New Garden cover added
The German cover for Garden of the Purple Dragon has been added to the site — you can see it here.
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Publication Date for Dragon Moon
My publisher tells me that Dragon Moon will be in the bookshops on 27 March in Australia. It may take a few days for them to get them out of the boxes and onto the shelves.
Publishing Books
I got an email from a reader who asked me if it costs anything to get a book published. I thought it was a good question and other aspiring writers might be interested to know the answer. A writer doesn’t have to pay a publisher to print their book. Writers have expenses of course (I … Continued
Ned’s Letter
With all my attention on getting Dragon Moon finished, I haven’t mentioned my latest book: Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter. This is the second book in black dog books’ series called True Tales. [For readers outside Australia, Ned Kelly was a bushranger (outlaw, bank robber, cattle thief) who is nevertheless something of an Australian hero.] So … Continued
Dragon Moon at the printers
Dragon Moon has finally gone to the printers. We had put the finishing touches to it on Sunday night, fiddling around with maps etc. Then at 4 am on Tuesday morning I was woken by a loud noise. I sent my husband to investigate. I have this bell, given to me by Korean friends, that … Continued
Dragon Moon Cover
The Dragon Moon cover has been finalised. Here it is. I love it. It fits with the other two books but is bold and different as well. Now all I have to do is finish writing the book! I’m working through the final draft with Ali, my editor, and then it goes to the printer … Continued
Home
I am a shocking traveller. I love the idea of travelling, love having travelled, but the best bit is always arriving home. I’ve only been to Adelaide for a week, but it is still great to be home. Good things about Adelaide: Spending time with family and friends. Holding a newborn family member. Walking on … Continued
Merry Christmas
A slightly belated Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all. Finished that draft. Got a cold. Body collapsed. Spent most of the last week in bed. Not to worry, it was an excuse to do nothing except eat chocolates (cough supressant so Lili tells me) and watch 15 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. I’m fine now….but … Continued
New children’s art added
Just a quick note to say that some artwork from Perth College in Western Australia and Castle Hill Primary School in New South Wales has been added to the website, as well as some artwork from a reader in the United States! See all of the artwork submitted to Carole at the children’s art page.
Creating Covers
black dog books has got this new feature on their website. There are slideshows of how a bookcover evolves. As it happens, both examples are covers of my books! One is the Australian Dragonkeeper cover which is made up of many different layers. The other is Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter, which doesn’t come out till … Continued