End of the road, and it was a perfect ending at the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore.
I’m now headed home after spending a very memorable month travelling all over and meeting so many readers, both young and old (er). (If you like my books, you can’t really consider yourself “old”)
Many, many miles were covered on this trip. There was snow in Denver and 90 degrees w/humidity in Texas. I wish I could calculate how many kids in school I spoke to. Many thousands. Too many to count. Each event was unique and special in its own way. Someone once asked me what my favorite thing was about writing books. That’s easy. It’s when somebody comes up to me and says: “I loved your book”. It doesn’t get better than that, and I was fortunate to have that experience many times over in the stores and schools that I visited. Thanks for that.
As the tour progressed it was fun to see how the questions from readers no longer became solely about Pendragon. As a few weeks went by, I met many readers who had already read The Light, and it was fun to be able to discuss a new story. (Though I’ll never get tired of talking about Pendragon)
I want to thank all the booksellers, teachers, librarians, principals and hosts who made the tour so much fun and go so smoothly. And of course a big thank you has to go to my friends at Simon & Schuster who put the whole tour together. It’s tough to piece together a puzzle like a book tour, and Paul and Bernadette did an amazing job. Thanks guys!
What’s next for me? Rest. Ha, actually not. Now I get to go back and do what I love best . . . write. I’m finishing up a re-write of the first Equinox Curiosity Shop book. (It’s called: “The Teller of Tales”) Then I’ll get right on to the next revision of Morpheus Road #2. (I’m not saying what the title is yet, but many readers have already guessed. It ain’t hard to figure out . . . kind of like “The Soldiers of Halla” was)
THEN, I’m going to write the second Monster Princess picture book. The first book is coming out in August, so for all those out there who know little ones who you think will enjoy my brand of storytelling but in a completely different form, check it out. I can say this because I didn’t do the illustrations, but I think the book is great. The illustrator is Alexandra Boiger. She’s a star.
To all those who I met on the tour, thanks for coming out and saying hi. To all who have followed the tour on my blog, I hope to get to meet you in person some day. It’s only about 11 months until the next tour. I’d better rest up.
