My esteemed Trapped By Monsters cave colleague Ali Sparkes has just come up with something a bit tremendous – a new author initiative called Adopt A Bookshop. I’ve adopted mine. Here’s a quiet word from them: If anyone reading this would like to know how to buy my books and have them signed and personalized [...]
Archive > February 2011
Inbali and Joe Review Scream Street…
I was delighted to discover this video review of Scream Street by Jimmy Coates author, Joe Craig, and Tygrine Cat scribe, Inbali Iseries…
ALI’S BRAND NEW WORLD BOOK DAY BOOK
READ THIS VERY CAREFULLY. When you get your £1 World Book Day token for a fabulous new World Book Day book this week…. BUUUUUUY S.W.I.T.C.H. BUG BATTLE! BUUUUUUY S.W.I.T.C.H. BUG BATTLE! BUUUUUUY S.W.I.T.C.H. BUG BATTLE! This one. The yellow and red one. BUUUUUUY S.W.I.T.C.H. BUG BATTLE! OK. You’re back in the room. As you [...]
Doodles from Trinity College
Some doodles from my doodle trip to Early Printed Books in Trinity College, Dublin.
Look at these dudes!
Mudskippers are now my new favourite creatures. I love their eyes, especially those of the little ones looking around the place from inside their eggs at about 4.01. Sam
Books Work Better Than Bombs
I’ve been glued to the news lately, awed and astonished by the bravery of the ordinary people struggling for their freedom at the risk of their lives in Tunisia, Egypt and now Libya. This BBC article caught my eye about Gene Sharp, author of a manual on how to topple tyrants by non-violent means. His [...]
Pulling faces!
Facial expressions are tricky things to get right, although the quirkier the better. Personally, I find attractive, sensible faces almost impossible to draw to my satisfaction, certainly less interesting, but that’s me. I do find myself pulling silly faces in the mirror as an immediate and convenient source of reference although it has to be [...]
The Viking webcomic
The start of a regular weekly webcomic to keep me on my toes. It’s called Viking, and this one’s about Dragonsheep. I hope you like it!
The Award Winning Mr Mumbles
A few months ago I made a comment on the quality of Snurglefluff III’s cooking – a small piece of constructive criticism really, nothing more, but it was enough to get me hung up by my toenails in “The Dirty Room” over Christmas and New Year. A couple of days ago, though, I was cut [...]
A GREAT KOREA MOVE!
It’s always a big thrill for an author to get a brand new copy of their book in the post – and even after the 18th time, it still hasn’t worn off for me! But it was particularly delightful to get this one – the Korean version of Spider Stampede! This is the first book in [...]
