One from the vaults
26 June 2020Seven years ago I recorded an event for Scottish Book trust, in conjunction with the BBC, which was streamed to schools all across the UK. I focused on my Zom-B series, which had just got going. I...
Lawful Pantser?!?
25 June 2020A fan called Martine shared this with me a while back. It's a list of Writing Style Alignments, which aims to place authors in one of nine brackets based on how they plan their work. It's by no...
Cirque Du Canada
24 June 2020I'm a bit late sharing this piece of news, but the Cirque Du Freak movie has been streaming on Netflix Canada since May 5th, as you can see in the article below. Whether this is a good thing or a...
Tattoo Tuesday keeps on truckin’!
23 June 2020Egads!! It's another Tattoo Tuesday!!! This one was shared with me by a fan with the best name in the world -- he's called Darren!!! It's a beautiful homage to Madam Octa, the spider beloved of...
NovelTeens
22 June 2020The Museum of Literature Ireland recently launched a strand called NovelTeens, in which authors provide some writing tips via short videos for up-and-coming writers. Each piece is about 5 or 6...
The endless Sunday strolls
21 June 2020The Shans have been doing a lot of local rambling during lockdown, staying within our prescribed boundaries, only venturing slightly further afield as the rules slowly change. So these photos,...