At the moment a pilot script has been ordered. It remains to be seen if it will be filmed, let alone get the green light for a whole TV series. I’ll keep you updated as and when more news is available.

Also, I have been finished with Midnight, the final book in the last Vampire Diaries trilogy about a month ago and am waiting (you can imagine how eagerly or maybe–if you’re not an author–you can’t) for the edits. I’ve also signed on for a new trilogy and finished the first book in it, Phantom. So there is more Vampire Diaries in store for readers of those books.

 
And in Strange Fate news:

And yes, Strange Fate will also come out as soon as I can finish it. The problem was that the Strange Fate contract got delayed and . . . well, just trust me, it’s coming, even if I type my fingers off.

Hang in there, guys. We’ve waited this long, we can make it to the end!

READ L.J. SMITH’S BLOG POST FOR MORE NEWS ABOUT COMPETITIONS AND TALKING WITH FANS…

In other Vampire Diaries news, it transpires that Stefan’s Diaries is actually a tie-in to the TV series, detailing the experiences of the Stefan Salvatore from that universe. It looks to be that it’s a project that L.J. Smith and executive producers of the TV series Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson will all be consulting on, though there are no details on who exactly will be writing it. As L.J. Smith is still involved I’ll post up information on that trilogy for those who may be interested. No details on individual synopses or book covers yet, but there are publication dates:

Stefan’s Diaries #1: Origins: November 2, 2010
Stefan’s Diaries #2: Bloodlust: January 4, 2011
Stefan’s Diaries #3: The Craving: May 3, 2011

Edit: It seems that Stefan’s Diaries is a mysterious TV series tie-in that includes L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec in the credits.

This is, however, not good news for Night World fans still waiting for the publication of Strange Fate. L.J. Smith posted on her blog that the new Vampire Diaries books will be taking priority of the final installment of the Night World series. Given The Return trilogy has been in the works for a couple of years now, it’s difficult to estimate how long it will take for the new books to be written and for Ms Smith to start working again on Strange Fate. Hang in there, though, Night World fans. We’ve survived for a decade waiting, we can survive a little longer, right?DI

Shadow Souls is due for publication on March 16, and you can pre-order it over on Amazon.com. UK fans will have to wait until May 6 for it to be released, but can also pre-order from Amazon.co.uk.

In other fanfiction news, now that the Vampire Diaries TV series is under way, I just want to remind people that while I’m not archiving fanworks for it on Twilight Tales, you are very welcome and encouraged to post them (along with Vampire Diaries fanworks based on the books) in the following places:

Fell’s Church Library
Fell’s Church Gallery
TVD Fic on LiveJournal

And a reminder that the new omnibus reprint of Dark Visions is out now.

In related news, it looks like Night World audio books are on the way. Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness and Spellbinder are being slated for a November 1st, 2009 release, with Amazon stating November for the UK as well. No clue yet what the CD covers will look like, or who will be narrating them. I’ll let you know when I find out.

I don’t know about anyone else, but when I zoom in on the image on the Amazon page, the girl on the cover seems to be sporting a rather Hannah-like birthmark smudge on her face. Though everyone seems to be going with the ‘bad blush in photoshop’ theory, so I’ll go with the masses on that. ;)

UPDATE: Strange Fate now set for publication in April, 2011. Sorry, guys.

UPDATE 2: More bad news that Strange Fate is delayed again. We don’t have a publication date. More info here.

On that note, a reminder that you can get TT updates via twitter by following @twilighttales.

I’ll update the archive when I get a couple more submissions. Why, yes, that’s a hint. ;)

First of all, there’s now a video clip available with a few scenes from the TV series for you to get a taster of what the show will be like. Then there are quite a few images from the TV series cropping up, including what looks like to be the title card.

In scheduling news, it’s replacing Smallville in the 8pm Thursday slot (SV is moving to 8pm Friday), pairing it up with Supernatural. There’s also a new synopsis of the series up.

And last, but most certainly not least, Whitmore is out, and the boys are now Stefan and Damon Salvatore, as they should be! Vee over on Vampire-Diaries.net had a twitter conversation with producer, Julie Plec, to confirm this, so it’s all legit. :)

So, lots happening, and there’s no sign of an end to the excitement yet. Keep an eye out on the Vampire-Diaries.net for more news and information.