09 November, 2011

The Brides of Rollrock Island (UK) cover

Yes, so I think the title-wrangling is all done with now, and that the selkie novel will be called Sea Hearts in Australia, and The Brides of Rollrock Island in the UK and the US. Here is the British cover, and appropriately bridely it is, no?

Apologies for a slack month's no-blogging. Was I really that busy? Well, there were the two book talks, both of which went off very well. There was the proofreading of Sea Hearts/Brides of Rollrock for both the Australian and the UK editions, which fortunately could be done together with a bit of funnelling of extra corrections either way. I had a noice toime meeting sales people from bookshops with Allen & Unwin a week or so ago, and recording a book trailer. And I worked on the short stories that will come out in February (I hope—I'm still finishing off the last one) from Twelfth Planet Press.

So, yes, there was quite a bit on, when you add day job and beach weekends to that. November looks quieter, except that I'm trying to have a good go at the next novel, the NSW colonial fantasy. So far my hero is dallying in Ireland, waiting for a chance to murder someone so that he can be transported. Move along, man!

10 Comments:

Blogger raych said...

*strokes, with eyes*

09 November, 2011 07:38  
Blogger Shell said...

I love this cover! I love 'The Selkie and the Fisherman' by Chardi Christian and Freya Blackwood and really felt like it was an adults story in picture book form ~ I'm really looking forward to reading your novel!

10 November, 2011 19:35  
Blogger Marg said...

Nice! I think I like it more than the Aussie cover!

11 November, 2011 12:00  
Blogger sweetheart8181 said...

Do you think I could get an ARC of this book so I can put the review on my blog, goodreads, amazon, library thing and my local library?

21 November, 2011 16:38  
Blogger Among Amid While said...

sweetheart8181: You should apply to the publisher, David Fickling Books. http://www.davidficklingbooks.co.uk/davidficklingbooks_aboutus.asp

21 November, 2011 18:05  
Blogger sweetheart8181 said...

Do you have an email to reach them at? There is no way to contact them on their website.

21 November, 2011 18:17  
Blogger Among Amid While said...

I don't like to give out their email if they don't have it on their website. If you give me your email address, I'll forward it to them—that'll save a bit of back-and-forth.

21 November, 2011 18:25  
Blogger sweetheart8181 said...

Sounds good. My email is sweetheart8181@yahoo.com
Thank you for your help :)
Also if you would like to keep an eye on my blog so in case I get to review your book I would appreciate that. It is http://sweetheart8181.blogspot.com

21 November, 2011 18:31  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I really like the UK gothic cover. Lynn, Perth

25 November, 2011 11:51  
Anonymous odysseus said...

very fresh new vision of cover

26 December, 2011 12:26  

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