Announcing 'The Dragon Orb' series.

[mutant_elf]

That sounds fantastic, can't wait to read them. I foresee a lot of writing in your future!

[Balinor]

Hi Mark, haven't been on the forums for a while.
Glad to see you finally announced it (you spoke to me about it before in Slough Ottakars) are you planning on releasing paragraphs etc to keep us entertained until you publish it?

[Mark Robson]

Balinor, I'm not sure what I'll be allowed to release, or when. That's the only problem with working with a major publisher - you are tied to their rules. I can tell you that I started writing book 1 in earnest last week and have already punched out around 15 000 words! I don't think the first book will take me very long to write at all, which is just as well, because I intend to try to complete the first & second by August.

I can tell you that you'll have to wait until book 2 to meet the griffins, but more of that later ...

[Ian Whates]

Many congrats on this Mark. With a publishing (or should that be punishing?) schedule like that, you're going to have to cut down on the promtional touring, or you'll never have the time to get the books written!

[Mark Robson]

Originally Posted by Ian Whates

Many congrats on this Mark. With a publishing (or should that be punishing?) schedule like that, you're going to have to cut down on the promtional touring, or you'll never have the time to get the books written!

Actually, Ian, the plan is to scale up the promotional touring. The only catch is that in order to generate the time to make this possible I have to write the books faster than I've ever written before. As you know, I never do things by halves, so I'll be giving it my best shot to make the plan work. One thing you can be sure of is that this year will see a significant expansion of my readership ... by hook, or by crook!

[HoopyFrood]

It's sickening that someone can write so many books so quickly...

Hehe, just joking. Keep up the good work, Mark, I hope the next series is as (nay, more) successful as your previous ones!

[Ian Whates]

Originally Posted by Mark Robson

Actually, Ian, the plan is to scale up the promotional touring. The only catch is that in order to generate the time to make this possible I have to write the books faster than I've ever written before. As you know, I never do things by halves, so I'll be giving it my best shot to make the plan work. One thing you can be sure of is that this year will see a significant expansion of my readership ... by hook, or by crook!

Are you sure you're not bionic, Mark? Is there something in your Military Service past you're not telling us?

[Winters_Sorrow]

Sounds great, Mark.
I wish you all the best & I'll be the gentleman with grey hair towering over the tots in line at the signing