B.A. Williamson's Blog
November 30, 2025
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July 6, 2018
Doctor Who Is Life
Make sure you go check out my guest interview on how Doctor Who has influenced my writing! You can find it here.
June 26, 2018
Book Signing Alert! Saturday, July 7th
I will be at the Barnes and Noble in Plainfield, IN on Saturday, July 7th starting at 2:00 to sign books and do some reading! Additionally, "Gwendolyn" HERSELF will be there to pose for photos form 2-3! (I'll be there a while longer than that, but I'm much less pretty.)
See you there!
See you there!
May 15, 2018
May 14, 2018
One More Day
RELEASE DAY IS TOMORROW!
May 9, 2018
6 Days Until Release!
December 6, 2017
The UnOriginal Score!
The chapter-by-chapter soundtrack, with each track cued to a specific quote in the book. Play each song on repeat until the next one comes up. Enjoy!
PART ONE-GREY1. Things That Begin“Once upon a time, in The City of No Stories, Gwendolyn Gray ran away…” – “Granny Wendy”2. The Lambent“She did not see the two men in bowler hats…” – “Concerning Aunt Josephine”3. Oddlings and Vanishings“There is something wrong with the Lambents…” — “The Secret of the Scrolls”4. Snip Snip“Cecilia stood at the head of her gang…” – “An Unpleasant Incident Involving a Train”5. The Edge“After what felt like three eternities…” – “Ferris Wheel”6. Birds And Bowlers“The men both wore black bowler hats, and they had no faces…” – “Colony Collapse”7. The Magnificent Bathysphere“At the end of the tunnel there was now a pinpoint of light…” – “Wow”8. The Neyora“Something slammed into the front window again…” – “Friends Not Food”9. A Rather Smashing Evening“Let’s tuck in, I’m positively famished…” – “Banning Back Home”
PART TWO: GOLD10. Not That Sort Of Skipping“It was dark…” – “Erudite Plan”“Come out, come out, little Gwendolyn…” – “Chase Through Fringe”11. The Mainspring Marketplace “Gwendolyn pushed her aching body up and looked around…” – “Flight to Neverland”12. Castaway“Oh, here, see anything you like?” – “The Marvelous Marriage”13. Clockwork Phantasmagoria“Outside, the orange sky was darkening to red…” – “In Loco Parentis”14. The Shadows Fall“They fled down the cobblestone street…” – “All Is Hell That Ends Well”“It’s not working! I don’t have enough energy here…” – “Fantasy Overture”15. The Lucrative Endeavour“‘W-what?’ Gwendolyn said…” – “Flying Vessel”16. Odd Vacation Plans“A horn sounded from the ship’s intercom…” – “Lost Boy Chase”17. Precarious Reconnaissance“As if on cue, a shadow fell across the Longboat …” – “Jack Sparrow’s Theme”18. The Spark“Kolonius led them up a set of winding stairs toward the roof of the cave …” – “Monkey Island – Lechuck Theme”“The pirate glared down at Sparrow…” – “He’s A Pirate”19. Sunset On The Spiced Seas“’Kolonius!’ Gwendolyn shouted as they landed…” – “The Hologram/Binary Sunset”
PART THREE: RED20. The Crystal Coves Of Kytain“They prepared to go ashore…” – “Outlands”21. Tylerium Drekk And The Pistola Luminant“They spun around. Twenty bandits surrounded them…” – “Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow - Remix”22. No Room to Run“RUN!” – “Edward the Confessor”“You two. My cabin. Now” – “The Baudelaire Orphans”23. Rising Tides“A red dawn…” – “The Ultimate War”24. Swift Retribution“The coast was still clear…” – “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra”25. Falling Action“Noooo!” – “Fall”“Fly up! Get above the storm!” – “All the Kings Horses”26. A Most Unpleasant Homecoming“Tick… tick… tick…” – “Doctor Who – Doomsday”27. Must Always End“The students cried out in surprise…” – “The Never-Feast”“She leaned back against the tree and looked up at the sky…” – “Tris”
END CREDITS“So Ends The Marvelous Adventures of Gwendolyn Gray…” – “There’s a Place For Us”x
PART ONE-GREY1. Things That Begin“Once upon a time, in The City of No Stories, Gwendolyn Gray ran away…” – “Granny Wendy”2. The Lambent“She did not see the two men in bowler hats…” – “Concerning Aunt Josephine”3. Oddlings and Vanishings“There is something wrong with the Lambents…” — “The Secret of the Scrolls”4. Snip Snip“Cecilia stood at the head of her gang…” – “An Unpleasant Incident Involving a Train”5. The Edge“After what felt like three eternities…” – “Ferris Wheel”6. Birds And Bowlers“The men both wore black bowler hats, and they had no faces…” – “Colony Collapse”7. The Magnificent Bathysphere“At the end of the tunnel there was now a pinpoint of light…” – “Wow”8. The Neyora“Something slammed into the front window again…” – “Friends Not Food”9. A Rather Smashing Evening“Let’s tuck in, I’m positively famished…” – “Banning Back Home”
