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Fear is the prison
Spotted this wonderful sign in Bristol city centre last night. Apologies for the quality of the snap, but it was taken very quickly on my phone. How true is that? […]
Month: March 2014
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Chester the Minx in this week’s BEANO – plus bring back the Dennis the Menace Fan Club!
Never be without a BEANO! Especially this week! On page 10 of the latest issue you’ll find my first Minnie the Minx script, with art by the brilliant Nigel Parkinson. […]
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New book day – Skylanders Universe: The Complete Collection
OK, so it’s actually been out since the beginning of the month, but I’ve only just got my author copies through. As you might guess from the title, Skylanders Universe: […]
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The Hunted reviewed, plus writing a YA novel…
This line from Jenny Davies’ review of The Hunted has made me grin like a loon: These books have now made me want a full-length YA novel from Cavan Scott; […]
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Writing Roger the Dodger for the Beano (and Bananaman and Minnie too!)
This morning, I want to dance like this: Why? Because I’m spending the day writing Roger the Dodger scripts for The Beano. “Whoop! Yay! Wahoo! Etc.” Sorry! Got a bit […]
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Cheap at half the price
Got a spare 3300 quid? Then why not pick up a copy of Doctor Who Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas? You’ll even get some change. This was a short […]
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Who is Billy Button and what pests need to be controlled? New Teen Reads from Badger Learning.
A little bit of news to finish the week. Following the success of Mama Barkfingers, The Hunted and the rest of the Reluctant Reader Teen Reads line, Badger Learning has […]
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Recently read – Bedlam, Department 19 and Cabinet of Curiousities
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about what books I’ve been reading, so here’s a random selection. I’ve just finished Christopher Brookmyre’s SF thriller, Bedlam. Twisty and turny, this […]
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I’m on tumblr…
Just when I thought I didn’t need another social network, I’ve gone and joined tumblr. It’s all Roy Gill‘s fault and I must admit, I’m not completely sure what I’m […]
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Mama Barkfingers reviewed
Wondrous Reads has published a cracking review of Mama Barkfingers, one of my Teen Reads reluctant reader stories for Badger Learning. Reviewer Jenny gives it a 9/10 rating and says: […]
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Owl assassin!
Just wanted to share this ace sketch by freelance cartoonist, Abby Ryder. I worked with Abby back on the Zap-Boy comics for Future Publishing an aaaaaaage ago, but have kept […]
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The Write Path
Two blogs in one day? Good heavens! Whatever could be the reason? Well, its because I’m very proud to be part of the Write Path today. This is a schools […]
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Producing Doctor Who: The Highest Science
“Whoop! Wahoo! Wahey! YESSSSSSSSSSS!” Those were just some of the sounds I made when Big Finish asked me to produce a Doctor Who audio play for them. Yes, me. Producing […]