Potter and YA in the noughties
07 August 2024There was an interesting article on COURAGEOUS NERD a while back (OK -- quite a long time back! July last year in fact!!), looking at YA fiction of the early noughties, and how the Harry Potter...
The Belgariad influence
05 August 2024A fan of mine called JAY emailed me recently to say:
"I’ve just started reading The Belgariad series and saw your quote in the front of the book. I’ve been a massive fan of your books for some...
Archibald Lox Vol 1 Kobo sale
02 August 2024To tie in with a Kobo promotional sale, for the entire month of August, the eBook of Volume One of my Archibald Lox series will be reduced to just $0.99!!! It will be a similar low price around the...
Terrified Troll - release date update
31 July 2024When I announced last year that I was going to be releasing my first ever children's picture book, The Terrified Troll, with artist Eva Byrne, I said that we were hoping to release it before the...
Tattoo Tuesday - Demi
30 July 2024I've another TATTOO TUESDAY post for you all, and today's corker was shared with us by a Shanster called DEMI.
Demi wrote to me a while back, saying she wanted to get a tattoo of her favourite...
Hungary beckons!
29 July 2024I'll be making a rare public appearance in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday August 24th. I'll be giving a talk and answering questions from those in attendance, then signing books and posing for...