The Law of Consequences is out now

I was delighted to be asked to contribute a story to the Law of Consequences anthology, which is available right now!

The anthology is the brainchild of Steve Gowland, W.A. Leggatt and G.M. White who wanted to create a collection that celebrated the talents of followers of the Bestseller Experiment podcast. There are some breathtakingly talented authors in these pages, some you might know, others you’ll be encountering for the first time. I can guarantee that you’re in for a real treat. Here’s a roll call of the authors…

Alex Weight

Andrew Chapman

Andrew Guile

Emmanuella Dekonor

G B Ralph

G.M. White

Gareth Lewis

Jocelyn Sordoni

Julian Barr

JW Atkinson

Karen Storey

Kate Baker

Kate Kenzie

Morgan Delaney

Richie Janukowicz 

SC Gowland

Tommy Wills

Trey Montague

W.A. Leggatt

And the cover art is by Lizzie Leggatt.

From surprises in hessian sacks, pubs run by stone golems, a curious packed lunch, questionable drink choices, to copper urns (best avoided), dogs in space, horrifying boarding schools, families torn apart by war, brooding strangers and suspicious jars of marmalade. 

Discover drama, treachery, love and the unpredictable, and often astonishing outcomes of our actions. Each tale in ‘The Law of Consequences’ reveals the delicate balance between destiny and free will, light and shadow. Enter with an open mind…

I have a story in here, too! It’s called ‘Horrible’ and takes a moment from The End of Dragons and tells it from a completely new perspective. You don’t need to have read The End of Dragons to make sense of it. If anything, you’ll probably enjoy this moment in Dragons all the more if you read the short story first.

You can grab your copy of The Law of Consequences by clicking on the big button thing below…

And while you’re reading, why not enjoy a game of bingo? My story is the one with the hessian sack…

Liz Pichon on this week’s podcast

Late last year I was invited to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference at Winchester University, and the organisers kindly allowed me to stick my microphone under the nose of anyone passing by. As well enjoying some very instructional and inspirational panels, I got to talk to some amazing authors, including Liz Pichon, author of the bestselling Tom Gates books.

We talk about all sorts, including how she uses flowcharts to outline her stories and how The Sopranos was an influence on the Tom Gates books!

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Liz was very generous with her time and I must thank the organisers of the conference for being so accommodating. There will be more interviews like this with the likes of Patrice Lawrence and Alex T. Smith and more. Subscribe to the podcast on your podcatcher of choice to make sure you don’t miss out.

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MARK DAWSON