The word still kind of sticks on my tongue in the way things do when you are afraid that giving voice to them will be a jinx and make them untrue, but after making the bookscan bestseller lists for hardback fantasy in both the UK & US, I suppose the term is apt. My agent […]
Paperback Writer
Even after seven months on the market, The Painted Man has continues to sell like gangbusters in the UK. Better than I ever dreamed. Well, okay. That’s not entirely true. I’ve dreamed of it selling millions of copies and spawning a Harry Potter-style franchise that made me so incredibly wealthy I could buy a private […]
Made in Taiwan
As I mentioned the other day, The Painted Man (AKA The Warded Man) has advanced into new territory once more, this time selling Chinese translation and distribution rights to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao in record deals for JABberwocky and their Chinese associate agency, Grayhawk! The winning bidder was publisher Gaea Books, whom my Chinese […]
More Warded Love
Waiting around at the moment for a call from AM New York, who will be interviewing me for their paper this afternoon. Always a bundle of nerves before an interview, I figured I’d distract myself with a little blogging. As usual, lots going on. Just this week I accepted an offer from a publisher in […]
The Chase and the Catch
So many wonderful things going on this week that I’m kind of in sensory overload. I’ve been trying to keep my head down and get business done, but it’s hard to do that when I lift my head to find all my childhood dreams coming true as I debut as a fantasy author with some […]