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New covers v. old covers

Lots of people have been writing about the new-look covers for 'Ally's World' and 'Stella Etc' here in the UK (decided by my publishers and NOT me, by the way!). Some love the new covers and some prefer the old covers, and some are bugged that they have some of their collection in the old style and now the new style's come out and their collection's mismatching! I'm stuck in the middle – I love the old covers ('cause I love the detail in Spike's drawings), but the new ones are so gorgeous and sheeny-shiny... But hopefully, you all still like what's inside!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 02 April 2007 20:42 by Karen

Is Mrs S-T for real?

I got an e-mail from Phoebe (hi, Phoebe!) who asked if Mrs S-T from 'Stella Etc' was based on anyone. Well, she's a lot like my friend Alice, who was funny, chatty, friendly and very special, and in her eighties when I knew her! (She has a dedication in the second 'Ally's World' book.) She was fantastically down-to-earth, but always seemed to me to have a magical aura about her. So she was the perfect inspiration for Mrs S-T!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 23 March 2007 10:56 by Karen

Getting your hands on books...

Do you ever wander into your local bookshop, and then wander straight out again, if you can't find the book you're looking for? It happened to Paige (thanks for the comment you posted!), who was desperate to get her hands on 'Forever and Ever and Evie'. Another reader (hi Ciara!) suggested getting it online, from websites like Amazon. That's a good idea, but you CAN also go up to someone in the bookshop and ask them to order it for you (same goes for libraries, actually). They do this for customers ALL the time, so don't be shy to get in there and get your hands on whatever books you feel the need to read!
Karen McCombie:c)

posted @ 07 February 2007 13:10 by Karen

Stella Etc - here comes no. 7!

Next month (February) is v. exciting for me... the last in the 'Stella Etc' series is published! It's called 'Forever and Ever & Evie', and I hope the 'Stella Etc' fans out there like it as much as I loved writing it. Also, for those of you who haven't discovered 'Stella Etc' yet, the WHOLE series is being prettified with glam, shiny new covers. Excellent!
Speaking of prettified new covers, next month 'Rainbows, Rowan & True, True Romance (?)' and 'Visitors, Vanishings & Va-Va-Va-Voom' in the 'Ally's World' series is out too.
Will get gorgeous new covers up here on the website next week, promise!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 26 January 2007 21:57 by Karen

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