Spent most of Friday trudging around homeware stores looking at toilets, baths, showers, sinks etc for the new rooms in our extension. NOT my idea of a good time!!! But these sorts of boring...

Finished my edit of what might be my next book for adults. Very pleased with it. It had been a long time since I last did any work on the book, so I found plenty to tweak and tighten up -- I cut...

Exciting news for my American fans—I’m coming back to the States on tour in November 2010, for the first time in 2 years!! It’s not going to be a massive tour but I’m going to try to squeeze in...

Went up to Dublin on Saturday to see Paul McCartney at the RDS. I went to see him several years ago in London, but was quite far back that time. This time we managed to get seats quite close to...

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...

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...