Onto the last chapter of Gateway of the Saviours, in which they nearly live happily ever after. Book’s up to 179K words already, which makes it a hefty old doorstop. Do people use doorstops anymore?
In other news, I’ll be teaching at Manchester Univ. come June. Gotta pay my bills – cat food, etc. Sheesh.
Looking forward to the UK launch of Empire of the Saviours, though. Nice day out on 19 May signing in glamorous Bolton.
Pablo Cheesecake has done a tasty review of Empire of the Saviours, here:
http://www.theeloquentpage.co.uk/2012/04/13/empire-of-the-saviours-by-a-j-dalton/
Easy competition to win the best fantasy novel coming out this year. Just tell Marcus why you should have a copy.
http://www.gollancz.co.uk/2012/03/empire-of-the-saviours-cover-reveal-and-competition/
Onto chapter 7 of Gateway of the Saviours, in which the ghost of Saint Azual gets a good kicking. Running total 67,000 words (out of 160,000 or so).
Looks like xmas is pretty much over. Better start using the Wii Fit my sister got me. Better get writing again.
Might write another article for the Gollancz blog: The fall and rise of the vampire. Or I could do a listing of UK fantasy publishers for this site. Hmm.
Just had another article go live on the Gollancz website. About Brian Aldiss, giant, legend, marvellously-moustachioed geezer.
http://www.gollancz.co.uk/2011/12/sci-fi-as-a-way-of-life/
… of Gateway of the Saviours, in which we arrive in the messed up town of Thorndell (well, they do worship Miserath there, so what do you expect?). Progress on schedule. Running total: 52,000 words. Third done, pretty much.
In the process of being booked for the Leigh & Wigan Literary Festival for April 2012. What do you mean, you’ve never heard of it?!
Now onto chapter 5 of Gateway of the Saviours, in which we meet the frightening Eldest! Running total: 42,000 words. A quarter done!
Meanwhile, did a signing in sunny(ish) Stockport yesterday and sold out. First time in a while, what with sales being generally down. Phew.
Next stop: Waterstone’s Leeds this Saturday (26 Nov), from 11am. Come on, Yorkshire!
Crazy fools. Empire of the Saviours now officially mentioned on the Gollancz blog…
Onto chapter 4 of Gateway of the Saviours, in which Jillan loses the plot. Silly boy. Running total so far: 31,000 words.
Billy the collie dog is on the sofa as usual, dreaming of his next run up the park.
