I was going to pick up on Ali’s invitation to make a little list about 2009. I even started making a list. Do you want to see how far I got? Here it is: Best New Chocolate I Discovered: Vivani – especially the ‘Olivio’ dark chocolate, which is made with olive oil. That’s it. That’s my list. The [...]
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LIST ME!
All the list shows are on TV right now – and I LOVE them. So here’s my list of STUFF FROM 2009: 1. BEST BOOKS I READ: The Dragon Orb series by Mark Robson 2. FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME: The Mentalist 3. FAVOURITE CHARACTER I MADE UP: Abandinus from Wishful Thinking 4. BEST BOOK-RELATED MOMENT: [...]
HO! HO! HO!
Reindeer Goblins! They’re out there…ready…waiting… Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Excitement and Anticipation
When I first started out as an author, I made the decision to self publish my first book. I did so before really exploring the traditional publishing route properly. If I had persevered, my first series might have eventually been published by a major publisher … but I doubt it. The story in The Forging [...]
Frivolous science? Perhaps not…
It’s not unusual to open a newspaper, or catch the end of an evening news bulletin, only to be presented with the latest ‘findings’ of some team of government funded scientists somewhere – findings which, to the average person, seem like an utter and unforgivable waste of time and resources. Equally as often, you’ll hear [...]
Kentucky Fried Fairy
During my school workshops I mention an early attempt I made at writing a children’s book – a comedy fantasy novel called KENTUCKY FRIED FAIRY. I’ve mentioned it on my own blog a few times, and if you do a search for it on there you’ll even find a few sample chapters to download and [...]
Why Spelling is Hard
I read this poem years ago and thought it was a brilliant way of highlighting how difficult the English language is to write. I can’t remember (or find out) who wrote it, so if anyone knows please leave a comment. I take it you already know, Of tough and bough and cough and dough. Others [...]
Mr Theophilus
When I started drawing Mr Theophilus for the recently featured short story Jethro’s Ace of Hearts by Sam Enthoven, I soon found myself in trouble. How should I depict him? I wanted to do justice to this wonderful character, but found that as soon as I drew his face – well, it just wasn’t right. [...]
Borders
So, Borders in the UK has finally gone into administration. I’ve been horrified to watch this train wreck happen over the last week or so – especially the uncertainty of the past few days. As an author, Borders has always been ‘my store’; incredibly supportive of my books and supremely welcoming whenever I’ve come in [...]
…And here it is
It’s time to reveal the cover of my new book, CRAWLERS, which is due to be published this April 2010 I’m very excited! Hee hee hee! -Sam
