SMASHWORDS is a familiar site for any self-published author. An indie eBooks alternative to Amazon for almost 15 years, it offers attractive terms to those who sell through its store, and is much...

Tattoo Tuesday is back! And this one is a dream/nightmare depending on your love/loathing of spiders!!!

This incredible tattoo of Madam Octa, lately of Vampire Mountain, but more better known...

There was an article on LISTVERSE a while back called "10 Popular Book Series That Didn’t Make It Past The First Film," which focused on... oh, I think you can guess!!!

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Back in the summer, the Shans went to the Natural History Museum in London -- somewhere I've visited many times over the years, and never yet tired of.

The first photo captures Mrs Shan and our...

I've always appreciated the time, effort and expense that it takes to send a letter to an author, so I've always made a point of replying to every piece of physical fan mail that I've received over...

The Christmas issue of my online monthly newsletter is now live, and it's crammed full of articles that I hope you'll enjoy, such as...

*an exclusive (and long-overdue) interview with Paul...