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Lobster Press Fall/Winter 2010 catalogue released, Song of the Sword gets pride of place

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 11, 2010
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Lobster Press has just made its Fall/Winter 2010 catalogue available, and my new YA fantasy Song of the Sword gets pride of place as the first book listed. Guess I’d better get busy and write the second book…

Electronic galley of Song of the Sword available to reviewers

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 8, 2010
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I now have an electronic version of Song of the Sword, Book 1 in The Shards of Excalibur, my new YA fantasy coming out this fall from Lobster Press, available to send to any bona fide book reviewers (for online sites or print) interested in reading and reviewing the novel leading up to its October …

Here’s the cover art for Song of the Sword

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 4, 2010
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I’m pleased to finally be able to show off the cover art for my upcoming YA fantasy, Song of the Sword, Book 1 of five-book series The Shards of Excalibur, coming out in mid-October from Lobster Press. The art work is by Allen Douglas, and I like it a lot. Here’s the blurb from the …

A writing update: one book launches, one moves toward publication, one waits in the wings

By Edward Willett in Blog
March 26, 2010
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It’s been a busy week, writing-wise. My latest adult nonfiction book, with the admittedly not-very-sexy title of Land Surveying in Saskatchewan: Laying the Groundwork for Property Rights and Development, has now been released by the Saskatchewan Land Surveyor’s Association. The release coincides with the SLSA’s annual general meeting (at which I’ll be making a speech …

I’ve sold another novel!

By Edward Willett in Blog
December 14, 2009
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Specifically, I’ve sold The Singing Water, a modern-day YA fantasy with Arthurian elements, set mostly in Saskatchewan, to Montreal’s Lobster Press, a Canadian publisher of award-winning children’s books. Best of all, they’re planning to bring out the entire five-book series I’ve got planned, collectively entitled Excalibur Reforged. The Singing Water is scheduled to kick things …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 29, 2009
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…for Blue Fire: He came in alone, leaving the guards in the hallway outside, and closed the door gently behind him. Words today: 2,138 Total thus far: 46,788 And, yes, I worked on Magebane, too. Didn’t take any new photos today, but here’s a nice sunset photo from the other day! (All of these photos …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 28, 2009
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…for Blue Fire: And then the gate to the inner city opened, and what he saw drove all other thoughts from his head. Words today: 1,998 Total thus far: 44,650 I’m officially past the 200th page of the manuscript, if it were printed in standard manuscript format, which of course it has not been and …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 28, 2009
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…for Blue Fire was: The much-diminished caravan of Freefolk Clan Diannan had only been on the road for an hour the next morning when the attack came. Words today: 2,277 Words thus far: 42,652 A good morning’s work. I’m getting close to 200 manuscript pages on this story. I think it’s going to need considerable …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 25, 2009
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…for Blue Fire was: Imlinn stood on the Freefolk trail leading north toward City Duodecim and studied the tracks he had found there by the light of the stars. Words today: 2,068 Total thus far: 40,381 Good writing this morning, as a scene I hadn’t even realized I needed came to life and both told …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 23, 2009
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…was, once again, for Blue Fire : In the stunned silence that followed, Amlinn stood stock-still for a long moment, then suddenly ran after her grandfather. Words today: 1,514 Total thus far: 38,313 That was first thing this morning; in the afternoon, I did good work on Magebane, but it was, once again, of the …

Two new reviews of Terra Insegura…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 23, 2009
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…recently popped up. The first is from arch thinking. Choice bits: “…Terra Insegura stands on its own very well…a real action-packed science fiction novel….Anyone who likes their science fiction fast and well-written will enjoy Terra Insegura.” The second I particularly like, because it’s from a 17-year-old reader at Flamingnet.com, which offers young people the opportunity to …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 22, 2009
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…was for Blue Fire: Amlinn gestured at her grandfather and the departing messenger. “They’re not coming.” Words today: 1,697 Total thus far: 36,799 Made some good progress today, and what was particularly exciting about it had little to do with what I wrote, which was mostly of the people talking variety (though there’s a big …