Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
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Belated congratulations to the master of young horror, Darren Shan. The movie based on his Cirque Du Freak series of books begins filming in February. here’s the official announcement: The “Cirque du Freak” series of bestselling children’s novels by Irish author Darren Shan has been acquired by Universal Pictures and will be adapted for a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I read a lot. I must get through close to 100 books a year, which isn’t bad as I only get chance to pick one up at bedtime when the kids are asleep! One thing I don’t do is continue reading a book that doesn’t grab me. Time’s too precious to waste reading bad writing. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Time for me to recommend another book or, in this case, a series of books. The Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton are, to put it mildly, hilarious! I picked up the first of these irreverent adventures for my eight ear old, read it myself, and immediately went out to get the other two! Mr […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another of the questions I’m asked by new writers is, ‘Do I need an agent?’, closely followed by ‘How do I get one?’ My answer is always the same. No, you don’t need an agent to sell your writing; I sold my first four books direct to the publisher. However, if you want your work […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Had a very strange dream last night. For some reason, the government placed a £15 tax on every book – including the ones you already owned. This meant that most people couldn’t keep their book collection and had to get rid of them all except for three (why three, I’m not sure!) I woke up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I read a wonderful book over the past few days – Tim” Defender Of The Earth by Sam Enthoven. Obviously, I won’t give too much away but, suffice to say, any book that has a T-Rex rampaging through the streets of London (although, not necessarily in the way you might imagine) works for me! Sam’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Editorial Anonymous, one of my favourite blogs, posted details of what someone, somewhere considered to be a genuine submission a few days ago. In reality, all it was was a spam email for a self-published children’s book (and a self-published children’s book that claimed to be THE educational tool of the year, at that!) The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m off to London today (an odd thing to type as I lived there for eight years). Tomorrow is the sales conference at my new publishers – Walker Books – and they want me to introduce my series, Scream Street, to the reps and foreign sales teams. I’m a little nervous, but really looking forward […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve signed the contract to write a new book for top educational publishers, Continuum Books. Making A Drama Out Of A Crisis will feature drama games and exercises designed to help moderate behaviour in the classroom. I’ve got a handful of fantastic teachers around the country willing to test out these exercises and report back […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My trip to London was a great success, and I’ll have some exciting Scream Street news to share very soon! Tommy
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