Hi y’all
I’ve just been sorting out my diary for this summer and I’m already finding it surprisingly full. It’s mostly filled with research trips and family stuff but I’m surprised it’s so unusually chocka because I had deliberately decided that I wouldn’t do loads of publicity for the Outlaw Chronicles this year. Last year was manic-busy with me running around the country visiting medieval festivals, selling books and meeting readers all summer, and while it was loads of fun, it proved to be rather expensive and time-consuming, too. But, most importantly, I found it really hard to get back into the mental word-zone at my desk between weekend publicity jamborees.
So this year I told myself that I’d concentrate on the writing – which is, after all, my real job – and only do the minimum of marketing. If the books are good enough, they will sell themselves, right? Hmm, well maybe, but anyway I’m still not doing much book-flogging this year, what with the new baby an’ all, but there ARE a few events that I’m going to attend if you want to swing by, say hello and get a book or two signed.
These are:
June 16th: Talk at the Norfolk branch of The Richard III Society. Yes, that’s right, the Richard the Third Society (tho’ I’m going to be talking about Richard the Lionheart). Contact the secretary at annmarie@talktalk.net if you want to attend.
July 14th: Kelmarsh Hall, Festival of History, Northhamptonshire – I’m on a historical novelists’ panel talking about heroes (Richard I again) with Robyn Young and James Aicheson.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/events/foh-2012/
September 29th: Historical Novelists’ Society Conference in Greenwich, London. http://www.hns-conference.org.uk/ I’m on panel with Bernard Cornwall in the morning, talking about combat in the age of the blade, and another panel on boys’ versus girls’ historical fiction in the afternoon. Will be signing books in two sessions morning and afternoon.
I’m also supposed to be doing a local book signing, probably in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, probably in late July – but that has yet to be confirmed.
I’ll add any more dates/events to the list if they materialize. Now I’ve got to get back to my real job!
P.S. I nearly forgot to mention the two most important dates for your diaries: July 5th, King’s Man comes out in paperback; and July 19th Warlord is published in hardback. Bye for now.
Will definitely see you at Kelmarsh…My tickets came through this morning! The Greenwich HNS event looks good and that is only down the road from me!
Excellent news, Nick. See you at Kelmarsh and maybe the Greenwich thing, too. Cheers, A
I’ll definitely attend the Greenwich event in September, and I might pop down to Kent for your local signing as I have a relative in that area. But I’ll get back to you on that one! I’ll do a bit more promotion over Twitter and Facebook when I can and I wish you the best of luck.
Your Loyal Musketeer,
Alex
Thanks Alex – you really ARE my loyal musketeer! See you soon, I hope. Angus
Sounds like a busy, busy schedule nonetheless, Angus. Wish I could make it to one of these events… I envy those of you who can just toodle down the road to see Angus!
My copy of Warlord is ordered and will be shipped to me as soon as it’s available – what anticipation! ( I may be ordering the paperback version too just in case I need to “gift” it to someone.) ;)
Hope all is well on the home front!
Take care,
Jeanne
Oh, how I wish I could attend one of these events, Angus. Especially at Kelmarsh as it sounds most interesting to me. I really would like to meet you :)
I can’t wait for Warlord, it is so exciting!
Hope everything is alright.
Best wishes,
E.
Hi Jeanne and Evelyn,
Thanks for the good wishes – one day, fingers crossed, I may be able to do some publicity abroad, perhaps in both Poland and the US. No plans yet, but who knows what may be possible in the future? It would be lovely to meet both of you. Thank you so much for your kindness and support.
Best wishes, Angus
Looking forward to seeing you at Kelmarsh,and hope they might get a few copies of Warlord there.Will you be signing at Goldsboro books?bye the way great cover.
Best Jim
Hi Jim, yes, I will be signing, and I should have a few copies of Warlord (although it isn’t officially published until July 19th). See you there!