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| This is a chronological
order of updatement and a few press releases. To read Updates or Fforde News Fflashes older then six months, click on the relevant link. My Index page is updated at the same time.  | ||
| 15th March 10 | ||
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| 10th Feb 10 | 
The winner of Thursday Nextreme for 2009 has now been announced. Go to the 2009 Nextreme Page for more details..
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Some of you have expressed fear and surprise that the UK Thursday Next paperbacks are not available with the Mark Thomas 'Austen Rover' type cover that was on the hardback. This can be remedied in the comfort of your own home. Go to my How to fix your TN5 Paperback page for more details..
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| 24th Jan 10 |
In a move that may be unique, Fforde now offers a signed eBook service for the US readers of Shades of Grey. All you need to is download a PDF of asigned frontispiece and upload it to your eReader. So simple. Go to my Shades of Grey mini-site for more details..
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| 1st Dec 09 |
Paul Johnson wins the 'Write a Haiku to win a Fforde book'
competition. You can see his winning entrant and, if you so wish, buy a copy of
the book and help raise funds for prostate cancer research. Click HERE for more details..
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| 30th Nov 09 | ||
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| 30th Nov 09 |
Arrived today. The UK Hardback copy of Shades of Grey.
This and its companion US edition will carry a 'First Signed' stamp and be
available as a glittering free gift for some gimcrack competitions we're
dreaming up. Stay tuned. Shades of Grey preview
website.  Available in January all over the Commonwealth | |
| 26th Nov 09 |
Arrived today. The USA Hardback copy of Shades of Grey.
This and its companion UK edition will carry a 'First Signed' stamp and be
available as a glittering free gift for some gimcrack competitions we're
dreaming up. Stay tuned. Shades of Grey preview
website.  Available just after Christmas in the USA | |
| 25th Nov 09 |
Michael Porritt sent this in from Canada as he thought it
Nextian. It's actually an advert for the Canadian Literacy
Foundation and it was so good we thought we'd share. Poor Cinders - but you
will make it to the ball!  (Note shoe lying on the ground behind) | |
| 24th Nov 09 | UK
Markets ONLY: Hodder are giving away free two-chapter Samplers of Shades of
Grey. To learn how, either go to my Shades of Grey
Preview site or jump to the Hodder website direct. Please
note: This offer is only open to UK and Commonwealth
readers.
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| 23rd Nov 09 |  A foggy day on tour.. | |
| 19th Nov 09 |
German language TN5 now published! To win the first signed
copy, go to my unimaginatively titled 'Win the first signed
copy' page. 
Fresh from the printers.. | |
| 19th Nov 09 | ||
| 17th Nov 09 | Preview site for 'Shades of Grey' now online. Go to SoG Preview or click on
the top banner. 
A National Colour Operative admires his work.. | |
| 17th Nov 09 |
UK tour for 'Shades of Grey' now finalised. Got to my appearances page for
details...
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| 13th Nov 09 |
There is a new Fforde writer! My cousin Desmond, who is married
to Katie Fforde. Des has put together a collection of Maritime Tales in aid of
Prostate cancer. Buy a copy and help raise funds - or win a signed copy from me
- see HERE for
details...
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| 11th Nov 09 |
Tickets are now on sale for the FFORDE FFIESTA. Go to the Fforde Ffiesta website to
buy yours now!
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| 11th Nov 09 |
Sarm Falaki has been appointed the GSD Arch-Representative of
Swindon and Northern Wiltshire. They hold the title 'Your multiness' and have
the power to form meetings and hold services. More details to follow. Maybe.
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| 11th Nov 09 |
Apologies all round as I have had to cancel the Australian tour
that was going to happen next Feb/March. I have a mid-May deadline next year,
and losing another four weeks soon after January which is touring for Shades
of Grey, I am concerned there won't be enough time, and I'd rather cancell
now than later. Apologies again. | |
| 11th Nov 09 |
Jasper has contributed a pep talk to the 'National Novel
Writing Month' (NaNoWriMo) which is an excellent way to get started. It doesn't
matter what you write - just write! More details can be found at the NaNoWriMo website.
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USA tour dates and venues January 2010 announced. Rough schedule on the Appearances page. From New York to Atlanta via Rochester Hills, Seattle, LA, Albuquerque, Florida and Pasadena to name but a few. To be confirmed and updated | |
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Jasper has just contributed to the Thousand Words For Love book
project, a multi-author idea to have as many of us scribblers as possible
contribute to a book. This is in aid of the Helen and Douglas House Hospice,
and although without a publisher at present, one will be sought when the book
nears completion. My section is the fourth in, and is all about negotiating for
a car and driver. | |
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| 10th July 09 | +++ Fforde News Fflash +++
Well, it's all finished and off at the Copyeditors. After a nail-biting run down to the tape, Shades of Grey 1: The Road to High Saffron is finally finished, just six months behind schedule - sorry for that. I hadn't realised that creating a whole new world would take so much work, but looking at back at the Thursday and NCD worlds, they were both the product of two to three years of continuous exploration and improvement before the books felt 'right'. In that respect, Grey was perhaps a bit quicker. Suffice to say, while First Among Sequels took 114 days over five months to write, Grey took 433 days over eighteen months. I hope it was worth the wait. But you do get a bit more for your money - it's 139,000 words long, as opposed to the usual 100,000. +++ Fforde News Fflash Ends +++ | |
| 10th July 09 | ||
| For more updates and old press
releases,
please go to my What's New? Archive or Fforde News Fflash Archive pages. |
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