Next up on the First Sentence Tour starring the 2009 Debutantes is Stacey Jay‘s third zombie novel, My So Called Death, which was published in March.
What’s one of your favorite first sentences from one of your favorite books?
SJ: From The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot:
Sometimes it seems like all I ever do is lie.
Why do you think that first sentence works so well?
SJ: I love how we’re plunged straight into the mind — and angst — of her main character. It’s a bold statement and immediately makes you curious to know why the main character thinks she’s such a liar.
Why did you choose to start your book with this first sentence:
All in all it was a good day to die.
SJ: I couldn’t think of a better way to open a zombie novel. It’s provocative, but not too terribly depressing, since you know from the blurb that our heroine is going to have a nice, interesting “Undeath.”
About My So Called Death
One second, freshman Karen Vera’s on top of the most fabulous cheer pyramid ever. The next, she’s lying on the pavement with seriously unflattering cranial damage. Freakishly alive without a pulse, Karen learns that she’s a genetically undead zombie.
Suddenly, Karen’s non-life is an epic disaster. She’s forced to attend a boarding school for the “death-challenged,” her roommate is a hateful wannabe-Goth weirdo, and she’s chowing down on animal brains every day to prevent rot (um, ew?). Even worse, someone is attacking students and harvesting their brains for a forbidden dark ritual. And it might be the hottest guy at DEAD High, the one who makes Karen’s non-beating heart flutter!
Armed with a perky smile and killer fashion sense, it’s up to Karen to track down the brain snatcher and save her fellow students from certain zombie death.
About Stacey Jay
Stacey Jay is a workaholic with three pen names, and a sick sense of humor. She loves creepies, crawlies, and of course, romance. What would a zombie novel–or any novel–be without kisses that make your toes tingle?
Stacey has been a full time writer since 2005 and can’t think of anything she’d rather be doing. Her former careers include theatre performer, professional dancer, poorly paid C-movie actress, bartender, and waiter.
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