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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Update from Ali (and one from me!)
Here’s the latest version of this gorgeous take on Black Tat‘s cover art, as worked on these last few weeks by Ali from Illinois, who says: I’m almost done!!!!!! The next scan I send will be the final color copy! Here you go! You can put the update on your blog again All the best! […]
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Bucket Time
Heart fluttering, I have just pressed SEND on the final draft of CRAWLERS. I’ve spent the last week crunching through the last notes from my editors. There were thirty-four of them (that’s notes, not editors). They were excellent (that’s notes /and/ editors!) But now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to stick my head in […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Phase Three’s real title is…
Here’s an interview with me by Tracy Baines for her blog, Tall Tales & Short Stories. Tracy’s brilliant blog is a great information source for aspiring and up-and-coming authors. I’ve done my best to pass on a bit of whatever wisdom I’ve managed to hang onto so far(!) but if you click on the link […]
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
‘Update on my picture’
Further to the previous post, here’s the latest from Ali: I’ve started on the color copy and thought you might like to see it. Feel free to put it up on your blog again. A big hello from over here in the USA! Best wishes, Ali Looking great, Ali! Thank you so much! In other […]
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Look at this!
Step up and take a bow Ali from Illinois, who has sent me this spectacular drawing (below) via the Black Tat Reader Art Page: Isn’t it great? It reminded me a lot of John Jude Palencar‘s original sketch for what would become the Black Tat Painting. I don’t think I’ve posted that anywhere before, so […]
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
I think…
…I’ve cracked it! I just heard back yesterday from my editors and they are “delighted” with the third draft of Phase Three Of My Sinister Masterplan To Conquer The Universe. Only a few more tweaks and we can go to the copyedit stage. I am very, very happy. This short book has been a long […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Summertime Grey
Ah, the glories of the traditional British summer… And guess what? My roof is leaking. Again. 🙁 Well, if you’re stuck indoors with nothing to do, don’t lose heart. Here, instead, are a couple of alternatives… First up, check out Trapped By Monsters – it’s particularly good at the moment I reckon. The indomitable, inimitable, […]
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
A Show of Hands
On Monday I finished draft three of PHASE THREE and sent it out to my agents and editors. Afterwards I was so weirdly and utterly knackered that I seem to have spent most of the week asleep: today’s visit to Mossbourne Community Academy was, therefore, a much-needed blast of adrenaline and glee, as I think […]
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Totally Terrific Tollgate!
Here are some pics from today’s delightful visit to Tollgate Primary School. I spoke to Tollgate’s Years 4, 5 and 6 – so this was the youngest audience I’ve met so far. But that seemed to make no difference whatsoever to the depth and sophistication of their questions, which flew thick and fast from the […]
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Something Awesome, Something True
Just taking a quick break from PHASE THREE (third draft’s been a battle, but I’m getting there!) to share two things. First up, look what came in the post yesterday…! It’s the ESTONIAN edition of Black Tat! And it’s a particularly gorgeous item, too: a hardback with full colour endpapers. The idea of my stuff […]
