Today I got a parcel from my publishers! Inside was a proof copy of my second book, Timesmith! It feels great to have a copy to put next to Sorrowline. They look perfect together! It’s due out in March 2014, so not too long to wait now. Right now Timesmith is competing in the Book …
The Next Big Thing!
So what’s all this Next Big Thing chatter in writer’s circles on Twitter? I wasn’t sure until I was tagged not once but twice! The idea, it turns out, is simple. Its a way to discover new writers, and find out a bit about what they’re up to. In return for being tagged I’ve got …
John Christopher emails
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the passing of children’s author Sam Youd, AKA John Christopher. I’d emailed Sam back in 2002, we’d chatted for a while and he had agreed to sign two of his books for me. You can read the original blog post here. I’d thought our emails had been …
Sam Youd AKA John Christopher (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012)
I have only just heard of the death of author, Sam Youd, known to most as John Christopher. He passed away on February 3rd. When I was a brand new teenager John Christopher’s books were the hot ticket in the school library. His mix of future dystopia, science fiction and boys own adventure made his …
“Well, here we are.”
A quote from Kim Stanley Robinson’s brilliant Red Mars is as good a way as any to begin a new blog. Here we are indeed, but what’s it all about? Why am I starting a blog when the blogosphere as a whole is in something of a decline. We have Twitter, what am I thinking? …