Feb 24, 2008 | Books - Publishing - The Novel
If I’ve been remiss in updating this blog, it’s only because I’m deep, deep in research for the new novel. I have, however, hit upon an entertaining diversion for the next week or so, for those who have been missing me. More on that tomorrow. A quick...
Nov 28, 2007 | Publishing
Through the AuthorBuzz Dear Reader promotion, I’m giving away copies of THE MASTER OF VERONA to 10 lucky readers. The copies are stamped with a classical wax seal, something I’ve not done for other signings, so these will be unique. So if you’re...
Nov 22, 2007 | Books - Publishing - The Novel
Next on the list is The Falconer’s Lure. Keith, my editor at SMP, really liked this suggestion of mine. So much so that he took it to the Fall meeting where they discussed the book coming out in a year’s time. The trouble was this: while it looked great on...
Nov 21, 2007 | Books - Publishing - The Novel
There have been four front-runners for the title for the sequel to THE MASTER OF VERONA – though none of them are what I call the book privately. To me, MV will always be IL VELTRO, meaning both the greyhound and the bastard. Perfect, but unsaleable. The sequel...
Nov 20, 2007 | Books - Publishing - Reviews
The signing at the Book Cellar was a lot of fun. Met a couple of really interesting authors, most notably Geoffrey Edwards, author of FIRE BELL IN THE NIGHT. I started reading it last night and it grabbed me, despite being far from my usual time and place –...
