Would you like to be one of the very first people to read my new book The Devil’s Triangle? It’s not due for general release for another 2 months, but I have three advance copies to give away here. The rules are simple: Reply to this post with the words “I think Trapped by Monsters [...]
Archive > January 2011
Work in progress
Following my post last weekend about my current project: a picture book called The Totally terrifying Three by Haiwyn Oram I thought I’d show you the stages of an illustration from thumbnail through to finished a/w. Unfortunately, I’m limited to an A4 scanner so my choice of a/w measures around 54cm x 38cm means I’ll [...]
Hee hee hee HEE!
Via the blog of Warren Eliis, ten minutes of joyful, jaw-dropping special effects mayhem courtesy of 2010 Tamil film Enthiran, or The Robot. My favourite bit starts around 3mins20. Enjoy.
Richard & Judy’s Children’s Book Club
I’m delighted to announce that Scream Street 3: Heart of the Mummy has been chosen as one of the first titles to feature in the new Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club! Appearing in the ‘Read by Yourself’ category, SS3 will be part of a special display in branches of WHSmith, and sold as part [...]
Authors Are Out For Themselves
Oxford county council leader, Keith Mitchell, claims authors are out for themselves by campaigning against library closures: http://bit.ly/hei9lN This makes me so angry! Authors are paid 6.25p each time one of our books is loaned out, up to a maximum of £6,600 a year (and only the top 250 authors collected the maximum amount last [...]
Screen Street!
I’ve had to keep quiet about this for a VERY long time – but I can finally reaveal some big news… Today, I signed the contracts that would allow development to begin on a Scream Street animated TV series! The project is still in its very early stages but, if everything goes to plan, you [...]
A Totally Terrifying Dragon(?)
Although I usually write and illustrate my own picture books I’m open to the idea of illustrating stories by other authors. At the moment I’m doing just that, a picture book called The Totally Terrifying Three by Haiwyn Oram. The text is excellent and tells of three characters: a Dragon, a Witch and a Giant [...]
Tremble before NESBIT
OK, let’s start with this guy: Dell identifies him as a ‘demon from The Temptation of Christ,’ as portrayed in a late fifteenth century human manuscript illumination. Looks harmless enough, doesn’t he? Even – you might think – friendly. But that, dear reader, is precisely the problem. Nesbit (as we know him) is one of [...]
Gladstone’s Library
I managed to escape the caves recently, and spent a wonderful day at Gladstone’s Library in Flintshire, working with a group of primary school teachers on techniques to help boys get into writing. In addition to being a sumptuous setting for an enjoyable day of workshops, I was also lucky enough to spend the night [...]
