Helló, Magyarország! Örülök, hogy találkoztunk! Or, for those of you with rusty Hungarian – Hello, Hungary! Nice to meet you! Last week, I received fantastic news: we’ve sold the Hungarian translation rights to Claws of the Cat, and a Hungarian edition of the novel is coming soon! Note: that isn’t Hungarian, and the book will probably have a new cover, but let’s pretend it’s Hungarian for now. I’m also pleased to announce that Thorndike Press has just released a large print edition of Claws of the Cat as part of Thorndike’s Reviewers’ Choice series. The large print edition is available (or can be ordered) online, from
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News! January 19, 2013
This week in Spann of Time news: Shinobi news! The new author website is almost ready to launch, and I can’t wait to share it with the world. Also, I’m looking forward to seeing galleys of Claws of the Cat, which should be finished some time in February. I’ve finished polish edits on Book 2 of the Shinobi Mystery series, tentatively titled Blade of the Samurai, and I’ll be sending it to the publisher very soon. Upcoming Appearances 1. On January 24 I’m blogging at Chiseled in Rock. This week, we’re looking at grants of rights in publishing contracts. 2.
Read moreNewsflash: January 13, 2013
Although I don’t generally blog on weekends, with so many big things happening this year I thought I’d start a weekly news post with updates and information. Shinobi News 1. Last week I finished copy edits on Claws of the Cat – the final step before St. Martin’s / Minotaur produces galleys (aka ARCs or Advance Reading Copies) of the book. I’m thrilled with the final product and can’t wait for it to become available for review! 2. Claws of the Cat is currently featured on the Macmillan Library website as part of the Spring 2013 Debut Chapter E-Sampler from
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