I had a great time chatting with Neil McRobert of the Talking Scared Podcast about how my writing has been influenced by a warped childhood of Bagpuss, Camberwick Green, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Dennis Potter and more. You can listen on all the usual podcast providers here.
The masterful Harry Goldhawk has done it again with his cover art for the third Witches of Woodville book THE GHOST OF IVY BARN. Behold…
You can discover more of Harry’s magical work here.
And you can pre-order The Ghost of Ivy Barn here.
If you missed the launch party for Babes in the Wood on Thursday you can watch the whole thing again right here.
Me and the wonderful Mr Caimh McDonnell dig into the new book, I also talk about the trailer for Unwelcome in a bit more detail, I announce the winners of the book/choc giveaway (and announce a whole new giveaway), and I drop far too many hints about the third Woodville novel…
Did I mention that I have a new book out?
It’s the second in the Witches of Woodville series and you can get it from your preferred retailer here.
I’ll be celebrating with a live online event this evening (7pm BST, 11am PDT, 12noon MDT, 2pm EDT, 4am AEST) hosted by the fantastic Mr Caimh McDonnell who will interrogate me to squeeze all the Babes in the Wood secrets out of me in just an hour. We’ll be announcing the winners of the signed book and chocolate giveaway, I’ll also be talking about the trailer for UNWELCOME, and I’ll be dropping some big hints about the third Witches of Woodville book.
You can join us either on FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE.
And publication day is off to a lovely start with this blog from Mai’s Musings…
“Once again, Mark Stay has produced a book that is utterly charming, sometimes funny, and sometimes a little bit scary. It was a joy getting to know more of the colourful Woodville residents, and I am excited to keep doing so in future books.”
You can read the whole review here.
Hope to see you later!
That film wot I wrote now has a trailer!
Trigger warning: there’s something truly horrific at 1:02…
And here’s the poster…
Feels great to finally get this out there! Would love to know what you think!
I decided to go down into the woods to do one of those unboxing videos that are all the rage. Big mistake…
Get your copy here: https://witchesofwoodville.com/#babesinthewood
Huge thanks to:
Kai Newton – Camera and Edit
Dominic Currie – Music
Emily Stay – Production Assistant
TRANSCRIPT:
I was hoping to do one of those unboxing videos for my new book, but they’ve delivered the book… here.
Babes in the Wood is the second of the Witches of Woodville books. And… After the events of The Crow Folk life has returned to normal for Faye and her fellow Witches. Then a group of children arrive…
They are kindertransport children fleeing the Nazis. They finally have a safe haven in Woodville.
But then their guardian mysteriously dies.
Something is hunting the children.
And only Faye Bright can save them.
It’s in the trees… It’s coming! Run!
I had a great time chatting to the delightful Mr Olly Smith for the Media Lunch Club podcast. We discuss the differences between writing novels and screenwriting, how Star Wars ruined me, and the thing that Olly and I have in common. Listen here…
You are cordially invited to join me for the launch of the new Witches of Woodville novel BABES IN THE WOOD on Thursday 28th October (that’s this Thursday coming!) at 7pm BST (11am PST, 12 noon MDT, 2pm EDT, and 4am next day Brisbane… with apologies to the good people of Australia!).
I will be joined by the magnificently-bearded bestselling author Caimh McDonnell, and we will dig into the origins of this tale and you will discover…
And I will be announcing the winners of the Signed Book and Chocolate Giveaway!
Do please join us on either Facebook or YouTube by clicking on the buttons below…
I’m running a signed book and chocolate giveaway over on Twitter here…
Full Terms and conditions can be found here.
Venue: Rock Paper Scissors, Stour Street, Canterbury
Publish or Self Publish? That is the question that three Canterbury local authors will discuss, and at the same time offer insights for anyone thinking of taking the plunge or simply curious about the business of getting your book out there.
Mark Stay, Raoul Morris, and GC Fisher, will spend a happy hour analysing the pros and cons of each path to getting your book to your readers.
