Welcome to Issue 2! I hope 2015 is treating you well so far :)
The big news for this edition is that Twelfth Planet Press will be re-issuing all the Tara Sharp novels (with new covers) and releasing book 4, Sharp Edge under their Deadlines imprint.
I'm so excited and happy to be working with Alisa Krasnostein again. I love what she's done with Twelfth Planet Press, and I know how committed she is to quality fiction. News of release dates will be following soon.
Some of you may remember that TPP published my Glitter Rose collection a couple of years ago. It was a beautiful collector's edition hard cover.
Book News
Angry Robot will release MythMaker (Peacemaker #2) in October 2015. I'm looking forward to seeing Joey HiFi's new cover for the second book in the series.
Here's a preview of the story:
Virgin’s in a tight spot. A murder rap hangs over her head and isn’t likely to go away unless she agrees to work for an organisation called GJIC (the Global Joint Intelligence Commission). Being blackmailed is one thing, discovering that her mother is both alive and the President of GJIC is quite another. Then there’s the escalation of Mythos sightings and the bounty on her head. Oddly, Hamish is the only one she can rely on. Life is complicated.
This section is to give you an idea of what I've got in the works: upcoming projects and partially finished pieces. I'll try and keep up some kind of progress report...
I've nearly finished a short story set in the Sentients of Orion universe. Based on a dream I had several years ago, I'm finding it's quite a tricky concept to pull off. The setting is a space station and is about a psychologein who is called away from his research to interrogate an alien--and their ensuing love story. It has no firm title yet, but I'm referring to it as Love and Vacuum.
I'm into the next draft of my screenplay Stalking Daylight after having been given some great notes by author, Kim Falconer. Thanks, Kim!
My YA story The Mother, the Whip and the Night Smoke needs another round of editing before I send it out. Nearly there!
The Escape Club
Since the last newsletter, the front page of The Escape Club has been redesigned by Austin Designworks to give more focus to our YA book reviews. I encourage you to have a look and give us some feedback.
Our book club now has over a hundred members and we've just discussed PAWN by Aimee Carter. Next month's book is PANIC by Lauren Oliver. You can catch all the discussion on our GoodReads page
MDPWeb
I've recently updated my FLICKR page and you are welcome to browse the many photos I've put up there from conventions, expos, and public appearances I've done in the last few years. You may well find a picture of yourself :)
And don't forget we have a thriving YouTube channel with lots of vlog reviews, cooking demos and interviews with book bloggers.
And so...
I've begun studying for my Masters of Philosophy which is focussed on science fiction and future feminism. This means reading some amazing fiction and academic texts in tandem. I've been busy acquiring titles and feel like I'm in heaven! Looking forward to a year of thinking and reading about the genre I love.
