tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5928182320109017389..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Winning the Branford Boase Award - Katherine RobertsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69361784665412294572019-10-24T16:33:48.374+01:002019-10-24T16:33:48.374+01:00Ha, yes, nine lives! I think Song Quest is current...Ha, yes, nine lives! I think Song Quest is currently on life number five...Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-8886038944813840942019-10-22T06:18:53.976+01:002019-10-22T06:18:53.976+01:00Congratulations on the continuing successes of &qu...Congratulations on the continuing successes of "Song Quest," and thanks for reminding us that a fine book can have as many or more lives than a cat. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45194661237838566582019-10-21T17:09:45.993+01:002019-10-21T17:09:45.993+01:00That's great news, Enid! So far, none of my bo...That's great news, Enid! So far, none of my books have been adapted for any sort of movie or TV, though Disney did read 'Song Quest' when it first come out... so one day, maybe!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-14618436404763050092019-10-21T15:11:50.344+01:002019-10-21T15:11:50.344+01:00Wendy Boase was my editor at Walker Books - tough,...Wendy Boase was my editor at Walker Books - tough, passionate and totally lovely. It was shocking to all of us when she died far too young (I was at her funeral, along with so many of her Walker 'family'.) I began my publishing career at Walker, with "THE TIME TREE", and met so many amazing people there, some of them household names.<br /><br />Publishing's a bit like being in a game of Snakes and Ladders. You work your butt off to get to the top of the Ladder, but the view when you get there is mind-boggling. However, waiting close by is the Snake, with its mouth wide open, and the inside of its black belly is not a good place to be.<br /><br />I've never seriously committed to the Indie route, but have re-published many of my out-of-print titles as ebooks, just to keep them alive. And "THE TIME TREE" was recently adapted for a short movie which has already featured in four prestigious festivals, three of them in the States. I have to admit I dislike the adaptation, but it's something. <br /> Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-91181090858927090722019-10-21T14:19:04.483+01:002019-10-21T14:19:04.483+01:00Thank you - it has been interesting to have both e...Thank you - it has been interesting to have both experiences, and it's always lovely when an older title finds new readers who probably weren't even born when the book was originally published!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17966151861598273532019-10-21T09:05:16.271+01:002019-10-21T09:05:16.271+01:00Very interesting to learn about the publishing que...Very interesting to learn about the publishing quest your book(s) went on... and the long life a storybook can lead! As an Indie by choice, my knowledge of the 'trade route has so far been limited. Sounds a lovely trilogy.Clare Weiner (Mari Howard)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03509159907199642490noreply@blogger.com