What’s missing?!?
28 February 2020Over the years, quite a few fans have sent me photos of their Darren Shan collections. They're usually pretty impressive -- I've written a LOT of books, and they take up a lot of shelf space when...
Getting started
27 February 2020A fan of my books, called Kendra, recently wrote to me for some advice about publishing. In her email she said:
"I'm a comic artist/animator, just about to graduate college, and I have a piece...
Books, Films & Random Lunacy
26 February 2020Just as readers have favourite authors, I think authors who read their reviews tend to have favourite reviewers too. I'm not talking about favouring those who always give you a glowing review --...
Shanentine’s Day
25 February 2020Valentine's Day has come and gone, so I'm either a couple of weeks late with these, or 50 weeks early for next year's day of love! :-)
These were drawn by Amity Lee, for those fans of my Cirque Du...
Hedwig and the Angry Freak!
24 February 2020I get Google alerts any time Cirque Du Freak is mentioned in a news story, and I got one recently concerning an upcoming run of the musical Hedwig And The Angry Inch in Pennsylvania in the USA.
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Toast and Crows
23 February 2020As I do most Sundays, I'm sharing some Shan family snaps, and this week I'm featuring my daughter Gaia.
The first photo was taken a few weeks back, before she had properly started walking but...