• Best ending?

    04 March 2020

    I saw the final episode of TV show The Deuce a few days ago. It was a top-notch series (albeit one strictly for adults!) with an absolutely stunning finale -- the last few minutes rank up there for...

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  • Competition o’clock!

    03 March 2020

    The March issue of the Shanville Monthly went live at the weekend. Along with all the latest Darren Shan (and Darren Dash) news and updates, I'm running a COMPETITION with some rare, unusual prizes...

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  • Cirque Du Speedpaint

    02 March 2020

    Having no talent whatsoever when it comes to the world of drawing, it makes me smile ruefully whenever a hopeful fan asks me to draw one of my characters for them -- I always have to say no and...

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  • 51 or 52?!?

    29 February 2020

    A follow-up to yesterday's post.

     

    I realised, after I'd published it, that there have actually been 52 published Darren Shan books, not the 51 that I quoted. It wasn't that I got my numbers...

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  • What’s missing?!?

    28 February 2020

    Over 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...

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  • Getting started

    27 February 2020

    A 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...

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