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For a long time, the lamb looked too cute I haven't posted a picture on here for a while so here's a preview of the recently completed drawing for the rear cover for The Wormton Lamb. This will become part of the final cover design, which will be similar to that for The Horsepower Whisperer, except that a grassy green go faster stripe will replace the red one. It gives an idea of what Wormton looks like from inside and depicts a scene just after the Giant Lamb has de-railed the Wormton Tram out on the moors. That's the tram on the left, hiding from the monster. Later the lamb grows much bigger, acquires its own weather system and a red eye from an abortive attempt to kill it by Mr Heckmondwike, its shepherd. By then the Giant Lamb is being blamed for all manner of misfortunes. It's entirely innocent but soon lives up to its monstrous reputation. Although The Wormton Lamb won't be released until Easter 2008, now is the time to establish this book's web p...

The Imp Club like it. All I have to do is repeat this reaction with Wolseley owners and the 2CVGB. My books have received a shameless plug in the latest edition of Impressions, the award winning magazine of the Hillman Imp Club, headed Stop Press. Over the years, I've contributed a few articles to Impressions and Grahame Pearson the editor said "Members familiar with Bob's style of writing will know it will be a good read. His next book, The Wormton Lamb, will be out around Easter and will feature Hillman Imps, which Bob insists are not gratuitous classic car placements but actually germane to the plot." The Imp Club magazine may not sound like the Times Literary Supplement but it's aimed at just the kind of people I want to connect with - pistonhead hedonists and hedonistas. Hmm. Could be a new word that - pistonhedonist! You saw it here first, folks, if Wikipedia comes looking. Imp club members come from many walks of life, sections of society and diff...

The cover design has moved on a bit since this photo was taken. Consequently, these early versions are collector's items Things are really taking off here at Anarchadia Publishing. And I don’t mean because of the windy weather, either. The first batch of books has just about gone already. Thanks to everyone who bought one. I sincerely hope the luck pennies work for you all. There was a quite a buzz at work on Friday. Thanks to Allie Dawe in particular for enlightening me what happens at proper book signings. It’s remiss of me I know but I’ve never been to one until now and that one was my own! Apparently, the way to do it is to sign and date the book but write any personal message on a separate piece of paper. This makes the signed more desirable by collectors. I was even asked to sign off copies of the banned e-mail! (see earlier blog). Anyway, I hope this of you have supported me from the start can sell these numbered and signed copies for a fortune when I’m famous ...

I had an e-mail today from Lightning Source to tell me The Horsepower Whisperer is available in the US. This was 24 hours after it not being there, so I was dubious this was correct. So I checked and it's there! Updating the listings a few days ago seems to have worked.