The March issue of the Shanville Monthly went live at the weekend. Along with all the latest Darren Shan (and Darren Dash) news and updates, I'm running a COMPETITION with some rare, unusual prizes...

Having no talent whatsoever when it comes to the world of drawing, it makes me smile ruefully whenever a hopeful fan asks me to draw one of my characters for them -- I always have to say no and...

A follow-up to yesterday's post.

I realised, after I'd published it, that there have actually been 52 published Darren Shan books, not the 51 that I quoted. It wasn't that I got my numbers...

Over the years, quite a few fans have sent me photos of their Darren Shan collections. They're usually pretty impressive -- I've written a LOT of books, and they take up a lot of shelf space when...

A fan of my books, called Kendra, recently wrote to me for some advice about publishing. In her email she said:

"I'm a comic artist/animator, just about to graduate college, and I have a piece...

Just as readers have favourite authors, I think authors who read their reviews tend to have favourite reviewers too. I'm not talking about favouring those who always give you a glowing review --...