• Potter and YA in the noughties

    07 August 2024

    There 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...

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  • The Belgariad influence

    05 August 2024

    A 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...

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  • Archibald Lox Vol 1 Kobo sale

    02 August 2024

    To 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...

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  • Terrified Troll - release date update

    31 July 2024

    When 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...

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  • Tattoo Tuesday - Demi

    30 July 2024

    I'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...

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  • Hungary beckons!

    29 July 2024

    I'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...

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