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In the author spotlight at Lobster Press: me!
With the release date of Song of the Sword, book one in The Shards of Excalibur series barreling down on us, Lobster Press is beginning its marketing in earnest. Today they ran an interview with me on their blog. It begins:
With our Fall books soon on the way, we want to start introducing you to some of our new authors! This week, we have a behind-the-scenes Q&A with Edward Willett, author of the upcoming novel, Song of the Sword, the first book in the Shards of Excalibur series.
Why did you choose to re-envision the story of the Lady of the Lake and Merlin?
I’ve been fascinated by the legends of King Arthur for as long as I can remember. There are so many of them, and yet there always seems to be room for one more. So… this is mine.
Read the whole thing!
Permanent link to this article: https://edwardwillett.com/2010/07/in-the-author-spotlight-at-lobster-press-me/
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Ah, right – I thought I’d remembered that it wasn’t YA. So you’re in full-tilt fantasy mode, then? Sounds like fun!
No, the Lee Arthur Chane book, Magebane, is still in the works: it’s due out from DAW next summer.
Cool interview! Is this the book you were going to use a pseudonym for, or is that one still in the works?