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UK bookstore appearances -- stay tuned!
[Posted 22-Jul-2008]I'll be in the UK at the end of August, and my wonderful publisher Orbit is organising some bookstore appearances. Don't have the details yet, but when I do I'll post them here. I'm torn between utter delight and abject terror ...
Star Wars novel has a title!
[Posted 17-Jul-2008]And it is ... The Clone Wars: Wild Space. Thanks are owed to the wonderful Karen Traviss for that one ... my brain, she broke! No plot details forthcoming as yet, they're still under wraps. But just a reminder for any fans who are wondering: these 5 novels are companion pieces to the upcoming cartoon series. They're aimed at adult readers and are intended to complement the fine work being done on screen by the animators.
Worldcon in Denver
[Posted 14-Jul-2008]Assuming the current avalanche of deadlines don't do me in, I'll be attending the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver next month -- Aug 6 - 10. If you're going to be there, I hope you come and say hi.
Here's my schedule:
The Return of the King: novelists' fascination with monarchy -- Thursday at 1 pm -- and I'm moderating! Yikes!
The uses of horses in fantasy fiction -- Friday at 10 amSo you want to run a bookstore -- Friday at 2.30 pm -- and I'm moderating again! Double yikes!
Writing Shared World Fiction -- Saturday at 4 pm
And now it's official!
[Posted 27-Jun-2008]Yes! I am writing two Star Wars novels. They're part of a new 5 book series set during the Clone Wars, and connected with the new animated series that's coming out this year. The truly awe-inspiring Karen Traviss (NYT #1 bestselling author) is writing the other 3. She is da bomb, with big fat bells on. More info will be shared as it comes to hand ...
Readers' Mail
[Posted 24-Jun-2008]I have received some truly wonderful readers' mail in the last week or so. You lovely people, I am left speechless. Sadly, deadlines right now have also left me incapable of responding to you in a timely fashion! I promise I will come back to you as soon as the current project is finished ... and that will be about a week.
In the meantime, please know you have touched my heart.