Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Posted on August 24, 2010 - by katy
Phew…
… well, Book Four has been safely delivered before the delivery of Baby Two. I am relieved I won’t have to finish a novel with a verrrry small sprog (8 weeks!) as I did with Spirit Hunter. My brain was so sleep-deprived it was like swimming through a big jar of syrup. Looks like I got away with it though – a nice review for Spirit Hunter in the Independent recently, hurrah!
Posted on June 23, 2010 - by katy
Wonderful workshops!
WOW! I had a great time last week in Luton doing workshops with some fantastic budding writers. There are definitely some future thriller/soap opera writers around there! I really enjoyed visiting Central Library and Marsh Farm Library, too – excellent all round.
Posted on June 7, 2010 - by katy
Spirit Hunter!
… hits the shops today! Get involved with a bit of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon style action – oh yeah, with shamanism and spying and forbidden love too. How can you possibly resist?
Posted on May 27, 2010 - by katy
Readathon!
Was just treated to cake and champagne at the lovely Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester, as part of Readathon. For more information about the great work Readathon do, click here http://www.readathon.org/
Posted on May 6, 2010 - by katy
How many degrees of separation?
OK, so now I’m holding a copy of Spirit Hunter, hot off the press, I’m going to try getting in touch with the mysterious girl who appears on the cover – it’s so strange that my friend turned out to know her…
Posted on April 30, 2010 - by katy
Spooky coincidence!
I found out recently that a friend of mine actually knows the girl who appears on the cover of Spirit Hunter – I think the photograph was taken a long time ago. It’s a weird twist of fate – she happened to know the photographer, who is a friend of the amazing Patrick the Designer at Walker. Patrick had a look through his friend’s portfolio, searching for the perfect face – and found it. I’m wondering whether to contact her and see what she thinks about being on a book jacket…
Posted on April 27, 2010 - by katy
New book on the way!
My third book, Spirit Hunter, will be in the shops at the beginning of June. I am so excited about this, and my ace publicist is busy planning some events – I’m going to be out and about very soon. I ventured into new territory writing Spirit Hunter, so I can’t wait to see what you all think of it.
Posted on October 3, 2009 - by katy
STOP PRESS!! Buried treasure!
Some great news about the treasure. The largest ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold is going to stay in the UK, and will be displayed near to where it was found in Staffordshire. This is brilliant – if the funding hadn’t been found, the treasure could well have been sold abroad. I like the idea that people local to Staffordshire will easily be able to see this amazing pile of gold. Who knows – perhaps one of the museum visitors might even be a descendant of the person who buried it in a field over 1,000 years ago.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Gold-Treasure-Haul-Found-In-Staffordshire-Saved-For-Nation-After-Fundraising-Efforts-Succeed
Stop press! Have you heard about the treasure? A massive pile of Anglo-Saxon gold has just been dug up in a field - I think it’s the most exciting archaeological find in almost 100 years, and what’s so brilliant is that this gold could have been buried by one of the characters in Bloodline or Bloodline Rising - experts believe it dates from the exact same period my books are set in! Follow this link to find out more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8272370.stm