There is now just over one week until my first ‘proper’ book – Invisible Fiends: Mr Mumbles – is officially published. It’s possible you may start to see it in bookshops before then, though, and if you do it’d be fab if you could let me know.

It’s a very exciting feeling having your first book come out. Yes, I’ve written quite a few books in the past, but none of them have been completely my creation. I did not created Ben 10 for the Ben 10 books I wrote. Nor did I give birth to David Beckham, so I can’t take credit for the book I wrote in the David Beckham Academy series, either.

But Invisible Fiends? That baby is all mine.

Late last week my author copies fell through the mail chute into my section of the cave, and – once I’d wiped the slime, snot and excrement off the package – I haven’t stopped smiling since. So you know what to watch out for when you’re at your local bookshop, this is what the cover looks like:

Pretty nice, huh? Well, in as much as a large, sinister man with stitched-up lips reaching out to try and kill you could be described as “nice”.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a long time. A really long time. Being in here with so many accomplished authors, I’ve always felt like a bit of a fraud. Now, though, with Mr Mumbles about to be unleashed upon the world, I can perhaps start to feel that I’ve truly earned my place here in the stinking, decaying cesspits that are these caves.

Want to read an extract from Mr Mumbles? Pop along to the official site and click the book icon on the bottom left of the page. Feel free to leave a comment here telling me what you think.