two months, signed with my agent, Emmanuelle Morgen. I revised with her for a few more months, and then we went on submission to publishers and announced the deal with HarperCollins about a month after that! :) This is the first book of a trilogy; how far are you with writing the next books? Have you planned everything out? I'm actually doing final edits on Book 2 right now, and I'll begin drafting Book 3 after finishing with that. I know the general direction everything is going, and how I want things to end, but I don't like to plan things out in too much detail, as I feel like that doesn't allow room for the story to grow and breath organically. What's the most exciting part of the journey been for you, so far? I love going to writer/reader conventions and festivals to talk with other people in the book/reading business. Meeting up with bloggers has been really fun, and I really enjoy school visits, too! What's your writing routine? Sadly, I don't have much of a routine. Since I'm a student, with classes, homework, clubs, and friends who do like to see my face from time to time ;), I tend to write whenever I can. What are your hopes for the future? I hope the rest of the Hybrid Chronicles are well-received, and I'd like, of course, to keep writing books for a very long time :) -- Kat Zhang is just 20 years old and began