Tag: Timesmith


  • 100 Days to Timesmith

    Yes, it still feels like a long way away but I started counting down to Sorrowline 100 days before publication and the time flew by! So here we go again – 100 days to go till Timesmith is out! All the heavy lifting has already been done, the book is written, edited and copy checked.…

  • The Big Reveal!

    The Big Reveal!

    It might seem like a long time to next March but it’s amazing how far ahead publishers have to work. They need time to promote a new title and sell it in to the shops so even though it’s more than six months away my next book, Timesmith, is finished, copy-edited and typeset. Even the cover…

  • Adventures into Blitzpunk!

    Labels are always tricky things. As soon as you give something a label you run the risk of pigeon-holing it and limiting its potential  This is true with books as much as anything. When Sorrowline was published in January it was recommended for 9-11 year old readers – a label which I feared might put off older readers.…

  • 60 Days!

    60 Days!

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    60 days isn’t long, is it? Less than two months till Sorrowline is out there! A lot has happened in the last few weeks. First up I’ve just signed off on the last round of copy edits to the Sorrowline text, so its finally done. Its a odd feeling, having stepped away from it after…

  • Announcing Sorrowline

    Finally, after a busy, brief few months that have felt like an eternity I can finally shout about my brilliant two book deal with Andersen Press. Here is the press release: Andersen Press Have Bought Rights In Two Children’s Novels, Sorrowline And Timesmith, By Debut Writer Niel Bushnell Andersen Press have bought rights in two…