Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
Seven Stories, the centre for children’s books, has arranged a spooky Halloween event to celebrate the publication of the first four Scream Street novels. I’ll be running my ‘Scary Scribes’ creative writing workshop, then reading from Scream Street and ‘Ghostwriter’ – the story I wrote exclusively for Seven Stories. After the readings, there’ll be a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve just finished rewriting the fifth book in the Scream Street series, Skull of the Skeleton. My editor’s notes were, as ever, spot on, and I worked to make the book as exciting as possible – especially as it all takes place in a single night, and features an appearance from a particularly well-known horror […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Huzzah! The Scream Street group on Facebook is now 200 members strong! Why not join the fun yourself? Members get to read exclusive extracts, get sneak peaks at artwork and are the first to hear of upcoming author events. Plus, there’s a chance for one member to win the very first Scream Street book I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A recent email asked if I could show a screenshot of my computer desktop, so here goes… (You can click on the image to get a better look.) As you can see, I work on a Mac, and I’ve made my own Scream Street desktop wallpaper (you can download a Scream Street desktop of your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m delighted to announce that another top author has read and enjoyed the first book in the Scream Street series. This time it was Artemis Fowl creator, Eoin Colfer. Here’s what he had to say: “Exactly the sort of grisly, gross and hilarious stuff that kids will love!” Eoin Colfer Thanks, Eoin! Tommy
The first review for Fang of the Vampire – the first book in the Scream Street series – is now online. It includes: ‘Fang of the Vampire’ is a fast paced, action-packed story packed with horror and humour. It is not the type of horror that is likely to give young readers nightmares but it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I appeared briefly on The National Lottery on BBC1 last night to help promote Seven Stories’ bid for one of the National Lottery Awards. Unfortunately, we didn’t win – but I’m sure the publicity will attract lots of new visitors to the centre. Tommy
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