The ecstasy after the agony!!
15 April 2010On Tuesday I went for a very nice lunch with my agent. For my main course I had calf’s brain!!! It was surprisingly tender in texture, a bit like a scallop. It had a very distinctive taste too,...
Terrible title!!
12 April 2010Spent Saturday with my brother, Declan, who was moving to a new flat, and then with my uncle Derek and his boys. A nice, relaxed day. On Sunday I went to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final — Spurs...
Read full entryLove? Nay! Valentine? Yay!!
09 April 2010Flew over to London on Thursday and saw Love Never Dies at the theatre. It’s the sequel to Phantom of the Opera, and alas it was as redundant as I imagined it would be. A slow, poorly structured...
Read full entryHard day’s thinking
06 April 2010Spent today playing around with ideas for the later books of my new series. I’ve already written the first five, so you’d think I’d have a good idea of where to go next!! But although I know...
Hard day’s thinking
06 April 2010Spent today playing around with ideas for the later books of my new series. I’ve already written the first five, so you’d think I’d have a good idea of where to go next!! But although I know where...
Read full entryA different approach
05 April 2010I did a re-edit of the first book of what will hopefully be my next long series after The Saga of Larten Crepsley. Even though I haven’t revealed what the series will be about (and won’t for quite...
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