• Bulgarian improv

    10 May 2019

    I recently received a lovely email from a fan of my Darren Dash books for adults, which put a big smile on my face. The fan is called Tatyana, and she lives in Bulgaria, where Sunburn -- the book...

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  • What comes first?

    09 May 2019

    A fan called Mathias emailed me a while ago to say that he was about to start re-reading my Demonata series, but should he start with the first book -- Lord Loss -- and read them in the order...

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  • Madrid!!!!

    09 May 2019

    Madrid, here I come!!! It's costing an arm and a leg just to get there, with no guarantee of a ticket on the night, but I've waited my entire life for this, and I'm gonna do everything I can to be...

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  • Lilo and Crepsley!

    08 May 2019

    A few days ago, I shared a drawing by a fan called Numie of Darren and Mr Crepsley, inspired by a scene in the Cirque Du Freak manga, but drawn in a cartoonish style. Numie went on to share another...

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  • Lord Loss fan video

    07 May 2019

    Checkmate! This is a nice, short promo video for Lord Loss, made by a fan called Brandon. Nothing fancy on the technical front, but it goes to show that sometimes simple can be very effective....

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  • Creative education

    06 May 2019

    The students at Team Kolbe House are studying Cirque Du Freak, and were challenged to come up with adverts for a vampire's assistant. You can see their wonderfully creative responses in the photo....

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