The transcript of the Erin Hunter chat #6 (June 27, 2009) has been posted in three parts:

• Pre-chat
• Main chat
• Post-chat and bonus questions

The time has finally come! soon the old wands and worlds will be no more, and from its ashes will rise and even greater W&W, the likes of which have never been seen before. 8D

As many of you know, a couple of months ago, Patrick Carman visited Wands and Worlds to discuss his newest project, Skeleton Creek, a book integrated with videos that you can access online and that are an integral part of the book.

This summer marks the fifth anniversary of publication of The Dark Dreamweaver. As part of the celebration, we're sponsoring a "Dream Power" creative writing contest. Anyone 14 or under can submit a story on the theme of "Dream Power" (you can interpret the theme any way you want to) for a chance to win an iPod Touch or iTunes gift cards.

It's official: we're having another Erin Hunter chat! All four of the fabulous Erins: Vicky Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland, will be joining Wands and Worlds members on June 27, 2009, for an Erin Hunter chat to talk about the latest Warriors and Seekers projects!

Here's Nick reading from The Breezes of Inspire and playing part of the theme song, at the very first BookBurn reading, sponsored by AuthorsBookshop.com and hosted by Koba Cafe in Baltimore, MD April 22, 2009.

Patrick Carman is currently auditioning for his next project, a v-book like Skeleton Creek, but a completely new story, something of a cyber-thriller. They're looking for boys and girls 13-15 (or people who can pass for that age, even if you're older). Anyone who meets the criteria can audition online by uploading a video to the web site. You do have to be 13 years or older to audition.

Yesterday, Nick, Magicyop, and I went to Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC to see Vicky Holmes/Erin Hunter's last appearance on her Sunrise tour. First of all, Politics and Prose is an awesome bookstore, and if you're ever in Washington DC you should visit it!

Clare Bell / @rathacat will be interviewed live tonight, Friday, April 24, at 5:15 pm Pacific by Irma Arkus, on the HiSciFi.com radio show on CJSF in Vancouver. Listen live on their web site: http://www.cjsf.ca/ or subscribe to the podcast http://www.cjsf.ca/pguide/grid/description.php?ID=38

Sheila

Last night, we took part in a local event called a "Book Burn" organized by Brad Grochowski, founder of AuthorsBookshop.com. What's a book burn? Here's what Brad has to say about it on the Book Burn web site:

Do any Wandies live in or near Philadelphia? We're going to be at the Philadelphia Free Library Festival & Street Fair this weekend, and we'd love to meet anyone who wants to stop by! The festival runs Saturday and Sunday, but we will only be there Sunday.

AuthorsBookshop.com announces its first

BALTIMORE BOOK BURN EVENT!

We have selected three of our favorite local authors and have invited them
to BURN THEIR BOOKS!

Are we really going to burn them?

Heck no! We are going to celebrate them (and all indie books!) by bringing
them to light!

Each of the three authors will read an excerpt from their book. They will

Hi everyone,

If you haven't read The Dark Dreamweaver and you're interested in reading it, I've posted it on Scribd. You can read it below or download a PDF. If you like Dark Dreamweaver, and you're able to register on Scribd, please consider marking it as a "Like" and/or a "Favorite." Unfortunately, I think you have to be registered on Scribd to be able to "like" or "favorite" it, so if you're thinking about registering, please make sure it's ok with your parents, particularly if you're under 13. To go to Scribd.com to favorite it, click on the Scribd logo in the upper left hand corner of the box below. Thanks!

The Dark Dreamweaver eBook

On March 15, 2009, Patrick Carman, author of the Land of Elyon and Atherton series, joined us for an author chat to talk about his newest book, Skeleton Creek.

As always, this transcript has been edited; much of the unrelated chat was removed to keep it from being too long, and some comments were moved to make it easier to read. There may be spoilers in this chat, but the spoilers are near the end and there is a warning before the spoilerish questions.

Vicky Holmes will be in the U.S. next month for a tour to promote the release of Sunrise, the sixth and final book of Warriors: The Power of Three! She just sent me her preliminary schedule; more details will be coming soon. Here are the dates and locations of the tour:

I'm just passing this on:

Live Webcast with Patrick Carman – Monday, March 23rd at 10AM and 4:30 PM (PST)
Patrick Carman will be talking about his newest book, Skeleton Creek, live via webcast at 10AM PST and again at 4:30PM PST. Watch the webcast and ask questions via chat here:
http://www.mogulus.com/skeletoncreektv

Ratha's Island, a Twitter novelette by Clare Bell, author of the Ratha or Named series.

Prepared for Twitter by Sheila Ruth and Clare Bell. Inspiration by Sheila Ruth. Copyright 2009

The Twitter search tag or hashtag for the story posts is #rathafic

Story archive pages are #1 The Scratching Log http://www.rathascourage.com/scratchlog.html

And #2 The Ratha Series Forum http://forum.rathascourage.com/index.php?showtopic=156

Archive pages will have text links to photos and blog posts about creatures in the story. You can also leave comments.

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Ratha, female leader of the Named cat clan, paused on the meadow trail, one forefoot raised.

To one side, the small three-toed horses that the Named called dapplebacks, huddled nervously.

On the other, the three-horned deer stamped and shook their heads.

The deer stabbed up with their forked nose-horns, as if at an invisible enemy only they could see.

Even the sky, choked with low clouds, seemed a threat. Ratha lifted her head, narrowing her eyes.

Just below the clouds two shapes circled.

Yes, they were birds, probably eagles, but she had never seen eagles this large.

Author Patrick Carman will be coming on Sunday for an author chat, to discuss his new book, Skeleton Creek, as I posted here:

http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/7210

Here are some links that you may want to check out to find out more about Skeleton Creek:

Is Skeleton Creek real?
http://www.skeletoncreekisreal.com

Author site:
http://www.patrickcarman.com

Hi everyone,

Clare Bell, known here as rathacat, has been working on a secret project and we're finally ready to announce it. She's been writing a brand new Ratha story which will be posted on Twitter and Facebook starting on March 14! The story is called Ratha's Island, and it finds Ratha on an adventure far from Clan Ground, where she makes some startling discoveries.

On August 30, 2008, Chris Rettstatt, who writes the Kaimira series under the pen name Monk Ashland, joined us for an author chat.

The next Wands and Worlds book club selection is Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. Here's a description written by Magicyop: