Mark Robson and myself have been allowed out this Saturday, 31st October, to sign books and draw ghouly ‘things’ like this fella. In fact, with a bit of luck you can win this very drawing as part of a prize, together with a signed set of books from one of Mark’s fantastic series. This chap [...]
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The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is – AAARGH!
Have you ever watched passers-by in Halloween costumes? Have you ever wondered whether any of the people you’re seeing might actually be monsters? Perhaps they’re using this holiday as the perfect chance to go about their dark and nefarious purposes in full view of the human public. Because if they /are/ monsters, how would you [...]
Shadow Portal
Another day, another great story cooked up by the young people of Northamptonshire. Today I visited the libraries in Thrapston, Rushden and Irthlingborough. I gave the first group the option of carrying on the story started by the young people in the group of libraries I visited on Monday, or starting a fresh one of [...]
Beware WH Myths! – Shopping has never been so scary!
No, this is not a post about where to buy a Stephen King film/story. The picture just sort of fitted the story that came from a series of writing workshops I did today in Libraries around Northampton. Children came to Wootton Fields, Kingsthorpe and Weston Favell Libraries today to take part in ‘Monster Workshops’ with [...]
I Was Up So Early They Had To Vet Me
I was up at about 6 this morning so I could go on the telly again. Not my usual routine, especially when there’s a Test Match on (when I usually have the alarm set for 10.46am, allowing just enough time to get breakfast before catching the last few minutes of the build-up to the start [...]
Vet Me, Vet Me!
I have a long story to tell you about what happened when I was finally fully digested and ejected by the monster that ate me, but I’m going to save that for now because… I escaped from the cave! Only temporarily. I’m back now. I snuck out (in a cab) and found myself at BBC [...]
Model Behaviour
The monsters allowed Andy Briggs and myself out for the day on Tuesday to give creative writing workshops at the Renaissance Learning event in Leeds – and a great time was had by all… …but especially by Andy, who was asked to pose as a model for the brilliant writing tool, the NEO II – [...]
Hang in there, Joe!
Now we know Joe has internet access, I thought I’d encourage him on his harrowing passage through the monster’s intestinal tract by posting some good news here, for a change. Yesterday I was allowed out of the caves to do my stuff at a brilliant event, the Leicester Teen Read Expo. Check my blog to [...]
Giant Sleepover
Straight after the Trapped By Monsters event in Abingdon on Saturday, I donned my pyjamas and dashed off with my monster jailer to a cub and beaver camp in Northampton to take part in the Giant Sleepover. I’d been asked to read a spooky story to the assembled campers before they settled down for the [...]
“Ketch” You Later
What do you see here? A humble bottle of sauce? Or what’s soon to become the most feared literary harbinger of doom since The Black Spot in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island? In addition to Tommy’s horrifying post below, further distressing details of Saturday’s dark doings may be discerned at the Mostly Books blog, here.
