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Review-A-Rama!

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Two more reviews on amazon.co.uk for Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire…
Very Entertaining
I really enjoyed this book. Read it in advance of reading it to my six year old to see if they would like it. It’s really good fun. I was fascinated by vampires and werewolves as a kid and would have really [...]

 

Spooky Reviews

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

As previously mentioned, I’ve been reading and reviewing spooky kids books for the October edition of Junior Education Plus.  The reviews are now online, and can be found here.
The books I reviewed are:
Stone Goblins by David Melling
Fright Night: The Shrieking Stones by Steve Rogers
Nightmare Academy: Charlie’s Monsters by Dean Lorey
The Murrian by Robert Dodds
The Wickit [...]

 

Sadly…

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Just 13 days to go and the first review has appeared on amazon.co.uk It gives Fang of the Vampire five stars, saying…

A fast and fun read, mixing humour and horror…
This is the first in a series of spooky adventures aimed at 7-9 year olds. The lead characters - a werewolf, a vampire and a mummy [...]

 

Liverpool Literary Festival

Friday, September 19th, 2008

I’m coming back to my home town with an appearance at this year’s Liverpool Literary Festival.  Click here for more details: http://www.liv.ac.uk/literaryfestival/
Information about my events can be found here and here.
Tommy
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Lost For Words

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

My good friend and fellow author, Barry Hutchison, has reviewed the first book in the Scream Street series - Fang of the Vampire.  Now, I know he’s a mate and all that, but his words have truly left me speechless:
Two years or so ago, when Tommy first mentioned his idea for a street filled with [...]

 

Seven Stories

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

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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First Scream Street Review

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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 is [...]

 

Screen Street

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

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 own [...]

 

In Your Face(book)

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

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 ever sign!
Just [...]

 

150 & Counting…

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The Scream Street group on Facebook has hit the 150 member mark - which is fantastic, as my goal was to reach 100 members before the books were published.  Now, of course, I’m hoping for 200…
If you haven’t joined yet - point your mouse in this direction and click with us!  members get to read [...]