Sarwat Chadda's Blog, page 11

Right here, right now.

Scary, isn't it?
Well, this is what life as a writer has done for me. Older, greyer, balder and with a tendency to wear a lot of black. And this is how I am in public, you really don't want to see me during my 'downtime' which is all beard and slippers and shuffling around the street in my dressing gown because, hey, I don't dress for work anymore.
I have been a full time WRITER now for two years!
My, it's gone quickly. And what has it been like? What have I learnt? What would I do differently?...

Billi SanGreal, Book 3#

Or, what I'll be doing over my summer holidays.
Actually, it's not so straightforward as that.
What I can tell you is:
1. I'm writing it.
2.I have no idea if it'll be published.
There was never any plan to publish a third book. One thing I wasn't keen on was a trilogy which had a second book that was all set up. I've come across a lot of trilogies where, as you go through the second book, you really it's all just a long, long build up and nothing's really going to happen except you'll be left with...

Classic heroes

I put this picture up because it's Sean Connery, at his most cool (though I suspect he's actually holding an air pistol) and for me he'll be the definative Bond.However, there's a new version that's been out and about, the Young Bond series, written by Charlie Higson. They're based on the books rather than the films and take place in the 1930's, when Bond's a boy and just started Eton and living with his aunt, soon after his parents death on a climbing accident.Then we've got Young Sherlock H...

Wot I have read this year

We're half-way through the year so I'm going to look back at books I've read and see if there's any trend developing, or not.
So in no particular order:
1. The Winter King, Enemy of God and Excalibur. Bernard Cornwell's take on the Arthur legend. Cornwell is still THE MAN.
2. S**t My Dad Says. Hysterical and strangely moving.
3. Path of the Warrior by Gav Thorpe. Some of you may know I'm into my WH40K and especially eldar (space elves, basically). This is so cool and I wish they'd made it into a...

The Hood, Part 2 (spoilers if you haven't read Devil's Kiss!)

"Where's Johnny?" she asked.
Robin watched Billi sly-like, his dark eyes twinkled in the lamplight. "What says I brought him?"
Billi laughed. "Come on out, Johnny."
A shadow broke from the corner of Middle Temple Lane. The light caught on a shiny bowler hat and the guy stepped out, his hands tucked deep into his overcoat.
"M-m-miss SanGreal," he said with a bow. He wiped his round face with a yellow handkerchief and tucked it away in under the hat. He looked like a clown, Big round waist and...

It's the losing that matters

Losing. You will. I will. I have and so have you. In fact, I've lost far far more than I've ever won, and that's probably true for most.
Last week I lost the Branford Boase award to Lucy Christopher.
I know, I couldn't believe it either! After all, her book, Stolen, doesn't have a single Templar in it at all!
The truth is, while it was an honour to be nominated, it would have been a greater honour to win. Obviously.
But what can we, the losers of the world, do? A few months ago I attended a youn...

The Hood- Short story

As you know part of the fun I've had with Devil's Kiss and Dark Goddess is taking different myths and fairy tales and given them a dark, modern twist. Obviously the King Arthur mythology is a big part of what I write but Ive always wanted to do my Robin Hood tale. So hear it is. It's just a bit of fun but takes place in the three months between the end of Devil's Kiss and Dark Goddess.

What it explains is how the Templars keep uptodate on the supernatural goings on around the UK. There are onl...

But what's it all ABOUT (Part 1)?

So, DARK GODDESS has been out a week and I've had a lot of help across the blogverse in getting the word out. Which may be why you're here.
WELCOME!
Hmm, still feeling on a 'OMG top of the world' to 'Where are the dancing elephants?' vibe. There's a huge buzz in seeing the book in the shops and hearing how well it's going down.
DARK GODDESS. Like DEVIL'S KISS but stronger, bigger, more intense. With werewolves. Which is what we want, right?
I'm going to do a BIG roundup of all the bloggers who'v...

DARK GODDESS launch day!

It came out today.
DARK GODDESS. My book.
Aren't any of you paying ANY attention?
Anyway, if you want to ifnd out more, you're in the wrong place. I've spilled the beans and more on blogs all over the place, as mentioned in the blog just before this one.
So, now's my moment to reflect and thank all those who helped get the damn book written. And for me to apologise for;
1. Being a complete pain in the a*se during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
2. Missing, like ALL my deadlines.
3. Rolling my ...

Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the blogs of WAR!

The book's out on Thursday, though I know it's already on the shelves of a few bookshops already, which is excellent.
As part of the whole 'getting to know you, getting to know me' thing I'm involved in a global blog tour which has started RIGHT NOW!
Yes, with the ease of a superhero I will be darting back and forth across the planet, appearing at two places SIMULTANEOUSLY a feat few have performed without requiring major surgery.
But why, you ask? Haven't we heard enough?
To you, there at the b...