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Site Updates April 2013

There's now a lovely Prickle Moon page on the site - go to the Books drop-down menu to find it. The page includes Pia Ravenari's lovely cover, a link to some excerpts, and all the ordering information you need. Prickle Moon is officially released on April 4.

The Short Fiction page is gone, as most of the stories featured there are also in the Prickle Moon collection, along with some brand new stories.

Prickle Moon now available for order

Prickle Moon, my short fiction collection, is now available for order in hardback and trade paperback editions. There are also some copies still available of the limited edition signed hardback. Ordering information is at this link. If you have any queries please contact the publishers direct - there's contact info on their website. Prickle Moon will be released in the first week of April.

Juliet at NSW Speculative Fiction Festival March 16

The March 16 Speculative Fiction Festival at the NSW Writers' Centre has a stellar lineup of guests and many interesting panels and talks - check out the link below for details and to download the full program. My short fiction collection, Prickle Moon, will be officially launched at the end of the day.

http://www.nswwc.org.au/products-page/speculative-fiction/speculative-fiction-festival-2013/

Audiobook news

Audible will be producing audiobook editions of all six Sevenwaters novels. Even better, they are also recording Blade of Fortriu and The Well of Shades, meaning the whole of the Bridei Chronicles will be available in audiobook form (The Dark Mirror is available from Brilliance Audio.) No release dates yet, as they are at the early stages, but watch this space for more news as it comes to hand. I'm thrilled about this and I'm sure many readers will be too, as this is something I've been asked about a lot over the years since the first Sevenwaters books were published.

Progress Report Dec 2012

Hi all and best wishes for whatever festival or holiday you are celebrating around this time of year! 2013 will be another very full year for me. Here are some details:

Work in Progress:

I'm still writing Caller, the third book in the Shadowfell series, due to my publisher in March/April 2013. At the same time I am proof-reading Raven Flight, book 2 of the same series, which will be published by Macmillan Australia and Knopf USA next July. Portuguese and Dutch editions will follow. The sweeping epic of Neryn and Flint, the rebels and the beleaguered kingdom of Alban has been a wonderful story to write and I will be sad to say goodbye to it when Caller is completed - there is, of course, always the possibility of more in future. Meanwhile Shadowfell, published in mid-2012, has picked up some great reviews as well as an excellent reception from readers.

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I am planning a new fantasy series for adults, something rather different from my previous work. At this point I am not revealing details, as the proposal still hasn't gone to my agent or publishers. I hope they like it, and if so I will be writing the first one next year for publication some time in 2014.

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My short fiction collection, Prickle Moon, comes out from Ticonderoga Publications in April 2013. It will be available in both print and ebook form, and there's also a collector's edition hardback, only 100 copies to be printed, signed by all contributors (myself as author, my fantastic colleague Sophie Masson who wrote the introduction,and brilliant cover artist Pia Ravenari.) That edition is available for pre-order now from Ticonderoga - the price reflects its collector's item status. When the trade paperback becomes available for pre-order I will put the link up on my website and here on Facebook. Prickle Moon includes five new stories as well as the best of my previous published short fiction.

Flame of Sevenwaters was recently published in Australia and the USA, and we can look forward to Portuguese and Dutch editions in 2013.

Appearances:

I have quite a busy schedule in 2013 and will post more on events later. Currently my schedule includes appearances at the following:

Genghiscon, Perth, January 12 - 13

Swancon, Perth, March 29 - April 1

Conflux, Canberra, 25-28 April (possible)

Supanova Sydney June 21-22

Supanova Perth June 29-30

Riding the Waves (RWA national conference, Fremantle) Aug 16-18

World Fantasy Convention (in Brighton, UK) Oct 31- Nov 3

I hope that answers some of your questions! Meanwhile keep safe, enjoy your holidays if you have them, and all the best for a peaceful and creative 2013.

Juliet

Collector's edition of Prickle Moon available for pre-order

The limited edition hardback of Prickle Moon (my short fiction collection) is available for pre-order from today. It will be available earlier than the paperback. Click on the link below for further information or to pre-order.

http://www.indiebooksonline.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=140

New reviews up

Hi all. Just letting you know I have posted four new reviews, three of which are for books I had already given a star rating to. If you're interested, check out my reviews of the following:
Battle Scars by Andy McNab
Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
You Against Me by Jenny Downham (highly, highly recommended)

Happy Reading!

Juliet

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.

New Interview on Supernatural Underground, with a giveaway

Here's a new interview, also with Helen Lowe, but covering different ground. There's a chance to win two books, Shadowfell plus Helen's award winning The Heir of Night.

http://www.supernaturalunderground.bl...

Helen Lowe interviews Juliet

New Zealand writer Helen Lowe, winner of this year's David Gemmell Morningstar award for her fantasy epic The Heir of Night, interviews me about Shadowfell and fantasy writing in general. Here's the link:

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2012...