The next livestream will be on Wednesday 24th July, 2024 at 8pm BST!
The End of Dragons has been out a few weeks, so here’s a post-publication chat with an update on the final part of the trilogy and a publication date for the fifth Witches of Woodville novel, The Corn Bride.
And I’ll be joined by the wonderful JM Carr, whose trilogy The Wonder Girls will definitely appeal to fans of Woodville. We’ll be talking trilogies, having hundreds of paperbacks delivered to your doorstep, selling your own books and much more! Join us on the link below on Wednesday 24th July, 8pm BST…
Tonight’s Livestream has been bumped to Friday 21st due to “lurgification” — both me and Julian have been ill, and you really don’t want to listen to us coughing for an hour… Or do you? No, didn’t think so. Sorry about tonight, but will see you Friday night, roughly around half time of the Netherlands v France game!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS NOW MOVED TO FRIDAY 21ST JUNE!
I’ll be going live on the internet for one last update before the publication of The End of Dragons!
The more eagle-eyed of you may have noticed that this livestream will be a little later than the previous ones. This is because my special guest is none other than esteemed author Julian Barr, who resides in the distant land they call Australia. The later time ensures that Mr Barr does not need to get up in the middle of the night where he might be attacked by Australia’s many deadly nocturnal fauna.
It also reminds us that we live on opposite sides of a rotating rock hurtling through the void of space around a sun that will eventually consume us all… so why not enjoy ourselves in the meantime and read more books?*
Julian is the author of the splendid Tooth & Blade trilogy and the epic Ashes of Olympus series, and he will have some exciting news about his forthcoming series. He was also a beta reader and proofreader for The End of Dragons and we’ll discuss the difference between those two versions of the book, giving you lucky people a peek behind the curtain of how books are edited, and much more!
*Apologies for the slight existential crisis. This is what happens when one watches too much rolling news coverage on the television. Back to fiction, I think. Much more edifying for the soul.
The End of Dragons will be published on Kindle on 28th June and you can pre-order your copy by clicking here. Easy peasy! News on the paperback to follow…
As revealed on tonight’s livestream, here’s the amazing cover art for THE END OF DRAGONS by Alejandro Colucci...
Isn’t it just stunning?!
There’s no confirmed publication date yet (June is looking realistic), but before then if you order any book from the Woodville Village Bookshop you’ll get a free double-sided postcard with Alejandro’s artwork for both books. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE BOOKSHOP.
You can catch up with the livestream with special guest ROWAN COLEMAN here…
Who wants an End of Dragons cover reveal? Yes, I can finally reveal the stunning new artwork by mega-talented artist Alejandro Colucci! And I’m delighted to be joined by one of my favourite authors ROWAN COLEMAN! We’ll be discussing her latest novel From Now Until Forever, and we might be able to discuss a couple of the top secret projects we’ve been working on… maybe. I’ll also have updates on the edit for The End of Dragons and all sorts of fun stuff. Bring your favourite beverage and see you there!
I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London all weekend, flogging and signing my wares! As well as the Witches of Woodville books, I’ll also have paperbacks of The End of Magic with the new artwork by Alejandro Colucci, and maybe a few surprises!
This week, I start one last line edit before sending The End of Dragons to my copy editor. She will go through the manuscript forensically, checking not just punctuation, grammar and style, but also continuity errors and plot holes. Trust me, when I say it’s a fun part of the process. No, really! In the meantime, here’s what the lettering will look like (cover to follow… soon-ish)…
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