Getting around to Blogging.
by Mark Robson
May 7, 2009
As I sit with the page proofs of Aurora in front of me, it seems amazing that it’s been months since I last posted anything here. I guess much of that has to do with the Trapped By Monsters blog that the creatures in my cave are forcing me to add to on a regular basis. Added to this, however, has been:
a. The frantic finish and editing of the final book in the Dragon Orb series.
b. The chill-out, relax in my spare time, don’t want anything much to do with books and writing period that inevitably follows the end of a major project.
c. The fact that I fell into a time warp and have just emerged from it dazed and disoriented wondering where the past 3 months went!
I do hope to start putting stuff up here again more regularly now. I hope to have news on potential new projects soon. In the meantime I’m hoping that folk are enjoying the Dragon Orb books.
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Hi Mark, Thank you for comming to FCC yesterday. I thought your talk was fastinating! I have just started reading Imperial spy and am already stuck into it. When is your newest book coming out? Thanks Again
Nikita
Comment by Nikita Thorne — May 8, 2009 @ 7:27 am
hi mark
today you come to my school i would like to say thankyou for coming. i enjoyed your vist and the things i learnt.
did you have a goood time? -well i hope you did.
we will be given the chanhc to finish our stories some time next week.
thanks again
maxine!!
ps you rock your books
Comment by maxine rodman — May 8, 2009 @ 4:55 pm
Hello Nikita and Maxine – welcome to my blog. Thanks for your messages. Nikita, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to FCC. You were a great audience to speak to. My next book, Dragon Orb: Aurora, is released on 3rd August.
Maxine – I had an excellent time today, creating characters with you and your classmates. I look forwards very much to returning to your school and seeing what you have written in a few weeks. Have fun with your writing.
Mark
Comment by Mark Robson — May 8, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
hi mark
i shall tell my teacher that i wrote to you.
im glad you had a good time.
why are you comeig back to my school?
maxine
Comment by maxine — May 9, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
I’ll be back in the third week of June, I think. The teachers will know for definite, but I’m pretty certain it will be on 22nd June.
You can tell your teacher if you like. You could even show her your posts on my blog. :-)
Mark
Comment by Mark Robson — May 9, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
ok
if i put the name maxine rodman in a book what would you think i am rich or poor?
Comment by maxine — May 9, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
Interesting, Maxine. Your name could be either. When I think of Maxine, I think of someone who is quite wealthy, but the surname Rodman made me think initially of chimney sweeps! I just had a quick look online and it turns out that a Rodman was a surveyor’s assistant, which seems a more likely root of the name. If your story is modern, then there is no reason why the name could not belong to either rich or poor, but given the root of the family name, I’d say it would fit best with a character who was neither – more middle class.
Comment by Mark Robson — May 10, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
Hi,
Just wondering, but how do you get your ideas. Where do they come from? Do you have any tips, not for writing but for getting ideas. Or perhaps do they just come from you.
Please help.
Dan
Comment by Dan — July 1, 2009 @ 11:25 pm
Hi Dan.
I get ideas from all over the place. Normally an idea will be very vague and niggle at me for a while before I can make any sense of it. The idea for the Dragon Orb series came from an argument. I said that dragons had been overdone – the person I was arguing that dragons could never be overdone. Her internet name was Dawn Dragon. Her name sparked a little idea for a story about a dawn dragon … and a day dragon, a night dragon and a dusk dragon.
I think it’s all about opening your mind being ready to latch on to one little thing that you can then mess about with and allow to grow.
I hope that makes sense.
Mark
Comment by Mark Robson — July 4, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
mark u are a great author
read two series trying to start dragon orb series
Comment by Tom — July 7, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
Aw shucks, Tom! Thanks. :-)
Comment by Mark Robson — July 14, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
Mark, could u please come to my school if it is possible? not many children like reading there and u would inspire them a lot(with you being the best author in the world and all). it’s called Holme Grange and is in Berkshire.
Stephen
Comment by stephen — July 25, 2009 @ 11:56 am
do u have to read the dragon rb series in a certain order for it to make sence
Comment by Tom — July 27, 2009 @ 2:45 pm