If you're looking for some eBook bargains to fill up your summer with reading, without putting too much strain on your wallet, you might be interested in the SMASHWORDS SUMMER SALE, where LOADS of...

As I mentioned in my online monthly newsletter last weekend, my next Darren Dash novel for adult readers (a sci-fi tale about time travel) will be coming out later this year -- hopefully October,...

Like every other writer (or so I imagine), I absolutely LOVE it when a reader takes the time to post a review of one of my books online. Word of mouth is still the most powerful publicity tool in a...

The July issue of my online monthly newsletter went live over the weekend. It rounds up all the latest Darren Shan news and stories from the last thirty days, including...

Volume 2 of my...

Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday, dear Darren!
Happy birthday to me!!!

Yep, it's my birthday today -- 51 years young!! To be honest, I don't pay much attention to my...

Mrs Shan and I went to see the band MADNESS at King John's Castle in Limerick last night. A fun, lively gig, hardly spoiled at all by the rain which fell steadily for much of the time! We managed...