Juliet Marillier's Blog - Posts Tagged "raven-flight"
Progress Report Sept 2012
Hi all. Here's the report I promised a while ago. Raven Flight (sequel to Shadowfell) has gone back to my publishers after a lengthy editorial process which definitely changed the manuscript for the better, but was a lot of hard work for me. Hoping very much that my editors don't want any more tweaking - of course, there is still the copy edit and proof reading to come for both the Aussie and US editions, so I haven't seen the last of Raven Flight yet. I've seen a draft version of the US cover for the new novel, which I'm pretty sure readers will love. On it, Neryn looks strikingly like Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss from The Hunger Games, only blonde. I wonder if that is intentional??
For the last few weeks I've been polishing up short stories for my collection, Prickle Moon, which comes out from Ticonderoga next March. I now have enough material to fill the book, but I'm still deciding what goes in and what doesn't, and considering writing more new stories - there will be several included that are new to readers. The cover for Prickle Moon is currently being created by the artist, and it's going to be absolutely stunning - I am so looking forward to showing everyone!
The next big job is writing the third Shadowfell novel. Today I made a work schedule for the job. I have to ensure the writing is less rushed than it was for Raven Flight, since that rushed writing led to the huge editorial job later. I prefer to take longer and get it (mostly) right the first time. In the next couple of days I will do a chapter plan. Then I'll keep to a strict weekly word count until it is all done, with time off built in for a couple of family visits.
Adelaide readers, a reminder that I will be a guest at Supanova, Nov 16-18, and ready to chat and sign books for you, including Flame of Sevenwaters. Sydney readers, there is just a slight chance that I may be signing somewhere in Sydney one day in the second half of November - I will put something up on the page when this is confirmed. It would be a one-off, as my visit to Sydney is a private one, but my publisher is hoping to organise something to coincide with the official release date for Flame.
For the last few weeks I've been polishing up short stories for my collection, Prickle Moon, which comes out from Ticonderoga next March. I now have enough material to fill the book, but I'm still deciding what goes in and what doesn't, and considering writing more new stories - there will be several included that are new to readers. The cover for Prickle Moon is currently being created by the artist, and it's going to be absolutely stunning - I am so looking forward to showing everyone!
The next big job is writing the third Shadowfell novel. Today I made a work schedule for the job. I have to ensure the writing is less rushed than it was for Raven Flight, since that rushed writing led to the huge editorial job later. I prefer to take longer and get it (mostly) right the first time. In the next couple of days I will do a chapter plan. Then I'll keep to a strict weekly word count until it is all done, with time off built in for a couple of family visits.
Adelaide readers, a reminder that I will be a guest at Supanova, Nov 16-18, and ready to chat and sign books for you, including Flame of Sevenwaters. Sydney readers, there is just a slight chance that I may be signing somewhere in Sydney one day in the second half of November - I will put something up on the page when this is confirmed. It would be a one-off, as my visit to Sydney is a private one, but my publisher is hoping to organise something to coincide with the official release date for Flame.
New Interview with giveaway
Hi all,
Here's a link to a new interview in two parts, focusing on the Shadowfell series. The blogger is offering a generous book giveaway.
http://lmarie7b.wordpress.com/2014/02...
http://lmarie7b.wordpress.com/2014/02...
Shadowfell
Raven Flight
The Caller
Here's a link to a new interview in two parts, focusing on the Shadowfell series. The blogger is offering a generous book giveaway.
http://lmarie7b.wordpress.com/2014/02...
http://lmarie7b.wordpress.com/2014/02...
Shadowfell
Raven Flight
The Caller
