V.E. Schwab

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Children's Writer · United States Of America · Female

Victoria Elizabeth (V. E.) Schwab (born July 7, 1987) is an American fantasy author best known for her 2013 novel Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and for her children's and young adult fiction published under the name Victoria Schwab. 2Writing The Guardian called Vicious "a brilliant exploration of the superhero mythos and a riveting revenge thriller." It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which also named the novel one of its best books of 2013 for SF/Fantasy/Horror. The American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association likewise awarded it the top fantasy book in their 2014 Reading List. In late 2013 the rights for a film adaptation of Vicious were bought jointly by Story Mining & Supply Co and Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions.In 2014 Schwab signed a two-book deal with Tor Books. Her next novel, A Darker Shade of Magic, was published in February 2015 and also received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Vicious and the Shades of Magic series are published by Tor Books. In 2017, she signed another book deal with Tor for the sequel to Vicious, Vengeful; a new trilogy set called “Threads of Power” in the same world as the Shades of Magic series; and a Blade Runner-inspired book called Black Tabs. 2Bibliography 3As Victoria Schwab 4The Archived series The Archived (2013) The Unbound (2014) "Leave the Window Open" (2015) (short story) 4Everyday Angel series New Beginnings (2014) Second Chances (2014) Last Wishes (2014) 4Monsters of Verity duology This Savage Song (2016) Our Dark Duet (2017) 4Standalone works The Near Witch (2011) "The Ash-Born Boy" (2012) (short story) Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts - Broken Ground (2015) Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy (2017) (contributing writer) City of Ghosts (2018) (Don't) Call Me Crazy (2018) (contributing writer) 3As V. E. Schwab 4Villains series "Warm Up" (2013) (short story) Vicious (2013) Vengeful (2018) 4Shades of Magic series A Darker Shade of Magic (2015) A Gathering of Shadows (2016) A Conjuring of Light (2017) 2References 2External links Official website Victoria Schwab at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Fox, Rose (October 16, 2013). "PW LitCast: A Conversation with V.E. Schwab" (Podcast). Publishers Weekl

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From “How Author V.E. Schwab Finally Found the Words to Come Out of the Closet”

“You are 16 when you fall in love with your best friend—only you don’t understand the 'in' part yet, so you just call it love. Teenage girls are always loving their friends, becoming entangled, like trees grown together, so you think that’s what it is.”

Tagged: gay, LGBTQ

“If you read a book, rate it. If you loved a book, share it. If you care about a book, talk it up. I cannot tell you the strength of word-of-mouth. It is vast. You have power.”

Tagged: Reading, Books, supporting writers, supporting authors, supporting books

“About 6 years ago, I made myself a promise: I would only write what I wanted to read. I wouldn't think about market, or audience, or anything else until a story was written. Before it could exist for anyone else, it has to exist for me.”

Tagged: Writing, writing experience, Writer's Mind, writer's protection, writing stories

“Books are a beast. Scripts are stressful. Comics are daunting. But holy hell, I love telling stories.”

Tagged: Writing, writing stories, Telling Stories, Writer's Mind, Writer's Curse

“There’s this weird idea that success is a doorway, and once open, the path beyond is straight and clear. But success is just a moment, a step. The forward road comes from continuing to try—and fail. Failure and rejection don’t cease to be a part of it, unless you stop trying to grow/reach/make/move.”

Tagged: Success, Failure, failure and success, Rejection, Life

“Also for the love of all things good, in case it’s not obvious, READING IS SUBJECTIVE. Think whatever you want. But don’t put it on the creator. We have enough to deal with.”

Tagged: Reading, subjective experience, Writer's Truth, Writer's Truth

“When I'm working on a book, I become so tangled up in it, I can't focus on anything else. But when I'm NOT working on a book, my thoughts get tangled up all on their own.”

Tagged: writer's problem, Writer's Mind, Writer's Truth, Writing, writer's experience

“Some days you feel pretty and then you hate every single photo of yourself from an event and that’s a great ego check, let me tell you.”

Tagged: self, Self Confidence, Ego, ego check, self awareness

“There is no right way to write. The only thing that works is whatever works for you.”

Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips

V.E. Schwab

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