I had a good time at the Perth Writers Festival. Lots of people came to my sessions, which was great.
One session was with Leigh Hobbs who writes the Old Tom books (among other things). It was interesting for me to hear how he writes his books and illustrates them.
I’ll be back in Perth again in a couple of weeks for the All Saints Literature Festival.
Here is a photo of Leigh and I at the Festival.
black snake climate change cooking dragon companion dragonkeeper trilogy dragons history jerilderie letter overseas editions pets ramose reading short stories sugar sugar the games the night we made the flag writing writing process
BibliOdyssey
Fabulous blog of historical illustrations
Centre for Youth Literature: Writer in Residence Blog
A different writer blogs each month
Lili Wilkinson
My daughter’s blog
Andrew’s Black Dog Blog
My publisher’s blog
Yarra Climate Action Now
My local climate action group (of which I am a member)
Earthsign
The thoughtful and informed climate change blog of a fellow YCAN member
i Love thedragonkeeper series but are the new editions the same?
btw the photo is picturesque!
Hi Carole,
I have written two poems, and I was wondering what you think of them. If you copy and paste this: http://www.poetry.com/Publications/search.asp?First=Travis&Last=Gaal&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
into the address bar, then you can click ont he titles to read the poems. They are about the world wars.
Hope you like them.
the picture is evcellent, it must be so fun to be a writer!
Liz,
yes the new editions just have different covers, the books inside are exactly the same.
Travis,
I’m really sorry, but I don’t make comments on other people’s writings. I don’t have the skills to judge other people’s work.
Other visitors to the blog might like to read them and comment on them, though.
Sarah,
Sometimes it’s fun. Sometimes it’s not. It was fun the day the photo was taken.
Hi Carole,
I’m going to a writer’s camp in Armidale. There I will meet Australian author Sophie Masson. Have you heard of her? She’s the author of The Firebird and many others. I was chosen by the head of English at my school for my abilities with creative writing!
From Travis
Hi Carole! I cannot wait for Dragon Dawn to come out in the UK. Do you know what the cover is going to look like? It hasn’t been revealed yet and I am dying to see it!
Best wishes,
Ryan
By the way, I have started to read Ramose Prince in Exile.
Travis,
Hope you enjoy the writers’ camp. Yes I’ve heard of Sophie Masson.
Hope you also enjoy reading Ramose.
Ryan,
I have seen the cover of the UK Dragon Dawn, or at least an early version of it. It is very striking.
hi carole,
I have not blogged for a ehile because I was busy doing school work on my natural disaster project,volcanoes.
by the way the picture looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
especially the book covers on top.
oh and if you are wondering why I am blogging in school time, we have to do reports on something and I chose you! so I took a small chance and went on your website.
by the way
is it true that u spent weeks reaserching if there were daffodils in han dynasty china???????????
Hello Carole,
I’m a girl (11y) from Holland and soon I will do a book review about Dragonkeeper (Drakenhoeder). (Of course my dad has translated my message into English). I’m only allowed to do a review if I can show enough information about the writer. I’ve read the information on your site and I like to know your age or birthday. Is it possible you give me that information? Greetings, Myananda (Apeldoorn).
Rosaria,
I did spend a lot of time looking through books and websites to find where daffodils originally grew.
Myananda,
it is great to hear from someone in Holland. I am 58. I cannot put my birth date on this website. I have had trouble lately with people trying to steal my identity (I hope your Dad can translate that!). So I have taken all personal information off my website. Sorry.
Are daffodils the flower Narcisuss (i think thats how you spel it) and was named after a person who fell in love with their own reflection (from greek ,mythology.
From Travis
ps there’s probably a few spelling mistakes as i’m in a hurry!
Travis,
daffodils and narcissi are from the same family. Narcissus is usually called jonquils in Australia, I think. I suppose they were named after the Greek guy. Look it up.
Hi Carole! I love your Dragon Keeper series! I like all the descriptions you put into your stories! My favorite character is Kai. I was just wondering how many Dragon Keeper books there will be.
Caylee
P.S Could you visit me and my friend’s website? It is pandabookclub.weebly.com if you could that would be wonderful!
Caylee,
I’m pleased to hear that you like the Dragonkeeper books. There are four books, the trilogy and a prequel. I don’t have any plans to write anymore at the moment.
I had a look at your website. It looks great.