Kate Johnson's Blog, page 7

Busy busy

I seem to have been up to my eyeballs lately with a variety of things, but I did manage to get in a blog post over at the Choc Lit Authors Corner, and it's full of lovely pictures of Venice too, a bit like this one. Pop over and have a look!



Photo by: Alysia Ramsdale

The Next Big Thing

I've no idea who started this, but it's been all over the net like a...well, a net. The Next Big Thing is an author thing where we tell you about what we're doing next, and since I've been trying to think of things to tell you about my next book, it's all rather neat that Jane Lovering tagged me for it. Jane is my fellow Choc-Liteer, and has also spent many an evening in my company, usually in

New editions!

A lovely package arrived for me today, containing the large print version of The Untied Kingdom and the audiobook of Run Rabbit Run. How exciting!

You can get the audiobook for £25.52, which is a lovely palindrome of a number, direct from Whole Story Audiobooks. Hopefully both it and the large print Untied Kingdom will be available on Amazon and other retailers soon.

Anyway, now you can

What I did on my holidays, by Kate, aged 13 (going on 30).

So I've been a bit quiet lately, but that just means I've been busy! Finishing up The Warlord, which is now (tentatively) called Impossible Things, and darting thither and yon doing exciting things.

Exciting thing number one: the Paralympics!


As I may have mentioned, I'm probably the least likely person to get caught up in excitement over a sporting tournament. Which means no one was more

We could even answer that universal question: why?

Generally speaking, by the time someone tags me in a meme, everyone else I know has already been tagged. It's a bit like school sports in that respect. So instead of tagging a random load of hapless bloggers with the Why meme Jane Lovering so kindly bestowed on me, I'm just going to answer it, and let anyone who wants to meme themselves (sounds dirty) do it. Mm-kay?

Here are the 'whys' I'd like

The Olympics: How shall we extol thee?

The other day I was at the pub and someone said, "The Olympics. What a waste of money.Do you know how much it cost?" And I didn't punch him, because in this post-Olympic world I am a Better Person (but I still wanted to). He was the first person I've met, or even heard of, since the Games began three weeks ago, who wasn't in love with the whole thing. I, an unsporty girl who is chronically

For those unenamoured of bondage

No one hides from the Empire. They see everything. They know everything.







I'm very pleased to announce the rerelease of my alter-ego Cat Marsters' Empire series: four erotic romance novellas from Changeling Press. The collection is available as an ebook in all formats direct from Changeling Press (other vendors will follow).

I really loved writing this series, which was darker and bigger

Danger: writer on deadline

Vampire dreams, or: Why I'm a fan of fanfic

There's been a lot of chatter lately about fanfic, and whether it's a good thing or not. Some people think it's little better than plagiarism, some think it's a great starting off point for writing fiction. I'm in the latter camp.

Why? Well, probably because I used to write it.

It's no secret I'm a huge Buffy fan, and that I loved Spike's character so much I named my cat after him, so you can

Kate's top ten writing conference survival tips

As I may have mentioned, I've recently returned from the RNA's annual conference. Next week, I believe it's the RWA's turn. Although I'm not attending RWA this year, I've been four times before, and seven times to the RNA. So, here are my top tips on conference survival...

1. Shoes.

Romantic novelists are obsessed with shoes. There, I've said it. I even put it as number one. All right, so some