Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
I’ve just got back from a hectic three-day trip to London where I dashed around from one part of the city to the next, cramming in as many meetings as I could. I spoke at a Web 2.0 seminar on how to motivate young readers by getting them to create video book trailers, discussed marketing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out this video footage, captured live during my recent creative writing via Skype classes for Holmesdale Technology College…
Well, if you’re an author or want to be one, everything. Your name is the most important part of your brand, and you have to make sure that it is protected at all costs. By far the best way to protect your name online is to register it everywhere you can – along with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m back from two wonderful days performing for young readers as part of the brilliant Bounce Into Books festival! I visited two schools in Beverley and enjoyed an anarchic afternoon at a Sheffield library (where my event was held up for a few minutes by the arrival of a Chinese dragon – not every day […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been meaning to post this video clip for ages… Louie was at Seven Stories in Newcastle to talk about one of his favourite books – Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire!
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is whether I draw the illustrations for my Scream Street books – and the answer is always a resounding NO! I have all the artistic ability of a teaspoon. My publishers, Walker Books, however knew of a very talented artist by the name of Lily Bernard who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Regular visitors will know I’m a huge fan of Doctor Who and – judging by this trailer which has just been released by the BBC for the new series starring Matt Smith – I’m about to like it even more!
On the Scream Street website, you’ll find two new wicked wallpapers to creep up your computer screen – one for Scream Street 7: Invasion of the Normals, and the other for the forthcoming book, Scream Street 8: Attack of the Trolls. Both wallpapers are available in three different sizes, so you’re sure to find something […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I stumbled across an old notebook the other day, in which I’d written a few quick stories, poems and book ideas. Most of them weren’t really useful for future projects, but one silly poem was fun to read back – so I thought I’d post it here and give you the chance to add to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve just got back from a fantastically fun Renaissance Learning symposium in Belfast – where I got to enjoy a talk by Theresa Breslin, author of the powerful Divided City. My own presentation was a little more low key than usual – partly because I’m coming down with a cold and rapidly losing my voice, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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