Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
It’s often easy to forget that, as a writer, I work with words every day and find communicating my thoughts and feelings to others a very simple affair – but that’s not the case for everyone. Some people struggle to make themselves understood. So, I was delighted to discover a wonderful website that allows you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seven days, to be precise. I’m going away for a week today for a short holiday with the family. Normal service should resume next week… Byeeeeeeee!
I’m back from my break – and more tired than ever! Still, work beckons and I’m continuing my efforts to complete the first draft of Scream Street 9 by the end of the month. Wish me luck…
I’ve taken a break from reading children’s books recently, and given three titles written for grown-ups a go – and they’ve all been about zombies… ** Please note – the following books feature some gruesome stuff and aren’t suitable for younger readers! ** WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks I read this book after a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know why, but I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently asking for free books – some from the type of organisations that contact authors on a regular basis, but increasingly from children asking me to send them a signed copy. My response is always in several parts: One – authors don’t get […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like vampire novels. A lot. And I TRIED reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. No, I really did! It just wasn’t my kind of thing (and I’ve had to rewrite that sentence quite a few times, I can tell you!) In fact, after completing Darren Shan’s Cirque Du Freak series, I was beginning to wonder […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first two books in the Scream Street series – Fang of the Vampire and Blood of the Witch – are published in the US today by Candlewick Press! To celebrate the publication, I’ve made a second Scream Street USA trailer – which features my first attempt at using a green screen in my videos. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had a FANTASTIC time at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival! My event took place yesterday in the RBS Imagination Lab, at the same time as the very talented Tony Lee (we considered switching audiences at the last minute – just to throw everyone!) As I was setting up, I was delighted to see my […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I read this story a while back, but have only just found the link with which to bring it to your attention… Avid 91 year old reader, Louise Brown from Stranraer, is about to (in fact, she probably now has) borrowed her 25,000th book from her local library! She took out her first book in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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