Archive for June, 2009

• Book Trailer for The Dragon Keeper

  Date: 2009.06.17 | Category: News | Response: 16

  If I were very clever, or even moderately clever, I think I’d know a better way to link to this. 

  For now, I’ll go with simple.  Here is a link that will take you to YouTube and the site for Sabotage & Dialogue.  That’s the small production company I’ve been working with in my first efforts to creat a book trailer for one of my own books.

  I am emerging from this experience with a much greater amount of respect for people who make videos and movies.  I’ve come to realize that this creative process is far more complicated than writing.  With a book, it’s me and the keyboard, and an unlimited budget for special effects.  You want dragons the size of construction cranes?  Sure.  Gimme a paragraph, and they’re all yours.

  But with a camera and a soundtrack . . . whoah.  Whole different thing.

  This has been a steep learning curve for me, so be kind.  Anything you like, put that down to cooler and more experienced heads prevailing!  Anything a bit bumpy, well, that’s probably me driving from the back seat!

  And all in all, we had a lot of fun doing this.  And it couldn’t have been too bad for S & D, because Kat says that yes, they’d be willing to do another book video.  Even with me!

  Hope you enjoy this, my first effort to make images that match what I see in my mind!

  Robin

• 'Friending' people

  Date: 2009.06.15 | Category: News | Response: 16

  Have you ‘friended’ me and not been friended back?

  That is not because I disdain you!  It’s because I restrict myself to stopping in here  only about once a week.  And if my allotted time for Livejournal runs about before I’ve read all the messages, etc.  I promise myself I will do the ‘friending’ the next time I come in.

  Only, somehow, I don’t get it done!

  I will freely admit that I am terrible at blogging and Livejournal in particular.  I don’t know why it takes so many clicks simply to friend someone!

  So, please.  If you have friended me and NOT been friended back, send me a note and I’ll fix it!

  Robin Hobb

• Book Tour Confirmed Dates in UK

  Date: 2009.06.14 | Category: News | Response: 20

  Update on the UK book tour for The Dragon Keeper.

  These dates, places and times are now confirmed.  More dates and events may be added but these ones are the confirmed ones.

  Monday, July 6

  6:30 PM
  Borders  Glasgow
  98 Buchan St.
  Glasgow, G1 3HA

  Tuesday July 7

  1:00 PM
  Waterstone’s Nottingham
  1/5 Bridlesmith Gate
  Nottingham NG1 2GR

  7:30 PM 
  Talk and Signing
  Waterstone’s Norwich
  11-17 Castle Street
  Norwich NR2 1PB

   

  Thursday, July 9th

  1:30 PM
  Signing
  Waterstones Bluewater
  West Village, Greenhithe
  Bluewater
  DA9 9SE

  7:30 PM
  Talk and Signing
  Waterstones Manchester Deansgate
  91 Deansgate
  Manchester
  M3 2BW

  Friday, July 10

  11:30 AM
  Stocksigning (not a public event – just write my name in books in the store!)
  Waterstones Stained
  77 High Street
  Staines TW18 4 PQ

  1:30 PM
  Signing and Talk with Book Group
  Waterstones Basingstoke
  35 WesleyWalk
  Basingstoke  RG21 7BE

  7:30 PM
  Talk and Signing
  Waterstones Southampton
  69 Above Bar
  Southampton SO14 7FE

  Saturday, July 11th

  1:00 to 2:00
  Forbidden Planet

  And that is as much as I know right now!

  Robin

   

• UK Book Tour

  Date: 2009.06.12 | Category: News | Response: 13

  Okay, nothing is for certain here . . . except that it’s all GOOD and I’m very excited about this.

   

  This is the very tentative, could change at any moment schedule for the book tour.

   

  First off, I arrive there. Then I get to fly to Glasgow to sign lots of stock. While I’m there, I’ll drop in at the Glasgow borders on Buchan Street.

   

  Next stop will be Waterstones in Nottingham, and later, Waterstones in Norwich. (Hurray! I love Norwich!) I’ll probably love Nottingham, too, as soon as I’ve met it!

   

  Then I’ll do a stock signing at Goldsboro Books. And a signing at Waterstones in Bluewater and a talk and signing at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate. Yay Manchester!

   

  Later I’ll be doing a signing and talk with a book group at Waterstones Basingstrone. And then on to Waterstones Southampton. 

   

  And a grand finale at Forbidden Planet!

   

  I’ve deliberately left out dates and times because they are not yet fixed in stone. As soon as they are, I’ll be sharing them here and elsewhere!

   

  So excited about this!