Who is the girl on the covers of your books?
Actually, it’s three girls. My awesome publisher, Hyperion*Disney, has tried to get the same model for each shoot but so far that hasn’t been possible. For the GG3 cover they actually did some fancy stuff with Photoshop so that the girl’s face is the same from LYKY. But there were technically three different models.
Why does the uniform change colors on every book? Is that important to the story?
The decision to make the uniforms a different color on each book doesn’t have anything to do with the books or the school. Actually, it’s a little trick that hopefully helps the “look” of the book walk the line between making people recognize it as a Gallagher Girls book but also keeps people from thinking that they’ve read that one before.
So, in other words, ideally people will think: hey, I know those books. But they will also say “my books are blue and green–this red one must be new!”
It’s a thin, thin line and a tough one to walk–that’s why it takes so long to get the GG covers right sometimes.
Will Zach or Josh be in DON’T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER?
No comment.
Will there be a new boy in DON’T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER?
There will be one or two new major characters. They may or may not be of the boy variety. You’ll just have to read to find out.
Have you really already started writing GG4?
Yes. I started it in Ireland, so I’m not that far along yet. Trust me, gang. We’re still a looooong way from bookstores, I’m afraid.
Do you have a title for GG4 yet? Will you tell us?
I have a title I’m very much leaning toward for GG4, but I always keep my mind open as I’m writing the actual book in case something better occurs to me.
You should make your books into a movie! And when you do, can I be in it?
I’ve been hearing this a lot lately, and while it’s still incredibly flattering, I’m afraid everything is exactly how it says it is on the movie page (except that the writers strike is obviously over–but other than that everything’s the same). As I’ve said before, if and when there is movie news I will share it as soon as I possibly can.
In the meantime, the best thing we can all do to make sure a movie happens is to cross our fingers and tell everyone we can about the books.
How many Gallagher Girl books are you going to write?
Six. Probably. Maybe more or less depending on how the writing goes, but right now I’m thinking six will wrap things up nicely.
When will we know more about Kat (aka the Untitled Heist Project)?
Well, we’re wrapping Kat up even as I type this. The book itself will probably be out next winter sometime. We have finally settled on a title (yay!) and in a few weeks I hope to do something fun to reveal it to you guys (assuming you’ve enjoyed the code contest and crossword puzzles and stuff we’ve done for the last two GG titles???)
Are you going to pick another book for your book club anytime soon?
Yes. Hopefully. I need to get my feet back under me and get some things marked off the to-do list, but I do hope to pick another book club book in the near future, so stay tuned!
Are you going to go on tour?
Yes! I think so. My fabulous publisher has been talking about sending me on tour when DON’T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER is released. They’re working on finalizing the cities and dates now, and when I have details I promise I’ll pass them along.
