I am thinking that perhaps, to keep my hand in and warm up for Swift, I should write some fanfic short stories about the faeries of the Oakenwyld (and/or elsewhere ( Read more... )

Look at this beautiful sketch cirtholien did for me!

( Timothy and Linden, from REBEL a.k.a. WAYFARER )

I was interested to see Betsy Bird's comments on her Fuse #8 blog today about a new graphic novel called Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (warning: autoplay video at source). Among other things, the novel includes lots of information about Orthodox Judaism, which caused Betsy to comment:Think about children’s fantasy novels and religion for a ( Read more... )

Busy week and weekend ahead!

Tomorrow, Wednesday the 11th, I'm going to be reading to a group of young library patrons from Spell Hunter and Wayfarer and talking about what it's like to be a writer, at the West Perth Public Library in Mitchell, Ontario.

On Saturday the 14th, I'll be signing from 12 - 3 p.m. at Chapters Bookstore on Stone Road in ( Read more... )

Thanks to the nice folks at Inkpop, I'm their featured author this week and am doing a live chat on the site today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST. I'll be interacting with aspiring teen authors in the forum, answering their questions about publishing and the creative process. If you're interested in such things, come along and check it out, either ( Read more... )

The random number generator has spoken, and the winner of a signed hardcover of Wayfarer is etlhoy. Who was zealous enough not only to tell me she really wanted the book but even to write a poem about it, so I think the prize will be going to a good home ( Read more... )

Things are gearing up for the North American release of Wayfarer, and I am doing interviews and guest posts for a number of blogs in the next few weeks. Here are a couple of recent ones:

• Exclusive Interview at Open Book Society
• Guest Post on Worldbuilding plus Wayfarer giveaway (U.S. only) at Tynga's Reviews

And in just a couple of weeks, I'll be ( Read more... )

Did you know that you can now read the opening five chapters of Wayfarer online for free? Well, you can. But there are only 22 days left until the book's official North American release -- and it should be trickling into stores before then, so keep your eyes open...

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In other news, I'm going to be a guest at Infinitus 2010, a gigantic Harry ( Read more... )

The lovely claudiagray is giving away a three-book package that includes a copy of Wayfarer! So if you're in North America and want an early peek at the story, be sure to pop over there and enter before Monday, May 17th.

Claudia has also posted a hot-off-the-press conversational interview with yours truly, in which the two of us chat freely about inspiration ( Read more... )

Woke up to find this review of Rebel (a.k.a. Wayfarer) from the Times of London:
"...an exciting tale, told with verve and skill... The warmth and humour between Timothy and Linden makes the book outstanding."
Huzzah! I am delighted and relieved. There's always a certain anxiety that goes with publishing your second book, as people invariably ( Read more... )