INTERVIEW with LISSA PRICE and a Not-so-short story of how I won Starters

As promised, here is the interview with the legendary LISSA PRICE, the writer of STARTERS, a new Young Adult writer who debuted last March 2012. Woohoo! :)

1. When and why did you decide to become a writer, specifically a Young Adult novel writer?
I think I've always been a writer, I wrote ever since I was a kid. A few years ago I decided I wanted to write YA novels. I was inspired by books that I liked, including the UGLIES series by Westerfeld, THE HUNGER GAMES, and many more.

2. In what ways do you think you and Callie are similar?
We're both survivors. We keep our eye on the prize. And we'd do anything to protect the ones we love.

3. If the Spore wars actually happened, and you have a choice to either be a Starter or an Ender to live, would you choose being a helpless, naive yet strong Starter orphan, or the frail, old yet rich with money and wisdom Ender? Why?
You know that's not a great choice!  Books are about conflict and so that's what I have in there, contrast and conflict. I guess the gut reaction is Starter because there's more of a future for them and I'm an optimist.

4. What do you think about the various features made especially for the book, like the FB application? :)
I think they're terrific. I feel very fortunate to have a publisher who has been so inspired by the book to create a game for it. And the visuals of the game world are so much fun, they take you into the Starter's world. I love that the game is free to anyone who goes to the StartersBooks FB page or www.StartersBooks.com. I'm also thrilled with the trailer, which you can see there or on youtube or on my site www.LissaPrice.com.

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Yes, I know that the interview is quite short, but that's only because Lissa is working on a super top secret mission... Writing the last book to the series, ENDERS. She can't release anything, but I'm sure it will be an amazing addition to the Starters series. So excited! Enders is expected to come out Winter 2012, I think. It will be a blast! Another thing to add on your Christmas wishlist! :)

I'll probs make a post  about how I win books, and how many I've won. I'll add there some pictures for your use. :) So um expect fangirling because when I won those books I bounded up and down the stairs in disbelief. So um yep, see you next post hehehehe :)