Tim Lebbon – horror and dark fantasy author

After this, some real blog posts, honest.

There’s a new interview with me over at the Cemetery Dance website – click here to check it out.

Also thriled to see my mate Richard Parker on the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award shortlist!  Richard’s book STOP ME is a great debut thriller, and I’d recommend you all pick it up. You can see more about the shortlist here.

Here are a couple of pics from my recent book signing at Abergavenny Waterstone’s, where I signed copies of THE ISLAND.  Thanks to all the staff for a wonderful day, and especially to the guy who drew this to advertise the event:

And then afterwards there was drinking.

Bantam Spectra are celebrating 25 years by focussing on a novel for each year, chatting about it, and speaking with the authors.  For 2008 that novel is MIND THE GAP, by me and the splendid Christopher Golden.

Go here to read about when we interviewed each other, and to see some comments from our editor Anne Groell.  It’s a nice feature, and reminds me again – as if I needed reminding – what a great series the Hidden Cities is to be working on.

This evening I’m taking part in an online chat about collaborating – go here to check it out: http://www.suvudu.com/master-class-collaborative-writing.html

Kicks off at 3pm EDT.

And that’s because I’ve been insanely busy.  I delivered COLDBROOK to my publisher Corsair, which was a great feeling.  I’m delighted with the book.

I also attended the AltFiction event in Derby, beautifully organised, well-attended, it has quickly become one of the convention highlights of the year.  And rumour has it it’ll be two days next year …  And if you scan Facebook you’ll see loads of pictures from the event, showing writers etc in various stages of deliberation, conversation, and inebriation.

My contributor copies of LAST EXIT FOR THE LOST arrived today, and … to paraphrase Chief Brody, we’re gonna need a bigger house.  My office is quickly becoming overrun with books – no bad thing, but when I can’t type without being suspended above the keyboard by some hi-tech Mission Impossible style wire system, things are getting desperate.

Here’s an interview online with me, Chris Golden, and James A Moore about the nomination of British Invasion for the Shirley Jackson Awards.

Currently working on the Secret Journeys of Jack London screenplay for Fox2000, and THE SEA WOLVES (Book 2 in the Jack London series for HarperCollins).

And don’t forget THE THIEF OF BROKEN TOYS, which has been picking up some lovely review.

Here’s a great new interview I’ve just done with books.torontoist.com, check it out.  it’s concerning The Thief of Broken Toys.

I hope to see you at Alt.Fiction in Derby on Saturday, I’m on a dark fantasy panel at 11am, and a horror panel at 2pm.  Feel free to come along and ask questions, heckle, and throw rotten fruit.  And if the venue is serving decent beer, mine’s a real ale.