Monthly Archives: October 2013

blog 57: In which I reveal the first stumbling steps of THE RUNNING MAN.

After reading DC Green’s great guest post about writing the opening to his novel Monster School, it got me thinking about my first book The Running Man and the journey that led to the opening paragraph as it now appears … Continue reading

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GUEST BLOG: In which Children’s Author and Surf Journalist DC Green drops in for a visit.

I have Guest Blogger! I am officially Stop Nine in DC Green’s MONSTER BLOG TOUR! I’ve never had a guest before so I’m just going to throw all my rubbish under the bed, put some pants, on, splash myself with aftershave and … Continue reading

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blog 56: In which I cover a lot of things quickly but not well.

Well I’ve come to the end of ten straight weeks packed full of school visits and author events, all of which involved on my rough reckoning – 24 Schools, 3 Festivals, 4 States, 9 Cities and 13 plane trips. And I … Continue reading

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