For the last few days I have been out of the cave, running events at the Turriff Book Festival in Aberdeenshire. I met lots of excited kids, talked nonsense for a total of 7 or 8 hours, and enjoyed the taste of air that wasn’t tinged with the acrid stench of monster dung. Or David’s [...]
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Oh, NO!
I was woken this morning by a low chuckle that came from somewhere beyond the rim of my pit. I heard a soft, fluttering sound then something landed on my face. What was it – some kind of parasitic spider-creature, trying to clamp itself to my brain? If only. It was this poster, and the [...]
A Group hug for Mostly Books!
My two little tinkers Monika and Luka helped me out during a recent Hugless Douglas event at the wonderful Mostly Books in Abingdon. The idea, after reading the picture book, was to make a 2D / 3D version of the character using whatever came to hand. Great fun! Thank you to Mark and Nikki Thornton for [...]
My New Favourite T-Shirt
We don’t often get parcels here in the caves. As soon as this one landed in my pit I tore it open with gusto. What did it contain? Food? Loo roll? Some kind of message of comfort from the outside world? …No. But this is a good t-shirt, I’ve got to admit. Fancy one yourself? [...]
Not For The Squeamish
Three quick things. First, here’s a link to a piece I wrote for the website of SFX Magazine listing my current Top Ten Favourite Horror Books and Films. Second, here’s Play With Spider, a jolly little 3D Flash animation that’s fairly self-explanatory. Lead your furry friend by the movement of your mouse, by leaving out [...]
A Taste of Freedom!
Last Sunday, I was dragged from my cave in the dark, wee hours and bundled into the back of a van which – for some reason – was filled with boxes of books. Little did I know I would be spending the next week being paraded around schools in Inverclyde and East Dunbartonshire on what [...]
No Prizes …
… for guessing what happened at the end of this event! Ali, Andy and I thought to make a break for it. We all raced out to Stratford upon Avon and hid amongst a host of librarians, teachers and other authors, but to no avail. Noodlepoop the Furious tracked us down by posing as the [...]
(Ghostly) World Boook Day!
I met two Ghost Goblin fans during my visit to Chandlings School, Abingdon a few weeks back. I have since been sent these great pictures. I present to you William and Thomas Kent. Or rather: Butt-Knuckle (top), and Cold Jack (bottom). And the great thing is – they’re twins!
Aye Write
The monsters have continued to work me hard recently, packing me up and shunting me all over the place to run workshops and events at schools and libraries across the country. Last week I was posted to Aberdeen. This week I was sent to Strathblane, near Stirling, before being carted down to Glasgow by Brenda, [...]
World Book Day Dragon!
It turns out that the mass break out of authors from the cave last week had been carefully stage-managed by the monsters. They were waiting for us everywhere we went. Despite scattering across the country, racing from school to school in an effort to escape, it was all to no avail. They were way ahead [...]
