Archive | July, 2010

Raggy Maggie released!

30 July 2010

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Although the official publication date is August 5th, book 2 in my Invisible Fiends series, Raggy Maggie, is now available to buy on Amazon, and in-store in at least a few branches of Waterstone’s. That means it could well be in your local bookshop, too, if you’re lucky enough to have one. I’m off to [...]

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Invisible Fiends… the movie?

27 July 2010

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Every time I do an event and open the floor to questions one of the first questions I’m asked is “Will there be an Invisible Fiends movie?” and I always reply in the same way, with a firm, categorical “Search me.” This evening, though, I was involved in a call which could mean a movie [...]

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Send me your scary doll pictures

27 July 2010

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It’s just over a week or so until Invisible Fiends: Raggy Maggie is published, which means it should start appearing in bookshops any day now. For those of you who don’t know, Raggy Maggie is a creepy, porcelain-faced doll who belongs to an even creepier little girl called Caddie. Utterly unhinged and incredibly dangerous, Caddie [...]

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An open letter to me, aged 10

25 July 2010

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Dear Barry, Now, don’t freak out, but I’m you, writing this letter to you from the futu– Hey, I said don’t freak out! You’re always freaking out, kid. The first thing you have to learn is that the world isn’t out to get you. It might feel like it right now, but it isn’t. The [...]

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Inverness Book Festival

23 July 2010

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If you’re around Inverness on Friday 13th August and find yourself at a loose end, you might want to consider coming to see me at the Inverness Book Festival. I’ll be at the La Scala Cinema in Eden Court from 1pm to 2pm, talking about the Invisible Fiends series. There’ll be plenty of opportunity to [...]

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First Raggy Maggie review + sample

23 July 2010

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The second in my Invisible Fiends series, Raggy Maggie, is published in just over a week, and it has already started getting some very positive feedback. In fact, the first review has been published – and it’s a stonker! Go check it out over at The Cat’s Rrar. Now, if that’s got you salivating at [...]

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Mr Mumbles and Raggy Maggie reviews

21 July 2010

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First up, here’s a review of Mr Mumbles from Weirdmage’s Reviews. It’s a good ‘un. I particularly liked: I have to end this with a little note. As you may have noticed this book was published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, and on the back cover there is a label that says 9+. This should in [...]

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Isn’t she looooovely?

19 July 2010

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I’m massively excited to report that my author copies of INVISIBLE FIENDS: RAGGY MAGGIE turned up today, and they look utterly, bowel-shatteringly brilliant! As with book 1, the artwork is by the fantastic Jonny Duddle (see Author & Illustrator links on the right of this page), and this cover looks even better than the one [...]

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Why you shouldn’t trust strangers

4 July 2010

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There I am, earlier today, playing a quiz machine in a well known family restaurant chain while we await our main course. I’m playing the game with my eight-year-old son, Kyle, but of course I mean I’m pressing the buttons the nanosecond I know the answer, while he sits patiently by, hoping to get a [...]

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Browse inside Mr Mumbles

1 July 2010

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Not as painful or unpleasant as it sounds, thankfully. You can browse (or read, even) big chunks of book 1 in my Invisible Fiends series, thanks to some fancy gizmo from the bods at HarperCollins. Apparently all I have to do is post a snippet of code here and it should work perfectly. Fingers crossed. [...]

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