Sepulchre.co.uk
I've just posted a Final Entry at my UK website at www.sepulchre.co.uk. It was a strange experience.
The moment is significant because I am consciously putting my 'current' book behind me and looking forward to the next. It made me think about time passing generally.
When being interviewed about Sepulchre - in London, Oslo, Melbourne, Singapore, wherever - there is always a question about how long a book took to write, when did it start, when did it finish. Most writers find this a difficult question to answer.
Did Labyrinth begin when we first bought our little house in Carcassonne in 1989, or when I first imagined the character who became Alaïs at Montségur in 1996. Or was it the moment in 2001 when I started to write.
Did Sepulchre start when we first visited Rennes-les-Bains in 1989? Or later, when I started to hear the folklore of that particular small area in the mid 1990s? Or when, in 2004, I imagined Léonie tapping her foot on the steps of the Palais Garnier in Paris, before Labyrinth had even published?
So, this time, I am setting a deliberate date. This is the date of the last entry for the regular Sepulchre home page and it is, therefore, the moment when I officially started writing - the as yet untitled - new novel. Sepulchre is in best seller charts all over the world - for which I am more than grateful - but I have reached the watershed.
Today, a new novel begins.
The moment is significant because I am consciously putting my 'current' book behind me and looking forward to the next. It made me think about time passing generally.
When being interviewed about Sepulchre - in London, Oslo, Melbourne, Singapore, wherever - there is always a question about how long a book took to write, when did it start, when did it finish. Most writers find this a difficult question to answer.
Did Labyrinth begin when we first bought our little house in Carcassonne in 1989, or when I first imagined the character who became Alaïs at Montségur in 1996. Or was it the moment in 2001 when I started to write.
Did Sepulchre start when we first visited Rennes-les-Bains in 1989? Or later, when I started to hear the folklore of that particular small area in the mid 1990s? Or when, in 2004, I imagined Léonie tapping her foot on the steps of the Palais Garnier in Paris, before Labyrinth had even published?
So, this time, I am setting a deliberate date. This is the date of the last entry for the regular Sepulchre home page and it is, therefore, the moment when I officially started writing - the as yet untitled - new novel. Sepulchre is in best seller charts all over the world - for which I am more than grateful - but I have reached the watershed.
Today, a new novel begins.
10 Comments:
At December 15, 2008 2:07 AM ,
Cathy 'n Bosley said...
You haven't blogged in a while, which prompts me to ask how you're doing and how your book is coming along.
At December 31, 2008 7:25 AM ,
Primrose said...
Yes, Kate. Good luck with the new book. Hope it's coming along well. I miss your Blog! Happy New Year to you and your family x
At January 3, 2009 7:34 PM ,
architect ELsee said...
Guess at some mystical level caracassone connects several worlds - quite intrigueing - thanks kate
At January 12, 2009 5:47 PM ,
valypan said...
Thank you Kate for this wonderful blog! After reading Sepulchre I am now enjoying Labyrinth. You have such a wonderful gift for descriptive writing and rich mysterious tales! I am excitedly looking forward to your next book! Happy New Year!
At January 24, 2009 5:07 PM ,
Chris Edwards said...
Is there any news on an illustrated version of sepulchre as I am waiting patiently before reading it.
Chris
At January 25, 2009 12:38 PM ,
architect ELsee said...
Yes kate, would be fascinating to have the illustrated version - there are several modernist architects in Paris who had moved to caracassone during the world wars and they probabaly have some of the details of the forts and castles and minerve !! good luck
At February 2, 2009 12:39 AM ,
ovidiu.minzat said...
Hello Kate.
I have just bought your book yesterday(Sepulchre) and i can say that i didn't sleep all night long.Really great work."Labyrinth" was also a really good book, so now when i saw a new book from you...i said...i must read it.Anyway, thank you for all the good moments you give to us, and good luck in the future also.
P.S the readers from Romania are waiting for you
At February 16, 2009 4:40 PM ,
Kate Mosse said...
Hi Cathy
Just catching up with comments on the blog. New book is going really well, thanks, which is why I've not been blogging - the two don't really go together. Check out the new blog building up to US paperback publication. PS Cute dog, by the way!
At February 16, 2009 4:41 PM ,
Kate Mosse said...
Hi Primrose
New book's been going really well. So, back here blogging again! Going to try to blog often over the next few weeks while I'm touring, before I start writing again ...
At February 16, 2009 4:42 PM ,
Kate Mosse said...
Hi Valypan
Thanks for your kind words. Back blogging now for a while, until I start writing again.
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