Category Archives: Announcements and News
The Alchemist of Souls: deleted scenes
Written on February 21, 2012 at 11:03, by Anne
One of the perils of being a discovery writer is that you tend to wander off the beaten track and write scenes that really don’t need to be in the book (or worse still, entire plotlines that have to be pulled out because they’re irrelevant). During the course of drafting The Alchemist of Souls I Continue Reading »
The Merchant of Dreams is handed in!
Written on January 31, 2012 at 16:01, by Anne
Sound the trumpets! Throw the confetti! I have hit my deadline! Yes, after months of meandering through rewrites and then a gruelling eight weeks of further editing, I finished this initial draft of The Merchant of Dreams and sent it to my editor – one whole day ahead of schedule! I’m slightly worried I may have set Continue Reading »
An ARC in the flesh
Written on January 17, 2012 at 10:59, by Anne
On Saturday I finally got my hands on a physical ARC of The Alchemist of Souls, which was pretty thrilling, let me tell you! Of course I’ve seen the cover art before, in gorgeous high-resolution, and read the text a gazillion times – but it was still an extraordinary feeling to flip through the physical Continue Reading »
Book Three has a title
Written on December 27, 2011 at 11:25, by Anne
I’m very happy to announce that Book Three in the Night’s Masque trilogy has had the stamp of approval* from the Robot Overlords, so I can finally reveal the title: The Prince of Lies I can’t really say anything more about it at this stage – for one thing, it’s only a brief synopsis and Continue Reading »
First glimpse – and a competition!
Written on December 20, 2011 at 11:16, by Anne
Whilst having a publishing contract is all kinds of awesome, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing your book in physical form at last. Sad to say I haven’t laid hands on a copy quite yet, but at least I now know they exist! Yes, a batch of ARCs (advance reading copies) arrived in Continue Reading »
Action? Figures!
Written on November 29, 2011 at 18:54, by Anne
One of my favourite bits of writing fantasy is the action scenes. I rarely bother to plan them in advance – one sword-fighting scene in The Alchemist of Souls was described as “Big fight!” in my outline – as I find they’re more fun, and more fluid, if I just make things up as I Continue Reading »
NaNoWriMo 2011
Written on November 1, 2011 at 10:15, by Anne
Way back in 2005/6, I was stuck in novel-abandonment hell: I’d write twenty thousand words or so on a new book, then realise I had no idea where the story was headed and give up. There was always a newer, cooler idea beckoning, and every time, I was convinced this would be The One. Of Continue Reading »
Alchemist of Souls: finished cover
Written on September 7, 2011 at 16:58, by Anne
Got a nice surprise in my email today – the final version of the cover of The Alchemist of Souls, complete with lettering. Like, my name on it, and everything! Awesome or what?
The Alchemist of Souls: release dates
Written on August 20, 2011 at 10:47, by Anne
I hate to disappoint my fans who are eagerly awaiting their copy of The Alchemist of Souls, but I’ve just learnt that Amazon have been using the wrong dates in their database. The correct dates are: US: 27th March 2012 UK: 5th April 2012 Angry Robot have informed Amazon, who have fixed their database and Continue Reading »
My first interview
Written on August 19, 2011 at 05:54, by Anne
No “proper” blog post this week – I’m head down in the draft of The Merchant of Dreams – but whilst you wait for my next book review, you can read an interview with me by fellow Angry Robot author Chuck Wendig: Anne Lyle: the Terrible Minds interview Find out a bit more about The Continue Reading »
