Author Archives: KJT
I’m pleased to announce that the US edition of The Shadowed Throne is now available for pre-order at Barnes and Noble. And you can see the cover as well!
Tonight I watched the Lone Ranger movie. Ignore the critics – it’s a very entertaining movie; at least as good as the first Pirates of the Caribbean, and fun to watch for the same reasons. ~KJT, now 150 pages into book fourteen and awaiting the installation of her kitchen
Did I ever mention that my father is a journalist? Well, he is. He has his own radio program, on which he has interviewed some very prestigious guests, and he writes a regular newspaper column. He also, at the moment, is busy organising a discussion panel for Science Week. He’s a science enthusiast, and puts… {read more}
No, I will not make a joke about Penguin being in the house, because this is not the nineties any more and that phrase was never funny to begin with. Ahem. Before I move onto the main point of this post, I’d like to take a moment to recommend a book called The Gargoyle by… {read more}
Today I went back to my secret writing spot (well, semi-secret – one of my old teachers from primary school wandered in and recognised me today) and started work on book 14, which I have given the temporary title of The Final War. I’m not completely happy with that title, so I’m just calling it… {read more}
To celebrate finishing book thirteen, I treated myself to a little weekend getaway in Sydney – where it rained almost nonstop. I did, however, discover a fantastic cider and rum bar in Manly, and took the opportunity to catch up with my friend Kylie Chan as well – and told her something that made her… {read more}
Well, I’ve outdone myself at last. Today, in an even longer than usual eight and a half hour writing session, I wrote a ridiculous 34 pages and finished book 13. It took me one month and five days – a new record! It came in at 202 typed pages, 115,325 words and 25 chapters. I… {read more}
Kids don’t have amazing imaginations. Having worked in an after school care program for about six years, I of course learned quite a bit about children – and not just how to supervise them (it’s almost impossible). A common myth about kids is that they’re imaginative. Yep, when you’re a kid it’s all magical fairies… {read more}
Today, during a marathon 7-hour session at my undisclosed writing spot, I hit page 145 in The Burning Death. I estimate that two or three more sessions like that should be enough to finish the book. I am on fire, baby! Perhaps one day in the quite literal sense if I keep bragging like this.… {read more}
