• Even realer than the real thing

    11 June 2010

    I've had a very busy few days, editing more of what might or might not be my next book for older readers (see the blog before this for a bit more on that topic). It's a long book. The first draft...

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  • How old is too young?!?

    08 June 2010

    Yipes -- another long delay between blogs!!! Sorry, folks. We flew back from New York on Wednesday, arrived home Thursday, and it's been non-stop since then! First I was tired and needed some...

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  • Shan coins a phrase!

    08 June 2010

    Over the last year or so I’ve noticed that the phrase “Cirque du Freak” seems to be creeping into popular usage. It’s been used at least a handful of times in the press that I’m aware of, in...

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  • New reviews

    07 June 2010

    I’ve added several new reviews for Dark Calling to the site, as well as a few new reviews for Procession of the Dead. You can find them, along with all of the other reviews for my books, by ...

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  • New York update

    02 June 2010

    Sorry for another long blog absence, folks, but I've been in New York on holiday for most of the past week and I just couldn't find the time for a long blog! I have been tweeting quite regularly...

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  • The hardest talk

    26 May 2010

    The last couple of days have been hard. After my Grandad died on Sunday, his body was taken away to be embalmed and was then returned to the house. I stayed up all night with some of the family...

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