Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
I’d like to introduce the newest member of the Donbavand household. This is Scamp (he’s on the left)… When we first brought him home from the pet shop, his name was Spike but, as the first few days wore on and we realised that he was a mischievous little so-and-so, we figured a change of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Regular readers of this blog will be aware that I’m the current writer-in-residence at Seven Stories, the centre for children’s books in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. I’m currently writing an original piece of fiction for Seven Stories – Ghostwriter – which will appear on their website, and be displayed in the Story Lab at their Ouseburn venue, complete […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy World Book Day! I love this event as it’s an opportunity for kids across the world to celebrate everything that is wonderful about reading and writing! I’ve had a busy week, teaching my creative writing workshops in schools around the north east. Today, at West End First School in Bedlington, all the pupils and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had a great day at Seven Stories today, running a celebration event to conclude the Amazing Archives project. Amazing Archives was based on the Seven Stories Collection, which gathers and archives original manuscripts and artwork for children’s books. Pupils from two north east schools wrote their own stories, keeping their plot notes, character biographies, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can finally reveal the latest news about my forthcoming Scream Street series… I signed the contracts today to extend the series from six books to 12. Doubling the length of the series also, rather obviously, doubles my workload, but I already had a ‘part two’ to Scream Street in mind, so I’m delighted to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first review for the Scream Street series is in! Actually, to be more specific, it’s a review of the scene I read out during a creative writing workshop on World Book Day! Still, thanks to Daniel for his kind comments… The new Scream Street was so good. I liked the part when Luke got […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fellow children’s author and all-round top bloke, Barry Hutchison, has kindly posted the first two chapters from one of his children’s fantasy novels on his site. Kentucky Fried Fairy is a comic romp of epic proportions and, if you’re interested in writing fantasy, inventing stories for children – or you just want a damn good […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My son, Arran, arrived home from school today proudly wearing a sticker for ‘excellent writing’ (so, he’s got himself a writing award before I have, eh…?) I asked what his piece was about, and he explained that he’d written the story of Easter, including the Last Supper, Garden of Gethsemane, etc. I commented that it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes you have to take them with your writing. I’m busy with the second draft of SS4 and, sadly, it’s just not working. I’ve reorganised a lot since the first draft; moved scenes around, deleted gags to make room for plot and character development, etc. But, it’s still a no-go. No matter how much I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The rewrite of SS4 continues unabated. It’s proving to be quite a tough one, this. Without giving too much away, I need my main characters to be in one location and collect an item from another. In the original draft, they went to collect the item first, but that delayed their arrival at the main […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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