Shadow Sister, the fifth book in the Dragonkeeper series will be available from 1st May. I have just received an advance copy, so I can finally show off the cover. It’s another gorgeous piece of art from Sonia Kretschmar. I love it!
There is some new free stuff on my Downloads page. I’ve written a Prologue to the fourth Dragonkeeper book, Blood Brothers, called Leaving Home. I was interested to read the reaction to J K Rowling’s recent comments about how Hermione should have ended up with Harry and not Ron. Firstly. No. Wrong. But also, I … Continued
“So have you finished for the year, Carole?” People are always asking me that. “No, I have a book that’s going to the printers on the 19th,” I reply. “Which book?” they say. “Shadow Sister, the 5th Dragonkeeper book.” “I thought you finished that months ago.” “I finished the first draft in July, second draft … Continued
I’ve had people asking me when the Dragonkeeper series will be available as ebooks for years. And I’m pleased to say digital editions are now available! You can get them in epub, Kindle and Kobo formats at iTunes, Bookworld, and Amazon. Stage fright, Sugar Sugar, Fromelles, Black Snake, Atmospheric and the Ramose series are also available as … Continued
I can hardly believe it, but 10 years ago this month, the lovely Gary Crew launched Dragonkeeper at the Children’s Book Council Australia conference in Hobart. I had no idea then that, a decade later, I would be in the middle of writing a 5th Dragonkeeper book (6th if you count the prequel Dragon Dawn). … Continued
August and September are usually the busiest time for children’s authors as far as school visits and other appearances are concerned. Here’s where I’ll be in the next couple of months, in case any of you want to come and say hi. National Bookshop Day I’ll be helping one of my local bookshops celebrate. Fairfield … Continued
I haven’t been a good blogger recently. Not on my own website anyway. I have however written two guest blogs about my latest book, Stagefright. One is an interview with George Ivanoff. The other is a blog I wrote about the difference between writing a novel set in the past and writing one in the future.
On Sunday I will be appearing at the Williamstown Literary Festival with my black dog books buddies Karen Tayleur and Sue Lawson. We are together on a panel about YA books, chaired by Clare Kennedy. I am really looking forward to it. I figure I’ll just have to sit back while KT and Sue crack … Continued
I’m very proud to announce that Blood Brothers has been short-listed for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize. This is very exciting. The winners will be announced next month and you can see the complete short list, and the short lists for other sections here. Blood Brothers is the 4th book in the … Continued
My latest book Stagefright has just been released in Australia and should be in shops now. Stagefright is the only book I’ve written that is set now. It is the story of a bunch of students at a sports-mad school, who put on a musical. The multicultural group of students, some who have musical talents, … Continued