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Legend, my dystopian novel and the first in a trilogy, is published by Penguin and now available wherever books are sold. The second book in the trilogy is titled Prodigy and comes out on Jan. 29, 2013! Anyway, this is a collection of my Legend-related art.

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Commissions: Many apologies, but I am not taking commissions at this time.
Freelance Projects: I am not accepting any freelancing projects at this time. However, if you contact me, I might be able to recommend other artists to you!

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I'm not a huge copyright stickler for most of my artwork. You are free to use any of my art (Except for my Fuzz Academy art) in any of your personal and non-commercial uses.

This includes but is not limited to: desktop wallpapers, tubes and Yahoo groups, collages, your personal website theme, your desktop theme, printing it out for personal reasons, your AIM/Twitter/whatever icon, your dA photomanip or mixed media project, etc. Just please don't put my art in things that might be offensive to the public, like porn or extreme violence or racist stuff. Otherwise, have fun! I know not everyone wants to be "improving their art" all the time and sometimes you just want to have some fun. Feel free to use and experiment to your heart's content. However, you may NOT use my art for any type of commercial reason (this includes submitting it in scholarship contests, art contests, or school assignments where you are just re-submitting my art unaltered for a grade). That's just unethical, dude.

Please do NOT use my Fuzz Academy art for any public reason, commercial or non-commercial, if it can be easily seen by others. (But you can definitely print it out and hang it in your room!)

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In which we talk STAR CURSED

by *mree, 1 day, 14 hours ago
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So. Let's talk witches. Fantasy. Hot boys who are actually (gasp) also good boys. Beautiful dresses. Oracles. Sisters. Magic. Plot twists. Heartbreak.

All words to describe STAR CURSED, the second book in Jessica Spotswood's CAHILL WITCH CHRONICLES trilogy. (The first book, by the way, is BORN WICKED. It's captivating. You should read it. It has all of the above too.) I had the extreme fortune of reading STAR CURSED early, and let me tell you, it's possibly even better than the first. Not only are we treated to a thickening plot and a world that turns steadily darker--but we're treated to some serious character development. Cate, Maura, and Tess are a breathtaking trio of sisters. And, just sayin....be prepared for some heartbreak. Agh!

Okay. Without further ado, here's what STAR CURSED is about:

With the Brotherhood persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help her find answers--if Cate is willing to endanger everyone she loves.

Cate doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war.

In the highly anticipated sequel to BORN WICKED, the Cahill Witch Chronicles continue Cate, Maura and Tess's quest to find love, protect family, and explore their magic against all odds in an alternate history of New England.

As part of the blog tour, each day Jess is revealing an annotated snippet from STAR CURSED. Check it below. Also, Jess has the neatest handwriting in the world.

If you add up the page number from each stop during the tour, you can enter to win a one-of-a-kind annotated ARC plus a star trio necklace! Find the other stops below, and on June 21, enter the Rafflecopter here:

Mon, 6/3: Good Books & Good Wine

Tues, 6/4: Ex Libris Kate

Wed, 6/5: Mundie Moms

Thurs, 6/6: Presenting Lenore

Fri, 6/7: Hobbitsies

Mon, 6/10: Green Bean Teen Queen

Tues, 6/11: I Read Banned Books

Wed, 6/12: Two Chicks on Books

Thurs, 6/13: Forever Young Adult

Fri, 6/14: The Story Siren

Mon, 6/17: YA Bibliophile

Tues, 6/18: Marie Lu

Wed, 6/19: Beth Revis

Thurs, 6/20: Veronica Rossi

Fri, 6/21: Marissa Meyer

STAR CURSED releases on June 18. That's today! You can read the first chapter here. Be sure to pick up your copy, and if you haven't hopped on the series' bandwagon yet, get yourself BORN WICKED and enjoy!

Buy links: Indiebound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon

Find Jess online: blog | Twitter | Facebook | Cahill Witch Inspiration pinboard

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Marie Lu
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I'm an artist by trade, and I also write young adult novels. My debut novel, Legend, is the first book in a trilogy published by Penguin Group. Legend is now available wherever books are sold. The second book in the trilogy, Prodigy, comes out on Jan. 29, 2013! My writing is currently very dystopian, which is ironic, because I was born in 1984. I live in Los Angeles, California, where I spend my time stuck on the freeways.

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Current Residence: Pasadena, CA
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Favourite genre of music: soundtracks, alternative, new age/celtic, some rap, pop
Favourite style of art: Soft, smooth, detailed CG
Operating System: Windows 7
MP3 player of choice: iPhone
Shell of choice: DRT
Wallpaper of choice: whimsical surrealism
Skin of choice: decorated
Favourite cartoon character: Gir
Personal Quote: Own both sides of the fence, and the grass will always be green.

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~studentsofmanga Apr 5, 2013 Student General Artist

...Legend was beautiful.
I finished it in one night, because I couldn't put it down...
Keep writing. I'm going to get my hands on Prodigy soon enough. =w=
Day x June ~

You're the only author I know to have a deviantART and post cool sketches of your characters... so yeah, thanks for being inspirational.

~randomsnailfactor Apr 5, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Okay, I noticed you're book and didn't recognized the name.

I go to start a new year of school and almost literally everybody is reading it! Even our small news cast we do school-wide had our librarian suggest everybody read it!

So today I look up something and it redirects to your page. I see a link to go purchase the books and I look.. then I remember! You were my favorite deviant a few years ago, just for fuzz academy though..

I absolutely need to read the book, I've heard such good things about it!

~BurningLeona Apr 4, 2013 Student Artist

I absolutly loved your book, and your art. Why u so awesome!!

~Cocolena Apr 2, 2013 New member Student Writer

omg i love your book! it is so awesome!

~LUMlNARY Mar 30, 2013 New member Hobbyist Digital Artist

Youre amazing! Huge fan of yours!

~Daughter-of-Asgard42 Mar 27, 2013 Student General Artist

i can't believe you are on deviant! all i have to say is

~IWishForAFish Mar 24, 2013

someone recolored a image from your flash [link]

is this ok?

~Believerofhope Mar 20, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Two days ago I bought 'Legend' and today I finished. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVED IT. It's really amazing. I can't wait to read prodigy, but I don't think in spain has arrived yet. Anyways, I loved it, I love Day and I love June, and everything was amazing. Thanks for writing such an amazing book.

~ravenbird15 Mar 18, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I just received Prodigy today and already have ready just the first chapter ( I can't read very well...) I love it so far, and from what I hear it has a great ending. I love both your books and drawing and hope to read and see more from you.

~MidshipmanK Mar 9, 2013

Prodigy broke my heart. There HAS to be another book. Please. I love Day and June too much for it to end that way.

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