• 50th birthday gifts

    15 July 2022

    Look, I don't want to milk my 50th birthday (which fell on the 2nd of July), but I have two more posts to share, one today and one tomorrow, and then I'll be done with it -- promise!!!

     

    So,...

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  • Trending in Japan

    14 July 2022

    When I looked on my Twitter feed this morning, there were quite a few emails from Japanese fans, telling me my name was trending on Twitter in Japan -- a nice way to start the day!!

     

    Basically,...

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  • Work in progress

    13 July 2022

    I started a new book today.

    Apart from some picture books that I've been working on over the last couple of years, it's the first bit of new writing I've done since I finished the first draft of...

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  • Tattoo Tuesday - Maria

    12 July 2022

    It's another Tattoo Tuesday, and today's offering comes to us courtesy of a fan called Maria.

     

    Maria opted for my most-tattooed of quotes, and managed to get it done in my handwriting. A brave...

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  • On the beach in Clonakilty

    10 July 2022

    Back over the Easter break in April, the Shans went on a short holiday to Clonakilty in County Cork in Ireland. We enjoyed some lovely weather while we were there (a rarity at any time in Ireland,...

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  • Zom-B fan art by Liv

    09 July 2022

    Yesterday's post about the B Smith Scary Faerie reminded me that I had some Zom-B fan art to share, all by a fan called Liv, so I figured this was as good a time as any to traumatize -- I mean...

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