janelle, who would you choose?
Liz chose Hailey Steinfeld for Janelle and Taylor Kitsch for Barclay. She said she sees Ben as James Franco from his Freaks & Geeks days.
A reader asked Aprilynne: What made you want to switch from paranormal novels to LIFE AFTER THEFT?
Aprilynne said that actually, she started with Life After Theft. It was her first YA before Wings. Life After Theft was what led her to writing paranormal.
Fill out the form below and I’ll choose 4 international winners! Each one will win one of these signed books:
THE ELITE by Kiera Cass
UNBREAKABLE by Elizabeth Norris
LIFE AFTER THEFT by Aprilynne Pike
REBOOT by Amy Tintera
I am DESPERATE to read Reboot!
Unbreakable! I enjoyed Unraveling. Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂
Reboot
I’m definitely curious to read Reboot. It sounds different!
I’m curious to read Reboot!
Reboot and Unbreakable! 🙂
The Selection! I’d love to have my very own copy!
Which of the four books are you most interested in?
Definitely Unbreakable! It looks fascinating.
I’ve read an ARC of Reboot and it was amazing. I think it is definitely going to be a hit!
I’m torn between Life After Death and Rebook!!!!!
I am most interested in Unbreakable 🙂
I’d say I’m most interested in Reboot, but am also very curious about The Elite 🙂
I’d say Reboot, but I’d also love to read Unbreakable.
Reboot!
the only 2 i dont own are unbreakable and reboot
Either Life After Theft or Reboot!!
i would love to have unbreakable because i enjoyed reading unraveling so much.it would be nice to read the selection and life after theft 🙂
I would love to be able to read “Reboot”. It sounds thrilliing and very interesting! (I love thrillers and sci-fi).
I want to read reboot!
Life After Theft :3
The Elite 🙂
Reboot! Love me some robots ;]
Reboot and the Selection! 😀
I’m going with REBOOT by Amy Tintera.
Reboot!
I have heard so many things about LIFE AFTER THEFT, so I’d say that one. But they all sound interesting.
Reboot
I’m most interested in Reboot!
Definitely Reboot!
It sounds amazing 🙂
Reboot and Unbreakable!! 🙂
Reboot is the book that catches my interest the most. Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂
Torn between, um, all of them 🙂 Maybe Reboot?
Thank you for the giveaway!
Reboot
REBOOT! Gotta get my hands on it!:)
If I had to pick one….Unraveling.
I’m dying to read Reboot. I’d also like to get my hands on The Elite. I finally read The Selection a couple of weeks ago, and now I’m eager to continue the series.
I’m most interested in “The Elite,” but they ALL sound intriguing!
I’ve been dying to read REBOOT! I’ve heard LIFE AFTER THEFT is really good too! Thanks for the awesome giveaway 🙂
Life After Theft.
I’m most interested in Reboot.
I’ve heard great things about The Selection series from friends, so I want to read it!
Reboot for sure 🙂
reboot
Unbreakable looks awesome!
I’m pretty excited to read Reboot! It sounds wicked good! Although all of the books are on my to-read list. Thank you for the chance to win!
Reboot!!!!…and the Elite! 🙂
I’m very interested in Reboot by Amy Tintera. I’ve been reading and hearing a lot of good things about Reboot and so my hands are aching to get a hold of it. 😀
I’m very curious about THE ELITE!
Reboot!!
I’m most interested in The Selection! But they ALL look good! ThaNks for the giveaway!
Life After Theft! 😀