It’s that time of year again when thousands of Wrimos around the world take a leap of faith and attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. That’s 1,667 words a day.
And, yes, I’m doing it – for the 7th year in a row! I failed miserably at my first attempt in 2011, but since then I’ve ‘won’ every year… And I intend to do it again.
Yes, that’s right! Copies of Mystery, Mayhem & Magic arrived today and all the Ten Penners got together for a book signing marathon this evening. It’s been a long but rewarding journey, and we are all looking forward to Saturday morning (4 November) when we have our official launch! Come along and help us celebrate (and it would be cool if you bought a copy too!).
‘Mystery, Mayhem & Magic’ official book launch!
I owe you all an apology. I don’t think my links worked on my blog post yesterday, so here they are in case you were clicking madly and getting nowhere . . . sorry about that.
Hope to see you at our launch! Woohoo!
Welcome to the “Mystery, Mayhem & Magic” Blog Tour!
Hi everybody, and thanks for following the Mystery, Mayhem & Magic blog tour. I hope you’re enjoying it so far!
It’s been a lot of fun writing the stories for this book. When the group first discussed putting a new anthology together as a follow up to Shock! Horror! Gasp! and Fan-tas-tic-al Tales, I wondered what I was going to write about. I was stumped. I felt more pressure than Harry Potter did when he faced Voldemort! (Well, maybe not quite that much pressure, but still…) Aaaaaggghhh!
And then I smacked myself in the forehead (not very hard, because I don’t like pain) and thought – why don’t I use what’s right in front of me – my family? They amuse me, and there’s never a dull moment! And, why not make my stepson, Kai, the hero? What a great idea! So that’s how the Kai Russell stories were born.
Each story is loosely based on something that happened in our house – with a bit of mystery, mayhem and magic thrown in. All the members of my family get to play a part, even our dog, Winnie.
So, Kai eats something he shouldn’t, becomes obsessed with an iPhone app, has a wild bus adventure, finds himself in a hairy situation, and, with the help of Winnie, discovers a magical creature in the backyard. I can’t tell you anything else about the stories though, because I really, really want you to read them for yourself.
Read my stories first, and then everybody else’s.
We’ve got stories about pirates, witches, dragons, cute aliens, naughty babies, mischievous teddy bears and lots more besides. There’s 36 stories and poems all together! I know you’ll find something you’ll like.
Reading is great (better than television or the movies even). You definitely need to do more of it. Why not start with Mystery, Mayhem & Magic?
And please see below for more blog tour dates and details of our competition.
Take the path through a forest of imagination into mysterious journeys filled with mayhem and a kaleidoscope of magical creatures.
From the authors of Shock! Horror! Gasp! and Fan-tas-tic-al Tales, Mystery, Mayhem & Magic is the new anthology written by the Ten Penners … Come and explore!
Special Announcement – book giveaway!!
There will be a giveaway of a copy of Mystery, Mayhem & Magic! At the end of the blog tour those who have left a comment on this page, or on any of the other hosts’ pages during the blog tour, will be in the running to receive a free copy! The announcement of the winner will be at our book launch at Broadbeach Library on the 4th November.
So, please make a comment to be in the running! Good luck!