Voyager Online

While The Painted Man was released in hardcover on September 1 in the UK, the trade paperback versions that will go on sale in Australia were shipped by rowboat, and will not be released until the end of September or possibly the beginning of October. Harper Collins Australia, however, has been working hard behind the […]

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Starting on a Farm

There are many tropes in fantasy writing, themes so common that they pervade the genre, making it seem limited and stifling at times. The Dark Overlord bent on conquering the world, even if it means being ruler of nothing more than a pile of ashes. The bumbling old wizard who knows more than he lets […]

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Bretts in Scale

In case you were wondering how big little Cassandra is getting:

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London Day 7: My First Public Signing

  The big day had finally arrived! My first scheduled signings. I was both excited and a little nervous. What if no one came? Ugh. Pressure. We started the day by heading back to the flagship Waterstones in Piccadilly Circus, and they had finally received their late shipment of twenty copies. My publicity agent at […]

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Max’s Backflip

Still reeling from the sudden death of Max Powers. It’s funny how you make all sorts of subtle changes in your life to accommodate your pets without even noticing you’re doing it until they’re gone. Suddenly I don’t have to check under the bed every time I leave the house to be sure I’m not […]

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