I’m getting a bit sick of referring to the third Dragonkeeper book as DK3. So here’s the title. Dragon Moon. That’s the working title, anyway. I’d be interested to know if people think it’s a good title. I want it to be short…and memorable. A lot of people had a problem remembering Garden of the … Continued
It’s Children’s Book Week. That’s the time of year when authors like myself get to go out of the house, blinking in the sunshine like moles (couldn’t think of an Australian blinking animal. All our burrowing creatures are semi-nocturnal I think. Perhaps I could have said wombat). Yesterday I visited Sunbury West Primary School. It … Continued
I had a good week this week. Despite many interruptions and diversions, I still wrote my self-imposed quota of words, worked out several plot dilemmas and found that two story strands unexpectedly linked together. And I think I have a title for the third Dragonkeeper book. (Not quite ready to tell anybody what it is … Continued
black dog books tells me that Garden of the Purple Dragon is also due to be published in France (Bayard Editions Jeunesse), Spain (Ediciones B), Germany (Cecile Dressler), Denmark (Bonnier Carlsen), Slovenia (Ucila International). I haven’t got any publication dates for those. Can’t wait to see those editions. It’s exciting seeing my books in other … Continued
I’ve been getting some emails from readers outside Australia who want to know when Garden of the Purple Dragon will be available overseas. So far the UK, USA and Swedish puplishers have signed up to publish it. It will be released in February in UK. In USA it will be out in spring 2007. I … Continued
I’ve just spent four days in Fremantle (Western Australia just in case there’s anyone from OS reading). I wasn’t quite organised enough to post while away. The event was a WA School Librarians conference. The conference was good and it was a pleasure to meet some of the lovely librarians who do such a fantastic … Continued
Garden of the Purple Dragon, the sequel to Dragonkeeper, is out now in Australia. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of Tai Shan, where she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping’s enemies find her. Who can she trust? … Continued
Garden of the Purple Dragon has been well and truly launched with three different events to celebrate its publication. Ipswich Children’s Literature FestivalThe lovely Isobel Carmody launched Garden of the Purple Dragon at the Ipswich Children’s Literature Festival in Queensland. Thanks to Margaret Gibbs for the photo. Ruyton Girls School We had a terrific event … Continued
A “deluxe” edition of Dragonkeeper was released in September with a slightly different cover (more gold!) and fold-out flaps. A new edition of Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly will be out in November with a new cover design.