I came back from picking my son up from school earlier to discover this:
Dozens of programs were open, and my audio settings had all been changed. If only I could train him to rest on the right keys to write my next novel…
Tommy
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The Bologna Children’s Book Fair opens today and, for those of us who write for younger readers, this can be a nerve-wracking time. For, in Bologna, meetings are held, hands are shaken and deals are done.
My agent is out there as I write this, spreading the Scream Street word and discussing the sale of [...]
I use Wordpress to create this site and blog and, like may people around the world, have now upgraded to the long-awaited version 2.5
This post is a test to check that everything has updated properly, and still works! I should be able to post a link, here.
Fingers crossed…
Tommy
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I took my 18-month old son, Sam, swimming for the first time yesterday, and he took to it like…, well, like a boy who discovers he likes swimming a lot. Not that he did that much swimming, to be fair, it was more floating in daddy’s arms. But, considering the largest amount of water he’d [...]
I’ve got a new ‘phone. There it is. The Nokia N95. Lovely, isn’t it? It does everything I need it to do, and more. I can do all the normal ‘phone type stuff, plus send and receive email (very handy for when I’m away from my desk) and even write [...]
Time for another book recommendation, and this one is long overdue.
The Jimmy Coates series by Joe Craig is an ongoing action-packed adventure featuring a main character with some very special abilities. Now, I made the mistake of picking up the fourth book first, so I know what these abilities are and how Jimmy comes [...]
I watched Sky TV’s production of The Colour Of Magic last night, which I recorded over the Easter weekend - and what a fantastic adaptation it was of the first two Discworld books. David Jason was wonderful as the ever-cowardly Rincewind but, for me, Sean Astin stole the whole thing as the innocent tourist, [...]
So, the third draft of SS3: Heart of the Mummy is written and in. I had a lot of fun with this one; the mummy character in the title is a joy to write for.
Now it’s back to work on SS5, which I can exclusively reveal will be called Skull of the Skeleton. I have [...]
Top TV comedy writer, Ken Levine, talks about when you should stop writing in his latest post. And, with credits on shows such as M*A*S*H, Cheers and Frasier, when Ken talks - it’s good to listen.
His words got me thinking about when to start writing, as well as stopping. For me, it’s my [...]
My partner, Kirsty, is kind enough to read my books aloud to me. That might sound like a terrific indulgence but, in fact, it’s a great writing tool. Hearing what I’ve written read aloud by someone else, with the inflections and tones they put into the text, can really help to show me [...]
