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Tease #2 – The Lady
Yesterday, I showed you a sneak peek of The Constellation, a space cruiser from a comic project I’m developing with Tom Brown. I promised I would reveal who flies such […]
Month: April 2013
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Tease #1 – Introducing The Constellation
Over the last couple of weeks I have been working up a top secret comic project with the insanely talented Tom Brown. It’s early days yet, but yesterday Tom sent […]
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Video: A love letter to the TARDIS
Just stumbled upon this rather lovely tribute to a certain Police Box, which incidentally the Doctor will be exploring more than ever before on Saturday on BBC One. And don’t […]
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Who-ology gets press released
Who-ology has only gone and got itself an official press release, the clever old thing. Here it is: BBC Books is to bring out a fact-filled Doctor Who publication next […]
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The Victorian Academy of Magick and a new story
I want to introduce you to a world where witches swoop through the sky, Vampire circuses tour the country and Londoners escape zombie outbreaks on push-bikes. This is the 19th Century […]
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Thought of the day: Bruce Lee
Spotted this simple but thought-provoking quote from the late, great Bruce Lee the other day: If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. […]
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Comic: Step Right Up
Back in 2006, I had a comic strip published in Something Wicked, a then new horror anthology from Future Quake Press. ‘Step Right Up’ was a tribute to the EC […]
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Is Doctor Who Steampunk?
Over on his Red Rocket Rising blog, Tony Jones asks if Jago and Litefoot (and Doctor Who itself) is Steampunk? It’s an interesting question. Steampunk, according to Jeff Vandermeer, author […]
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Familiar sounding soldiers discovered in Doctor Who Shroud of Sorrow by Tommy Donbavand
My copy of Tommy Donbavand’s new Doctor Who novel – Shroud of Sorrow – dropped through my letter box yesterday and there was a little surprise on page 120. Two […]
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Iris Wildthyme meets Ace, Axos and a load of other Doctor Who stars
Had a great day recording the last two stories for series four of Iris Wildthyme on Monday and Tuesday. For those who don’t know, Iris Wildthyme is a dotty time […]
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What’s your character’s deal breaker?
Read an interesting blog yesterday. Over at Scriptmag.com, Daniel Manus asks “What’s your characters deal breaker?” He writes that a great way to come up with compelling real characters is […]
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Guest blog on Licensing.biz – The importance of tie-in books
It’s been a busy few days thanks to Iris Wildthyme recordings, edits to Doctor Who Night of the Whisper and other exciting stuff. Expect some blog updates soon with more details, but […]
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Warhammer 40,000 – Doom Flight
Here's some exciting news I've been sitting on for what seems for ever. As of today I'm a Warhammer 40,000 writer. My first short story 'Doom Flight' is released in […]