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Category > Important Announcement!
Open Doors
Barnaby Richards has just started a new weekly webcomic. The site is called anopendoorquietly. If the new project turns out to be even a quarter as wonderful as his weekly Postcards from Cosmo were, here on Trapped By Monsters, then the world is in for a treat. A Letter for Florence starts here. If, while [...]
Ta-Da!
At last! I’ve finally got around to starting my own blog: www.davidmelling.co.uk/blog Which means as well as posting stuff like this mad eye-balled idiot here on Trapped By Monsters… I might post stuff like this little chap… [...]
THE TOTALLY TERRIFYING THREE!
Look out for my STONKING new picture book and tell your CHUMS to SKIDADDLE down to your local bookshop and get one! (Well, there’s three words I’m not sure I’ve ever used before – strange I should do so now – can you guess what they are?
Blood Gushing Nubs
It’s time to announce the winner of the Spinechills / Crawlers Competition, the horror writing contest that’s been running this past month or so based on the vile, mind-controlling creatures from my book CRAWLERS. Picking a winner was a nightmare. My congratulations and best wishes to runners-up Ajay, Veronica and Ecner for their bloodcurdling and [...]
Story Writing Competition – Winner
Each year, I run a spooky story writing competition on my website, and this year’s contest attracted over 150 entries – the highest number ever! The standard of writing – from creepy characters to petrifying plots – was incredible, and I’d like to thank everyone who entered. However, there can only be one winner, and [...]
Happy Birthday MOSTLY BOOKS!
I’m delighted to announce the birthday of one of my local independent bookshop Mostly Books. Five years ago yesterday (1st July), they set up shop here in Abingdon and they’ve been nothing short of an inspiration to all book lovers. They were quickly recognised for their talent by winning the New Independent Bookshop of the [...]
Charity Auction!
It’s not often that I sell my artwork. I guess I’m thinking that one day I’ll have some kind of retrospective exhibition that will ease me into retirement. Meanwhile, 95% of my pictures are stored, rather too messily for my liking, in my loft. But there are exceptions to the rule. I was invited by [...]
Authors For Japan
Please check out this wonderful new project, started by the talented author Keris Stainton, which aims to raise money to help victims of the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Authors For Japan is auctioning off signed books, manuscript critiques, character opportunities and much, much more – all donated by some of your favourite authors. My [...]
