C’mon, every website has one of these.
Q. Where can I get the books?
A. The first three griffin books, collectively called The Fallen Moon is currently published in Australia, New Zealand, America and Canada, and should be available in all well-stocked bookshops. There are also e-book versions available. The Land of Bad Fantasy is available in Australia and New Zealand, and has also been published in Romanian.
Q. Who are the publishers?
A. The Australian/New Zealand publisher is Voyager, and in America and Canada the books are published through Ace Fantasy. The rights for The Dark Griffin have also been sold to the Czech publisher Zoner Press, but the book itself has not been released yet.
Q. Where do you get your ideas?
A. Generally, they just pop into my head while I’m not doing anything in particular. Daydreaming is the best state to be in if you want an idea to come. Trying to make an idea come never works. At least, it’s never worked for me.
Q. Will you read my manuscript for me?
A. For legal reasons, I probably shouldn’t. I suggest you contact a manuscript assessment agency; they can be very helpful.
Q. Do you allow fanfiction?
A. I sure do, but please don’t send it to me. Non-erotic fanart, on the other hand, is welcome and I’ll be happy to host the best of it here on my site.
Q. Why do the Northerners speak Welsh?
A. A couple of reasons. One is that I just plain like Welsh (I don’t speak it, mind you). But there is also a hidden reason: in medieval times, the Welsh were conquered by the English, who effectively made them second-class citizens in their own homeland, forced to ask permission to marry or even to have someone stay for the night. The Southerners did similar things to the Northerners for the same reason. Most of the Northerner’s names are ones I specifically looked up, but Arenadd, Saeddryn and Arddryn I made up.
Q. Why is the Night God the way she is? She’s so cruel and manipulative!
A. Despite appearances, both Gryphus and the Night God are essentially the same. I deliberately characterised the gods to be like how I imagine gods would be if they existed: selfish, power hungry and incapable of truly caring about any mortal. If you were thousands of years old and worshipped by millions, exactly how important would the life of one person be to you?
Q. Will [insert possible future event] ever happen?
A. Sorry, no spoilers!
Q. Do you ever do signings?
A. Yes I do! I’m also more than happy to do talks and workshops. Signings will be announced ahead of time on the site or my LiveJournal. If you would like me to make an appearance at your school, club, etc., I’m available through Invite-a-Writer.
