LT3

LT3 is the placeholder name for the second book in the Painted Devils duology, and the third book in the Little Thieves series. It is expected to be a Young Adult fantasy novel and is being written by Margaret Owen.

## Development

### Publisher's Marketplace Announcement

*Painted Devils* and its sequel (currently referred to as LT3) was announced October 25, 2021 as part of a two-book deal:

As per the Publisher's Marketplace Deal Report for Young Adult Fiction: *"Margaret Owen's PAINTED DEVILS, the sequel to LITTLE THIEVES, in which the con artist goddaughter of Death and Fortune accidentally starts a cult, only to face off with the deity she made up when it manifests and claims her ex as a virgin sacrifice, to Tiffany Liao at Holt Children's [publishing], with Jess Harold editing, in a significant deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2022, by Victoria Marini at Irene Goodman Agency (world)."*

### Author Commentary

As the author works on the script, she occasionally mentions/teases content about it on Twitter. Those comments have been collected below.

**June 3, 2022:**

* "I knew I was ready when I started thinking about where everyone is at emotionally in the opening, wondered how I could make it worse, and came up with five terrible escalations immediately"
* "update I'm writing the "where our characters are at, emotionally" sections and am delighted to report they read like messy AITA posts"

**June 6, 2022:**

* "I think everything you need to know about LT3 is that a certain breadstick is referred to as “emeric ‘mom said it’s my turn to have the trust issues’ conrad” in the outline"
* "I am probably gonna be tweeting nonsense about LT3 a lot and I am sorry not sorry in advance, this is my favorite part of the process where I get to start fleshing out The Drama while cackling over a latte"

**June 15, 2022:**

* "I blocked the internet off for an hour to work on the LT3 outline and while I got a lot done, I am slowly realizing this book is going to be untenably massive if I do not stop adding drama"
* "but it’s ZESTY DRAMA and I WILL NOT BE CONTAINED TO YOUR MORTAL CONCEPTS OF “PAGE COUNTS”"

**June 29, 2022:**

* "Is it technically grave-robbing if it's during the funeral?" [In response to: "What action sequence kicks off your WIP's Chapter 1?"]
* "I mean, the body's not in the grave \*yet\*, it's just being robbed
anyway outlining for LT3 is going great, why do you ask"

**July 1, 2022:**

* "me, poking a stick into the quicksand of LT3 romance plotlines to see how far down it goes: [Glee meme that reads 'I am going to create relationship drama that is so messy']"
* "\*slaps the top of LT3\* this baby can hold so many incredibly terrible decisions, is all I'm saying"
* "update I ran The Primary Mess by @hannaalkaf and the verdict is "oh NO""

**August 4, 2022:**

* "hilariously money laundering is the least of LT3's problems!! this is for a side project that may never see the light of day, but it's set between PD and LT3 👀"

**November 17, 2022:**

* "book 3 is so messy I am actually extremely excited for it!!!"

## External Links

* LT3 (Untitled) on GoodReads
* Margaret Owen on Twitter

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1453046817071845378 Margaret Owen on Twitter - October 26, 2021 - "The next two books are also going to function as... not QUITE standalones, because character growth, but each will have its own standalone central conflict. Rather than one epic stretched over three books, it's more like three seasons of a show that may or may not get renewed! 😂"
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgIMFavFCW/ Margaret Owen on Instagram - October 26, 2021 - "Get in, scammers, we're starting a cult. Little Thieves #2 is on the way. 🖤"
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1532911808574435328 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 3, 2022
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1533196913188564993 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 4, 2022
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1533960274696228865 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 6, 2022
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1533960904508813313 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 6, 2022
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1537186220853239808 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 15, 2022
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1537186498197327873 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 15, 2022
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1542265739888840704 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 29, 2022
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1542267948953243648 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - June 29, 2022
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1543042815835250688 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - July 1, 2022
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1543045070097567744 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - July 1, 2022
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1543407956594610176 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - July 2, 2022
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1555372371254452224 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - August 4, 2022
15. ↑ https://twitter.com/what\_eats\_owls/status/1593436232448897024 - Margaret Owen on Twitter - November 17, 2022