Competition o’clock!
03 March 2020The 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...
Cirque Du Speedpaint
02 March 2020Having 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...
51 or 52?!?
29 February 2020A 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...
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 --...