In the gallery I’ve posted pictures of libraries from the homes of 5 famous people. I didn’t sneak in and take the pictures myself. That would have been mainly illegal, except in the case of one of the celebrities, who happens to be my natural father.
Archive > January 2011
The Truth Is Coming
Look what I got for Christmas… To anyone else, Monsters by Christopher Dell (published by Thames and Hudson) is a gorgeous, glossy, gleeful romp through some of the finest monster art that humanity has ever produced, compiled from a wonderful variety of cultures and periods of history. To myself and my fellow members of the [...]
TARZAN – the new cover!
One of the joys of being an author is when you receive the cover that is going to grace your precious pages. I can now reveal the final cover art for my new book – TARZAN: THE GREYSTOKE LEGACY – out June 2nd. After, literally, years of work to get this project off the ground, [...]
12 Books in 12 Months
Here’s a slightly unusual challenge a non-cavebound person has set themselves. A friend of a friend of mine (it actually is – this isn’t the start of a unconvincing urban myth) has decide to write a novel a month for the whole of 2011. She’s aiming to dash off 2000 words a day every single [...]
Your Favourite Fictional Character
Hi guys A few years ago The Independent newspaper asked 100 ‘literary luminaries’ to choose their favourite fictional characters. The results of the poll can be found here, and there are some really interesting choices: some familiar, household names, others a little less well-known. So, for example, we have Terry Pratchett picking out that anti-hero [...]
They’ve done it again!
Yep, the dudes at The Asylum have given us yet another B movie classic! You’ve marvelled at Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, you’ve cringed at Mega Piranha, now gasp in awe at the awe… fulness that is Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus! Can’t wait for this one to hit the UK!
WHAT DREAMS SHOULD COME
It’s said that Charles Dickens used the stuff of his dreams in some of his novels. This always makes me feel good – because so do I. I’ve always dreamed in Cinemascope – amazing, colourful, emotion-drenched movies spin through my mind when I’m in dream phase. I don’t know what it’s related to – luna [...]
Good Book + Snack = Agony!
Last night, I was reading Dan Simmons’ scarily brilliant - – while eating a bag of – - when I developed an itchy eye. So absorbed was I by the plight of the HMS Erebus & the HMS Terror that I rubbed my eye with a Wotsits-coated finger. Aarrrgghhhh! Just goes to show that brilliant books and tasty snacks [...]
Wet Friday
Found myself drenched this morning so sought refuge in Costa. Haven’t quite embraced the New Year’s creative potential yet. This is the best I could do with what I had: a coffee, a pen, a napkin, and a soggy tree looking mournfully at me through a steamy, rain-splattered window.
Writing to Music!
Happy New Year everybody! I got some fantastic Christmas presents this year, and amongst them were some awesome movie soundtracks. I’ve been listening to soundtracks a great deal recently, mainly ones by the legendary Hans Zimmer. I will often play the Dark Knight soundtrack on my headphones when I’m walking somewhere (it makes me walk [...]
