• Old age = no barrier

    21 May 2021

    On my website there's a section called Writing Tips, in which I talk at length about the writing process and all the different stages of the journey to being a published author. One section early...

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  • Shinical’s video review of Cirque Du Freak

    20 May 2021

    A YouTube vlogger with the handle of Shinical posted a review of my Cirque Du Freak series a few months back. She provides a nice, quick overview of the entire series, in a video that runs just...

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  • Description lite

    19 May 2021

    This post from a fan called Rabia made me happy. I do sometimes worry about my descriptions. I'm of the mindset that readers don't need TOO much information to be getting along with. Every reader...

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  • Hell Jackals are go!!!

    18 May 2021

    A fan called Kat recently shared this skeletal masterpiece over on Twitter. It's a drawing of a hell jackal, fearsome, kill-crazy creatures who appear in my Archibald Lox books.

     

    I moved away...

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  • Tales From the Folly

    17 May 2021

    A fan of my books PLUS Ben Aaronovitch's books wrote to me recently on Twitter to say that I'd been mentioned in one of his works. The fan's name is Scott, and the book in question is called Tales...

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  • St Patrick, a piano, and leaves

    16 May 2021

    The Shan kids take centre stage this Sunday, as they so often do in my end-of-the-week posts. The first two date back to St Patrick's Day (March 17th) and feature Dante dolled up in green from head...

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