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August 12, 2015
Art Giveaway #3!
Here's the final piece of artwork for the GoodReads giveaway of my ARC of MINRS.
THREE COPIES (US only) will be given away on August 22nd.
I'm also giving away some of my original concept artwork for the books.
You can enter here... ENTER
Feel free to share the link.
This was the first idea I had for the cover of the books.
I'll tuck that into one of the books. Signed. You can scroll down my blog to see the other two sketches that I'm giving away.
BTW - MINRs will be released on September 22nd from Simon and Schuster (Canada and US)
I'll be touring the US and Canada a lot this September and October, so stay tuned for details on that.
THREE COPIES (US only) will be given away on August 22nd.
I'm also giving away some of my original concept artwork for the books.
You can enter here... ENTER
Feel free to share the link.
This was the first idea I had for the cover of the books.
I'll tuck that into one of the books. Signed. You can scroll down my blog to see the other two sketches that I'm giving away.
BTW - MINRs will be released on September 22nd from Simon and Schuster (Canada and US)
I'll be touring the US and Canada a lot this September and October, so stay tuned for details on that.
August 5, 2015
Art reveal #2
There are just a few weeks left to enter my MINRs book giveaway on GoodReads.
The draw is US only and will take place August 22nd. (ENTER HERE).
What am I giving away? Three signed ARCS (Advance Reader's Copies) AND some original artwork. These are sketches that I prepared to help me set the scene while I was writing the book.
To make it more fun I'm also going to add some of my original artwork to the giveaway. These are sketches that I made to help me when I was writing the book.
Artwork #2 - Digger.
MINRs is a sci-fi adventure story, set on an extraterrestrial mining colony. Diggers are the super-drills that allow the mining company to quickly explore underground for minerals. They also come in handy when the kids are on the run from space pirates.
REMINDER! The draw is August 22.
(The book birthday is September 22 from Simon and Schuster.)
The draw is US only and will take place August 22nd. (ENTER HERE).
What am I giving away? Three signed ARCS (Advance Reader's Copies) AND some original artwork. These are sketches that I prepared to help me set the scene while I was writing the book.
To make it more fun I'm also going to add some of my original artwork to the giveaway. These are sketches that I made to help me when I was writing the book.
Artwork #2 - Digger.
MINRs is a sci-fi adventure story, set on an extraterrestrial mining colony. Diggers are the super-drills that allow the mining company to quickly explore underground for minerals. They also come in handy when the kids are on the run from space pirates.
REMINDER! The draw is August 22.
(The book birthday is September 22 from Simon and Schuster.)
July 31, 2015
Artwork giveaway
My book MINRs is coming out September 22 from Simon and Schuster
To celebrate, I'm running a giveaway on GoodReads (ENTER HERE).
There are three signed ARCS (Advance Reader's Copies) up for grabs - for US readers only. The draw is August 22.
To make it more fun I'm also going to add some of my original artwork. These are sketches that I made to help me when I was writing the book.
Artwork #1 - Finn (one of the kids) underground after the attack.
This image sat on my desk as I wrote some of the sad scenes. It's a watercolour with pen - postcard sized - and could be yours!
I'll reveal the other sketches in the next two weeks. The draw is August 22.
To celebrate, I'm running a giveaway on GoodReads (ENTER HERE).
There are three signed ARCS (Advance Reader's Copies) up for grabs - for US readers only. The draw is August 22.
To make it more fun I'm also going to add some of my original artwork. These are sketches that I made to help me when I was writing the book.
Artwork #1 - Finn (one of the kids) underground after the attack.
This image sat on my desk as I wrote some of the sad scenes. It's a watercolour with pen - postcard sized - and could be yours!
I'll reveal the other sketches in the next two weeks. The draw is August 22.
July 26, 2015
I'm giving away some ARCS! (US only)
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
MiNRS
by Kevin Sylvester
Giveaway ends August 22, 2015.
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July 22, 2015
Two months until Perses arrives!
