One year ago today I was on a train to Glasgow to meet my then-potential agent, Kathryn Ross. I wrote this, the first post on BarryHutchison.com
A lot has happened in the year since then. I’ve covered most of it over in this post, so there’s not a lot of point going into it here.
Instead, let’s gaze into this crystal ball I just happen to have found, and look forward to what’s going to happen over the next 365 days.
Feb – By the end of this month I will have proof copies of INVISIBLE FIENDS: MR MUMBLES in my sweaty, clammy hands. It’ll be the first time I’ve seen the manuscript in anything even vaguely resembling the finished product, so I’m dead excited, so I am.
March – The Bologna Book Fair is on, and HarperCollins will be showing INVISIBLE FIENDS. Lots of foreign rights/movie rights deals either begin or conclude at Bologna, so it could be a very interesting month. Or it might be heart-breaking if no-one else likes it.
May – Ben 10 books 3 & 4 are released. Pre-order them on Amazon now by clicking their images on the right of this screen. That way >>>>
June – Another book I’ve written for Egmont is released. It’s insanely top-secret, so I can’t say anything about it without risking my life and the lives of everyone reading this blog. Sorry.
July – Final draft of INVISIBLE FIENDS: BOOK 2 is due in. I’ve now finished the second draft, so I’m well on target for this. Assuming my editor doesn’t hate it and I have to start from scratch again. That’d be a bummer.
August – Start book three of IF.
September – Second child due to be born on the second of September. Not expecting to get a lot of writing done that week…
October – Possibly 4 new Egmont books coming out this month, although I haven’t had it confirmed yet that they’re happening. Fingers crossed.
January 2010 – Book 3 of IF due in. Start on Book 4.
1st February 2010 – INVISIBLE FIENDS: MR MUMBLES is released. Huzzah!
So that’s what I expect to happen. No doubt there will be a number of surprises thrown in along the way – both good and bad. It’ll be interesting to look back in a year’s time and see what else happened.
Of course by then I’ll be living in a palace made of diamond on the moon.
It’s going to be a great year!
Remember when you used to waste your days in charity shops? Must seem a million miles away . . .
Funny, I was in a charity shop the other day putting in a load of old books and I saw an A-Team annual from 1986. Seriously considering bringing RR back in some form or another now…
All that should keep you busy!
Also congratulations on the expected new baby.
All the best to you and your family.
Vincent
I see congratulations are in order, on two counts no less. Then again, you never did do things by halves.
Cheers, Vincent. Much appreciated.
Wow, Dubbs AND Cogsy both commenting on something. It’s like RR all over again…