PART TWO: GOLD10. Not That Sort Of Skipping“It was dark…” – “Erudite Plan”“Come out, come out, little Gwendolyn…” – “Chase Through Fringe”11. The Mainspring Marketplace “Gwendolyn pushed her aching body up and looked around…” – “Flight to Neverland”12. Castaway“Oh, here, see anything you like?” – “The Marvelous Marriage”13. Clockwork Phantasmagoria“Outside, the orange sky was darkening to red…” – “In Loco Parentis”14. The Shadows Fall“They fled down the cobblestone street…” – “All Is Hell That Ends Well”“It’s not working! I don’t have enough energy here…” – “Fantasy Overture”15. The Lucrative Endeavour“‘W-what?’ Gwendolyn said…” – “Flying Vessel”16. Odd Vacation Plans“A horn sounded from the ship’s intercom…” – “Lost Boy Chase”17. Precarious Reconnaissance“As if on cue, a shadow fell across the Longboat …” – “Jack Sparrow’s Theme”18. The Spark“Kolonius led them up a set of winding stairs toward the roof of the cave …” – “Monkey Island – Lechuck Theme”“The pirate glared down at Sparrow…” – “He’s A Pirate”19. Sunset On The Spiced Seas“’Kolonius!’ Gwendolyn shouted as they landed…” – “The Hologram/Binary Sunset”
PART THREE: RED20. The Crystal Coves Of Kytain“They prepared to go ashore…” – “Outlands”21. Tylerium Drekk And The Pistola Luminant“They spun around. Twenty bandits surrounded them…” – “Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow - Remix”22. No Room to Run“RUN!” – “Edward the Confessor”“You two. My cabin. Now” – “The Baudelaire Orphans”23. Rising Tides“A red dawn…” – “The Ultimate War”24. Swift Retribution“The coast was still clear…” – “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra”25. Falling Action“Noooo!” – “Fall”“Fly up! Get above the storm!” – “All the Kings Horses”26. A Most Unpleasant Homecoming“Tick… tick… tick…” – “Doctor Who – Doomsday”27. Must Always End“The students cried out in surprise…” – “The Never-Feast”“She leaned back against the tree and looked up at the sky…” – “Tris”
END CREDITS“So Ends The Marvelous Adventures of Gwendolyn Gray…” – “There’s a Place For Us”x
Official Soundtrack Playlist!
The chapter-by-chapter soundtrack, with each track cued to a specific quote in the book. Play each song on repeat until the next one comes up. Enjoy!
PART ONE-GREY1. Things That Begin“Once upon a time, in The City of No Stories, Gwendolyn Gray ran away…” – “Granny Wendy”2. The Lambent“She did not see the two men in bowler hats…” – “Concerning Aunt Josephine”3. Oddlings and Vanishings“There is something wrong with the Lambents…” — “The Secret of the Scrolls”4. Snip Snip“Cecilia stood at the head of her gang…” – “An Unpleasant Incident Involving a Train”5. The Edge“After what felt like three eternities…” – “Ferris Wheel”6. Birds And Bowlers“The men both wore black bowler hats, and they had no faces…” – “Colony Collapse”7. The Magnificent Bathysphere“At the end of the tunnel there was now a pinpoint of light…” – “Wow”8. The Neyora“Something slammed into the front window again…” – “Friends Not Food”9. A Rather Smashing Evening“Let’s tuck in, I’m positively famished…” – “Banning Back Home”
PART TWO: GOLD10. Not That Sort Of Skipping“It was dark…” – “Erudite Plan”“Come out, come out, little Gwendolyn…” – “Chase Through Fringe”11. The Mainspring Marketplace “Gwendolyn pushed her aching body up and looked around…” – “Flight to Neverland”12. Castaway“Oh, here, see anything you like?” – “The Marvelous Marriage”13. Clockwork Phantasmagoria“Outside, the orange sky was darkening to red…” – “In Loco Parentis”14. The Shadows Fall“They fled down the cobblestone street…” – “All Is Hell That Ends Well”“It’s not working! I don’t have enough energy here…” – “Fantasy Overture”15. The Lucrative Endeavour“‘W-what?’ Gwendolyn said…” – “Flying Vessel”16. Odd Vacation Plans“A horn sounded from the ship’s intercom…” – “Lost Boy Chase”17. Precarious Reconnaissance“As if on cue, a shadow fell across the Longboat …” – “Jack Sparrow’s Theme”18. The Spark“Kolonius led them up a set of winding stairs toward the roof of the cave …” – “Monkey Island – Lechuck Theme”“The pirate glared down at Sparrow…” – “He’s A Pirate”19. Sunset On The Spiced Seas“’Kolonius!’ Gwendolyn shouted as they landed…” – “The Hologram/Binary Sunset”
