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Book Size

Hi everybody. Well, I had some news from my Australian publisher today, which I think you’ll like. But first, a quick lesson in publishing! You all know what a paperback book is, I’m sure. Well, what you may not know is that there are three different sizes of paperback novel – A format, B format,… {read more}

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American Release Date for The Shadow’s Heir

Well, it’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these: an actual piece of actual news! To do with the actual books! I’ve now signed the contract for the American edition of the second trilogy, but for unknown reasons the release dates weren’t included. I made an enquiry, and can now inform you that… {read more}

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A Book Recommendation For You

Hey guys. I don’t usually do this, but I’m going to now: if you’re looking for something good to read, then I recommend the Gone series by Michael Grant (co-creator of the Animorphs series which I adored as a child, by the way. I’ve always loved shapeshifters). It’s a YA series, but incredibly dark –… {read more}

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Some Trivia For You

Hey guys. That was a pretty cool mask, huh? I gotta get around to hanging it up. I also have to stop playing Skyrim until the small hours of the morning, but oh well. Anyway, the university semester is about to go back so I’ll soon be busy with studying again. Not as busy as… {read more}

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Howl at the Moon, Baby!

And now for something more cheerful: some pictures of a cool ceremonial Northerner’s wolf mask I made! It even fits! It’s just too bad I forgot to put any eyeholes in it. Ah well.

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Happy Australia Day

Hey there everyone, and Happy Australia Day! There was a much longer posting here originally, but I have decided to remove it for decency’s sake. Basically, the short version was that I explained how Cymria, like my own country, was originally inhabited by a different race – until the ancestors of its current occupants arrived… {read more}

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A Question For You

Hi everyone. Here’s a question I thought I’d put to you, since you’re the people who read my books. I’ve been considering doing a trilogy with a griffin as the protagonist. There would be human co-stars, but the main character would be a griffin. It’s definitely true that, generally speaking, readers like my griffin characters… {read more}

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Some Gifts For You

Since it was my birthday recently, here’s a small treat for you. And by a treat, I mean a couple of pictures I drew. But one of them is a sneak preview! To wit: If you read Bran the Betrayer, then you’ve met baby Laela. Here’s a picture of her when she’s a good bit… {read more}

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Happy Birthday To Me!

Today is my 26th birthday! I’m hoping to get the new Nightwish album. Maybe that’ll inspire more books.

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And The Other Entries…

And finally, as promised, the remaining contest entries! Wanamore This is the other entry that came without art, so again, I drew some! Wanamore once fought in an Arena, so I added shackles to his legs. I would like to introduce you to Wanamore, a 26 year old Griffin that makes his home on the… {read more}

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