My new book MiNRs is released two months from today!
To get you ready I'm going to be posting some behind the scenes bits every week until the book birthday- usually sketches I've made to help my writing process.
The kids have to survive in a maze of mining tunnels, but they also learn how to make their own, using a handy machine called a digger.
It had a drill bit at the front along with a "disrupter" - a bit that looks like a pineapple but that can cut through rock like a knife through butter.
I want one.
You can't buy a digger... yet. But you can pre-order the book.
Details here.
To get you ready I'm going to be posting some behind the scenes bits every week until the book birthday- usually sketches I've made to help my writing process.
The kids have to survive in a maze of mining tunnels, but they also learn how to make their own, using a handy machine called a digger.
It had a drill bit at the front along with a "disrupter" - a bit that looks like a pineapple but that can cut through rock like a knife through butter.
I want one.
You can't buy a digger... yet. But you can pre-order the book.
Details here.
July 14, 2015
MiNRs and images
My book MiNRs is out in September, and I'm already well underway on writing the sequel.
Before there was even a first draft there were images in my mind that I had to put on paper first.
These helped me shape the mood and feel of the story.
(My amazing editor Ruta Rimas was even more important of course!)
This was one of the first images I finished. I even included it in the original pitch proposal to Simon and Schuster. It's not any character in particular, but shows some of the bleakness and remoteness of life on another planet, one that's been attacked. I had it pinned to my studio wall for inspiration.
I'm often asked if I draw the pictures or write the words first when I'm doing a book. They happen at the same time and each feeds into the other. I'll always have paper and pens next to my keyboard to do a quick sketch of a character or scene.
Having said that, MiNRs isn't an illustrated novel (the way my Neil Flambé books are) but there are hundreds of sketches of the world of Perses in my drawing books and on my computer. I'll be posting some of them here from time to time once the book has it's official birthday. Which is....?
September 22, 2015
Mark your calendars.
June 9, 2015
Cats and Space (two loves)
I'm well into writing the sequel to my upcoming sci-fi book MiNRS (release date is September 22nd, from Simon and Schuster) I thought I'd post something silly, but spacey too.
I always tell kids during my school visits to "check out my blog for cat cartoons".
Voila, an oldie but a goodie...
Now.. back to work.
I always tell kids during my school visits to "check out my blog for cat cartoons".
Voila, an oldie but a goodie...
Now.. back to work.
May 31, 2015
Off the Eaten Path - Montreal!
I recently visited Montreal for the Montréal en Lumière Festival, and was treated to some AMAZING hidden gem meals.
In case you missed the Wheels section of the Toronto Star this weekend, here is my Off the Eaten Path column about that trip.
The restaurants:
EVOOChez ChoseBrasserie Harricana(didn't make the column but had great food - Restaurant Vertige)
And the store Fou D'ICI!
In case you missed the Wheels section of the Toronto Star this weekend, here is my Off the Eaten Path column about that trip.
The restaurants:
EVOOChez ChoseBrasserie Harricana(didn't make the column but had great food - Restaurant Vertige)
And the store Fou D'ICI!
May 23, 2015
Art Works
Any artist can tell you that there's always hard work, pain, and lots of stress, behind every success.
That's the subject of the new book, Art Works. It's part of the Well Aware series from Pearson publishing - designed to get kids in schools to talk about mental health.
Laura Carlin and I got to interview some amazing artists (with links to their websites).
Measha Brueggergosman
Guillaume Côté
Nina Matsumoto
Marty Chan
and the folks from Famous PEOPLE Players
Enjoy!
That's the subject of the new book, Art Works. It's part of the Well Aware series from Pearson publishing - designed to get kids in schools to talk about mental health.
Laura Carlin and I got to interview some amazing artists (with links to their websites).
Measha Brueggergosman
Guillaume Côté
Nina Matsumoto
Marty Chan
and the folks from Famous PEOPLE Players
Enjoy!
