I've cut and pasted the below from my Events and Titles blog, but thought I might as well have it in 2 places as an announcement. I'm going to be doing quite a bit of toing and froing throughout the end of Feb, March and April. If anyone wants to come along and I'm nearby, do drop in and say hi! Gracious knows when I'll get any writing done, but this is still a part of the job I enjoy. I will be bringing my medieval shoes and my strip of mail shirt to talks!
February 26th. Birkbeck College, London. 6.30 pm Talk on writing historical fiction, specifically about the Marshals.
Wednesday March 4th. Talk at Nottingham Central Library, Angel Row. 2pm in the afternoon!
Thursday March 5th. Talk and booksigning at Waterstones in Bury st Edmunds. 5 - 6.30pm. 36 Butter Market Bury St. Edmunds.
Wednesday March 18th. Talk at Shrewsbury Library with medieval music too (apparently!). Starts 7pm. Parts of the library date back to the 1450's. Can't wait!
Thursday March 19th. Talks at Dudley Library West Midlands. 10.30 am and 2pm.
Friday 27th March. Talk at Leominster Library. 7pm.
Wednesday 15th April. Talk in London - Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. This will be a joint talk with Katie Hickman, author of The Aviary Gate. 6.30 - 8pm
Thursday 16th April. Event at Merton Library, Surrey with Katie Hickman. Another joint talk starting at 7.30 pm.
Friday 17th April. Event at Knowle Library, Solihull. 2.30 pm
Thursday April 23rd. Event at Northwich Library, Cheshire. 6-7pm
The title is self-explanatory. The website is back up again - Yippee! I'm just finalising some talk dates with publicity at Little Brown, and I'll try and get them listed by the end of the week on my Events blog. I'll post here as soon as I have the details up.
Just a note to say my website has a technical error and has temporarily gone splat. I've alerted my website keeper and I'm sure normal service will be resumed very soon.
My first published novel, the award winning The Wild Hunt is re-issued this next week. I've given it a thorough re-edit and it's now available from online sellers and in most UK bookshops. To mark the event, I've made one of my trailers.
In other news my contracts from Sourcebooks have arrived, so that's another step on the way to USA paperback and electronic publication.
In the not too distance future I hope to have some news about UK appearances at library events next year, so watch this space. Arrangements are being sorted at the moment.
This is just a note to say that I've had sales numbers in from my editor re The Time of Singing. It's selling very well and if the momentum keeps up, then it'll be due to to go into reprint soon. However, if the timing isn't spot on, it may not be available for a couple of weeks. So if you're thinking of buying a copy as a Christmas present, do it sooner rather than later while there are still first printing stocks. This isn't a marketing ploy - honest! - it's just that I don't want anyone to be disappointed and sometimes deadlines with printers etc can go pear-shaped!
A note to say I will be signing copies of my novels at Buy The Book in Oakham, Rutland, this Saturday November 1st from around 10.am. I'll be there for a couple of hours, so if you want a signed copy for yourself or for a Christmas present, please drop by!
Location research. Me at Castle Rising - which will feature in my Empress Matilda/Adeliza novel
With Jilll Mansell at The Reform Club during a dinner hosted by Sourcebooks owner Dominique Raccah. It had been pouring with rain and my hair had reacted by doing its own thing. It was straight when I set out from home that morning!
With friend and fellow author Penny Jordan at Whittington Castle
Putting the show on the Road: Folkestone Library
working on copy edits away from the PC
Akashic Record Session with Alison King.
book signing in WH Smiths
Visiting Pickering Castle while researching
Living the history with Regia Anglorum
With 'The Deity' who runs my Yahoo reader list.
South Shields Library
RNA event at South Shields Library with Sue Moorcroft, Judy Astley,Benita Brown and two of the lovely library staff.
Paying respects at the tomb of William Marshal at the Temple Church in London
With author Isolde Martin at the RNA Conference in Leicester
With reading buddy Tamara Mazzei, over from the USA and visiting the burial place of Nicola de la Haye at Swaton in Lincolnshire
A fellow family member investigates a medieval well!
Among a Gathering at the Cavalry and Guards Club for the launch of Loves Me Loves Me Not