130 thoughts on “Blog Index”

1. Mr. Gibbs-
   Do you remember signing a book at An Unlikely Story that was for someone named Ruben? If so, that was for me! I find it is so cool to get a book signed by you!

2. Ruben G –

   Thanks for coming to get your book signed!

3. Will you keep on writing the spy school novels until you pass away? I hope so.

4. whendidiask

   Um… That’s a really morbid way to ask that question.

   I do not know how long I will be writing any of my series, but I don’t plan on passing away any time soon.

5. Hello Mr. Gibbs. I was wondering what (if any) book would you take credit for if you
   could? (Not based off of sales just like you know “I wrote this epic book even though
   I really didn’t look how cool I am!”) And also why would you pick the book you chose?
   Maybe it had a really good twist or it was just written very well. Good characters. Stuff like that.

   As a separate question: If you were to make a sequel to The Last Musketeer what would it be about? (You don’t have to answer that if you don’t want to).

   Anyways, thank you for all the good books. I’ve been trying to write a book since like 2017 but never really tried that hard until I started reading your books. They’ve really gotten me back into writing some more. I have all the stories in the books planned out I just need to actually write it. Which I won’t get better at until I keep writing. I also had to realize that I don’t have to have everything perfect for the first draft of it. But now that I know that, I’m actually quite good at it if I don’t say so myself (Hopefully that’s how the phrase works.) I’ll email you a couple paragraphs if you want (You probably don’t though and that’s okay). I do have 30+ books or book series planned which I find quite daunting but I’ll get over it.

   Thanks for all the great books and sorry for the long comment. I hope you and your family and friends have a great Christmas and New Year. God bless you and your family and friends!

6. Mr. Gibbs:

   i just finished MBA and i think that if it had to end, you ended it great.

7. Zaphod Westing –

   Your question isn’t quite clear? Are you asking me which book of someone else’s I would take credit for? I would never do something like that. That’s not generally how authors behave.

   If you are asking what books I admire, there are hundreds. Maybe thousands. I think The Westing Game is brilliant, but I wouldn’t take credit for it. Ellen Raskin deserves all the credit.

   I haven’t really put any thought at all into what the fourth LM book would be.

   Finally, I apologize, but I get hundreds of requests to read drafts of people’s work and I simply do not have the time to give everyone’s work the attention it deserves.

8. Mr. Gibbs-

   I completely understand, no worries here.

9. Can you do a visit to my school in SF?

10. Nate

    If you want me to visit your school, please direct your school librarian to the School Visits page on this website.

11. What will ss11 be about? If you can’t answer that, can you at least tell me when you will reveal the cover and plot, please!?

12. Can u do pre teen book fairs too?

13. #1fanofSS

    I will be revealing the cover and title and plot of SS11 in a few months.

14. #1fanofSS

    I’m not sure what you mean by ‘pre-teen book fairs.’

15. Like, every one of your book fairs is a teen book fair, so…

16. I can’t wait to read ss11. I looooooooooove???????????? the ss series, and I’m so glad ur writing more! Sorry for interrupting u from making ss11! Best wishes for the new year!

17. Sry, for some reason the heart emoji’s are coming up as ?s.

18. #1fanofss

    The fairs that I go to are also targeted at somewhat younger readers, which is the reason that I go to them. Even is something is referred to a teen book fair, younger readers are still invited.

19. Thanks. Sry

20. SS10 SPOILER ALERT

    Hi-

    Joshua makes an appearance in ss10, so he’s still alive.

21. Can I email you my book I’m working on? I completely understand if you don’t want to or don’t have any time to read it, because of your epic book series that you’re working on.

22. I just read the ss graphic novel, and Ben was drawn just like I imagined him!!!! By the way, it was really good.

23. StuartGibbs1fan

    Unfortunately, I do not have the time to read book submissions and give the writers the attention that they need.

24. Dear Stuart Gibbs, Your books are amazing. I have read all the spy school books and am reading the Moon Base Alpha books and Funjungle books. I finished space case and am almost done with belly up. I wanted to now where I could find the last muskuteer because I checked all through barnes and nobles and it is not there.

25. Reyna –

    Try Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-musketeer-stuart-gibbs/7985013?ean=9780062852151

26. When EXACTLY (if u know) is the cover and title of ss (the new one) gonna be released?
    Thx and it’s ok if u don’t now

27. Wassup –

    The cover and title of SS11 was announced in a blog post yesterday. The post is listed at the top of this very index.

28. What was the process of publishing your first books? Did you send in a physical copy, or did you e-mail the specific publisher or what? I’m just wondering so I can publish my book. I’d like to publish with Simon and Schuster if possible (It’d be great to have the same publisher as my favorite authors).

    Also how long does it take from when the publishers agree to publish your book to when it actually comes out? Do you get assigned an editor when they agree to publish you are what happens?

    Thanks for answering all of our questions. It means a lot and helps even more. One more random question (for now): Have you ever seen the movie The Greatest Showman? And if so, what are your thoughts on it?

    Anyways God Bless you and have an absolutely fabulous day!

    (I’ve started to read Whale Done and I’m really enjoying it. On page 76 (I think) you mentioned the Queen of England but that’s okay. It’s a GREAT book anyways. I always enjoy the FunJungle books. They’re all so entertaining).

29. Zaphod –

    To get a book published, you need to have an agent submit it to the publisher, which means that you need to find an agent.

    Agents are listed in The Literary Marketplace (which is on-line) with information on how to get in touch with each of them. Agents generally accept books via email but some may not.

    The agent handles the sale of the book.

    How long it takes from acceptance to publication can vary widely. In theory, you will work with an editor to make your manuscript better, which could take months — or years. It depends on the editor and the author. Then you work with designers and copyeditors. The publisher will set a print date when they think the book is nearly good to go.

    I have seen The Greatest Showman but, to be honest, I don’t remember much about it.

    And yes, when I wrote Whale Done there was a Queen of England. Now there’s not. It wasn’t worth changing the book for that. (Technically, there is still a Queen of England. She just doesn’t run the country any more.)

30. Thank you for the information! It means a lot to me. God Bless.