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My Mad November

17 November 2011

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It has been a right rollercoaster of a November this year, with me zooming all over the country doing events. Back at the start of the month I took part in the Faclan Hebridean Book Festival which saw me jetting off to visit schools on the Isles of Lewis, Harris and Barra. I was there [...]

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Mr Mumbles comes to life

30 October 2011

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Utterly fab author, Gillian Philip, sent me a message on Twitter to say that her son, Jamie, was going to dress up as Mr Mumbles for Halloween. Jamie has been a fan of the Invisible Fiends series since he, his twin sister, Lucy, and the rest of their class came along to see me at [...]

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Some Recent Events

16 October 2011

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I’m not going to write a huge amount at the moment, because I’m hammering away at the final Invisible Fiends book which is due to be sent to my editor in a little over a month (ulp). I’ve spent more time plotting this book than I usually would, what with all the plot strands that [...]

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Get Set for SCARE FEST 2

7 October 2011

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We’re into October, so I can finally allow myself to start getting excited about the BIG EVENT I’m taking part in later this month. On Thursday, 20th October I’ll be teaming up with five other horror authors to bring you SCARE FEST 2 – a three-hour extravaganza of scares, shocks and screams. Who knows, there [...]

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Off the Page Festival

13 September 2011

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If any of you are around Stirling in Scotland this weekend, you might want to come along to my two-hour author talk and writing workshop combo as part of the Off the Page Festival. I’ll be talking about all things INVISIBLE FIENDS and taking questions, then spending an hour discussing writing techniques and how to [...]

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Jack and Jim’s 1 in 6 run

7 September 2011

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Did you know that 1 in 6 adults in the UK have the reading age of an 11-year-old? This is a problem that the National Literacy Trust is working hard to address, and yet the government this year announced that they would no longer be providing the trust with funding. While the government appears not [...]

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Meeting Neil Gaiman

28 August 2011

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Last night, I met a hero of mine. It was in a crypt below a church with the thunder of drums hanging heavy and ominous in the air. And a right cracking night it was, too. You might not have heard of Neil Gaiman. At least, you might not have heard of him if you’re [...]

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Edinburgh 2011

23 August 2011

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Well that’s it for another year. My appearances at the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival are done and dusted. This was my second year at the festival, and this year I was taking part in two events, instead of one. Yesterday I spoke to an audience of around 200 from four or five different schools. [...]

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Some upcoming events

29 June 2011

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I’ve got some public events coming up soon, and I thought I’d best let you know about them. You know, in case you wanted to come or that. It’d be lovely if you could. The first one, which I’m hugely excited about, is at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival. If you remember, I was [...]

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Events, good and bad

26 May 2011

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Over on the latest Wordies podcast, myself and Tommy Donbavand discuss our experiences running events in schools and at festivals. We talk a bit about the bad ones, but I wanted to share some pictures from one of the good ones to balance the scales a bit. The below was sent to me by the [...]

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