Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
In response to fellow children’s author, Barry Hutchison, posting a few chapters from his excellent Kentucky Fried Fairy manuscript a few days ago – I’m doing the same. Attached is an excerpt from my first children’s novel, Soppy Susans From Space. Now, I wrote this novel before I knew how to write a novel – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll be adding a Frequently Asked Questions page to this site over the next few days, containing answers to some of the, er… questions I’m most frequently asked. It might be slow going, however, as I do have quite a lot of real writing to do. I thought it might be fun to also mention […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Top US agent, Nathan Bransford, has blogged about an issue I know a lot of writers are confused about – whether to telephone an agent and talk to them or not. If you have done any research on the publishing business (and, if you want to be a writer, you’d better be doing just that), […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the things I’m able to do with this site is keep an eye on the search phrases people use in order to find my little corner of cyberspace. Here’s the latest list: the author for too ghoul for school guidelines literary agents tommy donbavand scream street tommy children’s author blog vampire literary agent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, the new draft of SS4 is in, and a tricky little monkey it’s been to complete, this one (as you’ll know if you’ve read some of my recent posts). Lots of cutting and pasting to get the order of plots and sub-plots exactly right and to help keep the action flowing at a steady […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those who’ve been emailing to ask, here are the titles of the first four Scream Street books. They’ll be published by Walker Books in October 2008. Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire Scream Street 2: Blood of the Witch Scream Street 3: Heart of the Mummy Scream Street 4: Flesh of the Zombie […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 what works […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 job. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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, Twoflower. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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