PHEW. It’s been a weird few days. I have to tell you, guys, that so far I’ve never had writer’s block. I’ve had a lot of ‘Imposter Syndrome’ where I think that next time is when I will finally get found out – that someone infinitely cleverer than me will one day stand up, wave [...]
Archive > May 2009
Incey Wincey Sp-ARGH!
More from the MONSTER ART ARCHIVES, courtesy once again of the jaw-droppingly awesome Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Here’s one character you wouldn’t want to find in your bath: meet THE EARTH SPIDER… Handsome, ain’t he? And you can see he doesn’t like it when you wave the butter knife at him. Here (below) is more of the [...]
The importance of front covers
I was sent a link to a website today that I thought I’d share with you, since it’s (a bit) interesting. It’s the website for a designer who helps self-published authors redesign their book covers, and it has a few examples of what makes a bad front cover and what makes a good one. Now, [...]
So, wotcha fink?
After I foolishly mentioned that I’d once read a magazine about web-design, the monsters decided I should do a redesign of the Trapped By Monsters website. I tried to protest – tried to explain to them I had deadlines to meet, and school events to organise, and a monkey to start training for next year’s [...]
All of my ‘ovas’ are out!
If it wasn’t for my ‘itches’ I’d be in dire trouble in the fantasy tennis competition. Thank goodness for Cilic, Tipsarevic and Dokic, that’s all I can say! Sadly my team lost both Hantuchova and Makarova today, literally leaving me with only half of my lady’s team intact after only one round of the French [...]
Absorbed By Orbs
More reading – and this time I’ve tackled the second and third titles in fellow trapped author, Mark Robson’s brilliant Dragon Orb series, Shadow and Longfang. As I said back when I read Firestorm – this series is not only a wonderful fantasy adventure story featuring some of the most realistic characters this side of [...]
Anything But Normal…
I’m very proud to reveal the cover for Scream Street 7: Invasion of the Normals, which will be published in the UK at Halloween this year. “But, how can there be a seventh book?” I hear you ask. “Did Luke, Resus and Cleo fail in their quest to collect the relics of the founding fathers? [...]
Renegade
One of the advantages of not spending a lot of time on line recently is that I’ve been able to read quite a bit – and so I was delighted when the monsters appeared at my cell door with a proof copy of the third book in Alan Gibbons’ Hell’s Underground series, Renegade. In this [...]
Dark Summer? Too right!
How was your weekend, reader? Enjoy the sunshine, did you? Did you find a comfy spot, perhaps with a breeze caressing your toes, where you could relax with an awesome book and a glass of something delicious? Sam heaves a very long and poignant sigh. The power a good book can have to take you [...]
Happy Towel Day!
A few of our more observant blog visitors may have noticed that I’ve been missing for a while. It all started when I attempted to move to a different cell, deeper within the caves, only to find that the slime heater wasn’t working properly… I wont go on, suffice to say the past few weeks [...]