PART THREE: RED20. The Crystal Coves Of Kytain“They prepared to go ashore…” – “Outlands”21. Tylerium Drekk And The Pistola Luminant“They spun around. Twenty bandits surrounded them…” – “Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow - Remix”22. No Room to Run“RUN!” – “Edward the Confessor”“You two. My cabin. Now” – “The Baudelaire Orphans”23. Rising Tides“A red dawn…” – “The Ultimate War”24. Swift Retribution“The coast was still clear…” – “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra”25. Falling Action“Noooo!” – “Fall”“Fly up! Get above the storm!” – “All the Kings Horses”26. A Most Unpleasant Homecoming“Tick… tick… tick…” – “Doctor Who – Doomsday”27. Must Always End“The students cried out in surprise…” – “The Never-Feast”“She leaned back against the tree and looked up at the sky…” – “Tris”
END CREDITS“So Ends The Marvelous Adventures of Gwendolyn Gray…” – “There’s a Place For Us”x
PART ONE-GREY1. Things That Begin“Once upon a time, in The City of No Stories, Gwendolyn Gray ran away…” – “Granny Wendy”2. The Lambent“She did not see the two men in bowler hats…” – “Concerning Aunt Josephine”3. Oddlings and Vanishings“There is something wrong with the Lambents…” — “The Secret of the Scrolls”4. Snip Snip“Cecilia stood at the head of her gang…” – “An Unpleasant Incident Involving a Train”5. The Edge“After what felt like three eternities…” – “Ferris Wheel”6. Birds And Bowlers“The men both wore black bowler hats, and they had no faces…” – “Colony Collapse”7. The Magnificent Bathysphere“At the end of the tunnel there was now a pinpoint of light…” – “Wow”8. The Neyora“Something slammed into the front window again…” – “Friends Not Food”9. A Rather Smashing Evening“Let’s tuck in, I’m positively famished…” – “Banning Back Home”
PART TWO: GOLD10. Not That Sort Of Skipping“It was dark…” – “Erudite Plan”“Come out, come out, little Gwendolyn…” – “Chase Through Fringe”11. The Mainspring Marketplace “Gwendolyn pushed her aching body up and looked around…” – “Flight to Neverland”12. Castaway“Oh, here, see anything you like?” – “The Marvelous Marriage”13. Clockwork Phantasmagoria“Outside, the orange sky was darkening to red…” – “In Loco Parentis”14. The Shadows Fall“They fled down the cobblestone street…” – “All Is Hell That Ends Well”“It’s not working! I don’t have enough energy here…” – “Fantasy Overture”15. The Lucrative Endeavour“‘W-what?’ Gwendolyn said…” – “Flying Vessel”16. Odd Vacation Plans“A horn sounded from the ship’s intercom…” – “Lost Boy Chase”17. Precarious Reconnaissance“As if on cue, a shadow fell across the Longboat …” – “Jack Sparrow’s Theme”18. The Spark“Kolonius led them up a set of winding stairs toward the roof of the cave …” – “Monkey Island – Lechuck Theme”“The pirate glared down at Sparrow…” – “He’s A Pirate”19. Sunset On The Spiced Seas“’Kolonius!’ Gwendolyn shouted as they landed…” – “The Hologram/Binary Sunset”
PART THREE: RED20. The Crystal Coves Of Kytain“They prepared to go ashore…” – “Outlands”21. Tylerium Drekk And The Pistola Luminant“They spun around. Twenty bandits surrounded them…” – “Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow - Remix”22. No Room to Run“RUN!” – “Edward the Confessor”“You two. My cabin. Now” – “The Baudelaire Orphans”23. Rising Tides“A red dawn…” – “The Ultimate War”24. Swift Retribution“The coast was still clear…” – “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra”25. Falling Action“Noooo!” – “Fall”“Fly up! Get above the storm!” – “All the Kings Horses”26. A Most Unpleasant Homecoming“Tick… tick… tick…” – “Doctor Who – Doomsday”27. Must Always End“The students cried out in surprise…” – “The Never-Feast”“She leaned back against the tree and looked up at the sky…” – “Tris”
END CREDITS“So Ends The Marvelous Adventures of Gwendolyn Gray…” – “There’s a Place For Us”x
November 7, 2017
Cover Reveal!
The cover is here! Go check it out and enter the giveaway for a free advanced review copy of the book! Go enter to win!
