Signed |
It's been a very long time since I had any news worth broadcasting. But yesterday I signed the contract for a 3-book deal with Orbit, and today my agent forwarded it to Little Brown for the rest of th... Posted by on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:01:00 GMT |
Greenbelt ’08 |
It's nearly time for Greenbelt again: this year I'm talking about the Inklings (Lewis, Tolkien, Williams, Dyson et al) and wondering whether we can learn anything from them about writers' groups.I'm h... Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:10:00 GMT |
Paperbacks are here again... |
It's true! The Lost Art is now out in paperback (in the UK), ready for the beach, the airport, the long summer evenings...But who am I kidding? Half the country is underwater again, so time to curl up... Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:45:00 GMT |
Hello, North America! |
Been quiet for a while - doing what writers do (or ought to do), and that's writing! More on this soon, but I need to tell folk that The Lost Art is going to be published in North America on June 10th... Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:48:00 GMT |
The Lost Art bookplate offer |
As the result of promising Simon Taylor of Transworld a bookplate to go inside his copy of The Lost Art, I'm opening this out to the rest of the planet...I'll post a signed, personalised, numbered boo... Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:45:00 GMT |
Greenbelt 2007 |
I'll be speaking again at Greenbelt over the August Bank Holiday weekend. My title this year is "The secret life of a novel" and will be about all the horrible things that happen to writers between pe... Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:11:00 GMT |
The Lost Art book launch |
You're all invited to attend the launch of The Lost Art, which will take place at 6.30pm on 11th July 2007, at Waterstones (Emerson Chambers branch), Newcastle upon TyneMore details at www.bookofmorde... Posted by on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:45:00 GMT |
Hello? |
My publicist at Random House said this would be a good idea. I remain unconvinced! I have little idea how all this works, but hopefully I'll learn fast enough to avoid making daft mistakes.I'll post l... Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:12:00 GMT |