Archive for November, 2008

Screamcast 2 - November 2008

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

The second edition of the Screamcast is now online!  This month I answer a question about how many Scream Street books there will be, hear feedback from fiendish fans in the north west, and read an exclusive short story - Bone To Be Wild!
Download your copy here!
Tommy
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Hippo Bathday!

Friday, November 28th, 2008

It’s a double celebration here in the Donbavand household today.  Not only is it my birthday (I’m 41), but it’s also a year to the day since I started this blog.
And how will my blog and I be spending the day?  Working on all things Scream Street!  Great fun!
Tommy
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North Liverpool Academy

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Thanks to everyone at North Liverpool Academy for taking part in two great days of Scream Street events and workshops!  I love coming back to my home city, but the enthusiasm of pupils and teachers alike made this trip especially memorable.

Here’s to my next visit!
Tommy
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Dead Set

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

I’m a little late posting this as I’ve only just watched the series after taping it a few weeks ago…
Congratulations to Charlie Brooker and everyone involved in the production of Dead Set - the zombie strewn take of Big Brother gone wrong.  Although I do love me some zombies - I don’t normally watch horror [...]

 

Blog Of The Living Dead

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Scream Street 4: Flesh of the Zombie has recently received a great review from the zombie fans over at Blog of the Undead.
You can see what they had to say by clicking here: http://zombie-night.blogspot.com/2008/11/scream-street.html
Thanks for the kind words, guys.  Should the attack ever come, I’ll rescue you first!
Tommy
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Y! Live Is Dead

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Y! Live, the site from Yahoo! that I use to broadcast my webcam, is going off the air from 3rd December.  I’m going to have to find another way to push images of me hard at work in my office out to the world.  I’ll let you know as soon as I find a replacement [...]

 

This Book Is A Scream!

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire has received a great review in the Liverpool Echo…
Blood-curdling capers – this is one of a series of four released this month – from Liverpool author Tommy Donbavand: grisly, gross and great fun.

You can see the full review here: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/echo-columnists/2008/11/17/this-book-is-a-scream-100252-22275177/
Tommy
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Marden Bridge Middle School

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Thanks to everyone at Marden Bridge Middle School for a great day today.  I ran four creative writing workshops, and was amazed at the brilliant ideas which emerged.  Now the task is to turn those ideas into exciting stories!  I can’t wait to read them!
Tommy
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Making A Drama Out Of A Crisis

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

My forthcoming educational book, Making A Drama Out Of A Crisis: Drama Techniques for Improving Behaviour Management in the Classroom is now available to pre-order via amazon.co.uk here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Drama-Out-Crisis-Techniques/dp/1855394464/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227093279&sr=1-11
The book - published by Network Continuum Education - contains dozens of unique drama games and exercises to help with problems such as use of bad language, [...]

 

TV Hits!

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Scream Street 2: Blood of the Witch gets a great review at the TV Hits website:

You can read the review by clicking here: http://www.tvhits.co.uk/book_reviews.php
Tommy
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