Moving to a Newsletter

With the likely death of Twitter, and because I should have done it a long time ago, I am squishing all my different news sources into one to make it easier to share information. I also created an account on Blue Sky, so will be chatting on there as usual, but in the meantime….

I’m starting a monthly newsletter. You can subscribe via the link below

To stay up to date on the latest news about my fantasy novels, events and interviews you can subscribe to my monthly newsletter.

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The rest of the website will be updated with information about my books, but I won’t post here often.

The newsletter will be monthly and when something pops up, or there’s exciting news, I will send out additional posts, but it will not be all the time. I also get a lot of newsletters and don’t read some of them, because they send emails every day or every week. It’s just too much and in the end I just unsubscribe. So I’ll stick to monthly, or if it is time sensitive or exciting, more often than that.

The newsletter will be focused on what’s going on with my books, progress updates, events, updates on my self published work in progress, interview links and information about special editions.

My YouTube channel has information on writing advice, author interviews and so on.

Upcoming Events

Just in case you don’t check the Events page, I’ve got a few coming up over the next few months.

11th August – Birmingham SF Group – Millennium Point, Birmingham. I will be a guest speaker for the BSFG, in person and you can get tickets for online only, so check the info here carefully.

15th-17th September – Fantasycon. This is at the Leonardo Royal Hotel (It was Jury’s Inn, new owners etc) but this is an annual SFF convention that moves around the country, organised by the British Fantasy Society. Expect panels, workshops, talks, signings, a dealer room, and barcon, where late into the evening authors stand or sit around talking nonsense with each other for hours. I’ve signed up to be on some panels, not sure which ones yet, but either way I will be there. Tickets are here

There are more UK events coming up that have not been announced yet, but there are also a couple in 2024 already. You can find more information on them here.

This Sunday at 8pm UK time (3pm EST), I’ll be live on YouTube chatting to Andrew, owner of the Andrew’s Wizardly Reads channel, where I’ll be talking about writing. So you can ask questions live or just listen. If you can’t make it live, the interview will be available afterwards. You can watch it here.

Other recent interviews are listed below

Interview with Chelsea

Fantasy Fellowship Interview

Kindle Sale in America

So, apparently some of my Mage books are on sale on Amazon.com right now. Amazon are a 800 pound silver-backed gorilla, and they do whatever they like, when they like! I did not know this was going to happen.

So some of the books in the first trilogy are $1.99 and some of them in the second trilogy are $2.99 and some are full price. Why those particular books you ask? Good question, to which I have no answer.

Ah, but Stephen I hear you cry, when will the sale end? Another good question. Also, I have no clue about that. So, if you are interested in a kindle deal and are in America, now is the time before it ends suddenly…..for some reason!

https://t.co/hj4Cz3yf0n

Publication week

It’s publication week so I’m basically everywhere on the Internet.

Tuesday, I was at the Broken Binding fulfilment centre, signing 1,000 special editions of the hardback of The Judas Blossom. They are selling fast, so if you want a copy I suggest you order it ASAP. The slipcase ones went in under 5 minutes.

I’ve also done a whole bunch of interviews and posts. Over on John Scalzi’s website, I talk about The Big Idea, of where the book came from and why I chose to write about 13th century Persia.

On the website of Mary Robinette Kowal I talk about My Favourite Bit from the first book, and it will not be what anyone is expecting, or even who the character is I’m talking about.

Then there are some great reviews, from Allen on his YouTube channel here

And the Brothers Gwynne did their review recently on their channel here

If you have read The Judas Blossom, can you do me a favour please and leave a review on Amazon, or Barnes and Noble, and Goodreads if possible. It really helps others find the book and it spreads the word about the series.

I’m chugging along on book 3 now, and am getting there, but obviously with all the PR this month, my progress will slow down. However, I am still on target to finish by Christmas. Next year I will be doing more edits on book 2, editing book 3, and starting to write something completely new. Exciting times ahead!

The Broken Binding Special Edition

The Broken Binding are doing a special edition of The Judas Blossom. All of the info is below, but there will be 1,000 signed copies, and then 52 lettered ones, with a slipcase, that will be signed and dated. There are too many to be personalised, plus I won’t know on the day who will be getting which number or letter, so that makes it logically impossible.

However, if you want a signed and personalised copy of the paperback, you can get that from BUK, a small independent bookshop in the UK. You will need to get the order in ASAP though as they will soon be placing their order, and then I will be going up there to sign the whole lot in one go. Order here.

The specifications for the Numbered hardbacks are:

  • Signed & Numbered (limited to 1000)
  • Royal Hardback
  • Foils on Boards (front, back, and spine)
  • Head and Tail bands
  • Digital Edges
  • Exclusive Jacket
  • The price will be £25 for general sale plus P and P

The specifications for the lettered ones are:

  • Signed, lined, dated & Lettered (limited 52)
  • Royal Hardback
  • Foils on Boards (front, back, and spine)
  • Head and Tail bands
  • Digital Edges
  • Slipcase
  • The price will be £50 per lettered edition and only one per person, plus P and P

HOW TO BUY THE BROKEN BINDING EDITIONS

Broken Binding subscription people get access to a presale from 30th June. All remaining copies will go on general sale from 2nd July. You do not need to be on their subscription service to get a copy. The Broken Binding will ship worldwide. Keep an eye out on their website for more info

Signed and Personalised copies of The Judas Blossom

I’ve teamed up with independent bookshop BÜK here in the UK to offer Signed and Personalised copies of The Judas Blossom coming 11th July from Angry Robot Books. Sadly this is only for UK readers, due to the international postage costs.

However, if you are in the UK and want a signed and dedicated copy, then all you need to do is pre-order via the link below and fill in the form!

https://t.co/i5wjhqmT3h