Jonathan Stroud's Blog, page 69
October 14, 2013
At the Random House Germany launch with Marc Langebeck.
At the Random House Germany launch with Marc Langebeck.
On-stage interview with the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
On-stage interview with the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
October 13, 2013
Discussing ghost-hunters’ kit (note hat to protect against...
Discussing ghost-hunters’ kit (note hat to protect against spectral chill).
Event at Bookstore Hugendubel
Event at Bookstore Hugendubel
October 10, 2013
Lockwood Short Story coming!
Okay, to celebrate the imminent Lockwood UK tour, starting next week, I’m very excited to announce the creation online of an exclusive new Lockwood short story, in collaboration with the Guardian. The twist is that this is going to be an INTERACTIVE short story - I’ll be responding to readers’ prompts and suggestions. The first part of the story will appear on October 26th, and run daily for six days, with the last instalment on Halloween. But I’ll be asking for your first votes and suggestions to determine what I write TOMORROW on the Guardian website. We’ll post up the link on my news page tomorrow, so check it out to find out what you have to do. It’s easy to vote! Meanwhile I’ll start sharpening my pencils, ready for action…
October 8, 2013
Frankfurt Book Fair
I’m off to the Frankfurt Book Fair on Thursday night for two packed days, during which we’re launching the German edition of Lockwood. If you’re in the area or coming to the fair, here are the times of my public events:
Friday 11 October
17.00
Talk and Signing
Bookstore Hugendubel
Steinweg 12
60313 Frankfurt
Phone: 069/920349-0
Saturday 12 October
11.30
Talk and signing
Book Fair
Random House Plaza
Hall 3.0 E27
16.00
Talk and signing
Book Fair
Lesezelt Reading Tent
Between Halls 3 & 4
Hope to see some of you there!
Cheltenham
I had a fine time at the Cheltenham Festival on Sunday, appearing on stage with the fantastic Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. It’s always fun doing talks with other authors - you get interesting insights into how others work. Paul and Chris described how they work on books together, often starting with a visual idea of Chris’s that Paul has to make sense of. Paul provides a lot of the structural precision, worrying away at plot strands until they mesh, while Chris does a lot of improvising. Well, I’m sure it’s a lot more complicated than that, but it was fascinating to see how the two sides of creativity that I recognise in me were expressed in these two fine collaborators.
In Cheltenham with Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart
In Cheltenham with Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart
