The other day I signed the contract for my next book, and that’s something that never gets old, believe me. And that means that I’m finally able to tell you what it is.
I am delighted to say that ‘FREAKS!’ – a collection of short, short stories, co-written with the incredibly talented and very lovely Caroline Smailes, will be published early next year by The Friday Project (HarperCollins).
So, it’s co-authored. But that’s not the only thing that’s a little bit different about it. ‘FREAKS!’ is a collection of stories about people with superpowers, real or imagined – and each story (all 50 of them!) is illustrated, in the comic book style, by the supremely talented Darren Craske.
I am VERY excited about this, I really am.
I’ll post more details on here when I can.
Of course this is a very good cause for excitement. Congratulations!
congratulations 🙂
Oh how lovely – Many many congratulations… and I love the title!
Terrific news! Congratulations – it sounds (freaking) wonderful!
As a huge fan of superhero comics, and yours and Caroline's writing I reckon I must be the walking talking embodiment of your target market. Looking forward to this. Congrats to all.
Great news! Congrats, Nik 🙂 Sounds amazing!!!
lucky you! well done! so exciting !
Congrats! Sounds brilliant. Put me down for a copy. 😀
Congratulations! What wonderful news – really looking forward to that book.
Congratulations! What Freaking good news!
Looking forward to the new one, Nik…great news.
Aces! That sounds absolutely brilliant! Congrats!News like that deserves the exclamation mark overuse/abuse I have just displayed 😉
Wow, that sounds fantastic! If it's half as good as 'Not so Perfect', then you're on to a winner!Well done and congrats.Sam x
I particularly love the sound of the woman who can duplicate herself at will. It has an edge of 'All My Friends Are Superheroes' – I am very excited about it x
Excellent, Nik, that sounds like a fantastic project. Keep us posted and the very best of luck with it all. Congratulations!
Congratulations man, that is so so exciting. I can't wait to get my mitts on that!
Fantastic news!
I can only begin to imagine what happens when you cross a Perring with a Smailes. I bet it's out of this world. Congratulations!
Brilliant news, Nik. Well done you! And your co-author! And your illustrator!
That sounds amazing. Congratulations to all three of you. Can't wait to get it!
Completely amazing! Congratulations!!m x
Congratulations! I'll look forward to paying my hard-earned money for it 😉
Congratulations!
That's great news Nik. Congratulations. Now, where do I find the magic pill that will turn me into The Photocopier?
Great news,I'll pre-order it!!!
Thanks Marisa! I thought so too!
Thanks Jessica!
Thanks V!
Thanks Sarah! Glad ya think so!
Sounds perfect Dan – I just hope you're not the only one! 😉
Thanks Dag! Lovely to see you here!
Thanks Angela! Oh yes, very lucky indeed!
Cheers Sam – oh I will, don't you worry! 🙂
Thanks Aliya!
Ha! Thanks Sara!!!!!
Jenn – thank you! So freaking much!
Thanks Sam! It's certainly Not So Perfecty in places…
Jen, thank you! That's really cool to hear! x
Thanks Dan. Oh I'll be keeping everyone updated all right, probably to the point of boredom!
Thanks Alex!
Thanks Leila!
Ha! Claire you get something very freaky indeed!
Thanks Rog – absolutely! It's been a three-way partnership, which has made the whole process totally different to anything I've written before. In a cool way
Thanks Sarah!
Thanks Megan! (Just like you then, eh?!) 😉
Thanks Katie!
Thanks Miriam!
Thanks Downith. Oh there was no pill, not as far as I know…
't Vliegend – Thank you! I'm not sure when it'll be up for pre-ordering but I'll let you know here as soon as I know
Thanks Mr Sattler!
Hooray indeed!!jen
Thanks Jen!
Sounds like a great concept – cause for celebration indeed!(word verification is 'aball', which is clearly what you are having.)
Congrats!!!You should be excited 🙂 I'm going to be excited to read it :)Jules(I hope everything has been going well for you!, it certainly sounds like it has)
Thanks Sherri! And how appropriate!
Thanks Jules! Yep, things are going great thanks – hope they are for you too!
Congratulations!
Thanks Cherie!
So glad that we're in this together, Mister x
Me too, Caroline. Me too!
excellent news Nik.
Thanks Phil!
Congratulations
Thanks Samuel!