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July 7, 2014
The Second Free Earth Girl short story – Part one!
Sometimes stories rebel and do something you don’t expect. The second Earth Girl short story has done that, deciding to be more novelette length than short story. I’ve posted the first part here and there are three more parts to come.
This story features Lolia, and people who’ve already read Earth Girl will spot that I’m working very hard not to give away any spoilers.
One more thing. Since the Earth 2788 collection of stories are effectively a tour of Earth and the different sectors of space in the year 2788, I’m experimenting with including some information panels for interstellar travellers. Let me know what you think of them.
The artwork here shows the image of the three concentric spheres of humanity (which gets described a couple of times in the Earth Girl books). This is by Alex Storer/ thelightdream.net
July 3, 2014
Earth 2788 – The Earth Girl Short Stories Cover Art
A few weeks ago, I posted Earth 2788, an Earth Girl short story featuring Jarra and Issette. I’ve decided to expand this idea, so Earth 2788 will become a set of short stories, all posted here on my website, and all featuring characters from the Earth Girl trilogy.
If you haven’t read the first title story yet, it’s here, and the second story will be appearing soon. Other stories will gradually follow. As you can see, I’ve already got some beautiful cover art from Alex Storer/thelightdream.net.
June 20, 2014
On 19 July I’ll be Edge-Lit 3 in Derby UK
I’m looking forward to a fun day on the 19th July, when I’ll be at Edge-Lit 3 in Derby. I’ll be on a panel about ‘Are We Entering a New Era of Fantasy Fiction?’ with Joe Abercrombie and Freda Warrington, and also running a workshop on ‘Writing for Young Adults: Avoiding the Pitfalls.’
June 11, 2014
Free Earth Girl Short Story
Now both EARTH GIRL and EARTH STAR are available worldwide, I’m experimenting with doing a few extras for the trilogy. There’s now a free Earth Girl short story on my website here.
May 21, 2014
The Story Behind the Earth Girl Trilogy
You can read all about how and why I wrote the Earth Girl trilogy at the online literary magazine Upcoming4.me
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April 28, 2014
Five things you didn’t know about me, and Jarra!
You can discover five things you didn’t know about me, and five things you didn’t know about Jarra, in a feature at Pen to Paper blog.
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April 27, 2014
8th May Women in Sci Fi Panel in London
On the 8th May, I’ll be taking part in the Women in Sci Fi panel at Blackwell’s Charing Cross Road along with Stephanie Saulter, Karen Lord, Naomi Foyle, and Jaine Fenn. For full details, including how to book your free tickets, see Blackwell’s events page.
April 21, 2014
A new interview by Tabitha of Not Yet Read.
You can take a look at a new interview with me by Tabitha of Not Yet Read where the topics of conversation vary from some serious issues to discussing giant, winged, fire-breathing meerkats.
Now EARTH STAR is available in the USA, there are also a batch of new reviews appearing. You can see quotes and review links on my EARTH STAR reviews page.
And I’d like to take this chance to say a big thank you to everyone who takes the time to write reviews of my books. It’s very much appreciated!
April 17, 2014
EARTH GIRL is nominated for the YALSA 2014 Teens’ Top Ten
I’m delighted that EARTH GIRL has been nominated for the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Teens’ Top Ten. This is especially brilliant news since EARTH STAR, the sequel to EARTH GIRL, was published in the USA only two days ago.
You can see details of all the YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten nominations here.
April 15, 2014
EARTH STAR is now available in the USA
Today is the exciting day when EARTH STAR is published in the USA by Pyr. Full details of the USA editions of both EARTH GIRL and EARTH STAR are here. You can also take a look at reviews of EARTH STAR.
