Books
Fear with a safety net: Why children should read scary books
As part of the Warhammer Adventures promotional tour, I was asked to write a piece [READ MORE]
writing
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A new notebook means a new adventure
A notebook, a pen and a cup of tea. The beginning of a fresh adventure. [READ MORE]
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The genius of Amanda Brooke’s author survival kit
A brilliant motivation idea from author Amanda Brooke here… Later in the thread she discusses how she [READ MORE]
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Jasper Fforde and Scribernation
Today, I’m off to Bristolcon for the first time in a couple of years and [READ MORE]
Interviews
Interviewed on the IAMTW website
New York Bestseller Jonathan Maberry has interviewed me on the official International Association of Media Tie-In [READ MORE]
Interviews
Chatting about Licensed Fiction on The Bestseller Experiment
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mark Stay [READ MORE]
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Ask Cavan – Working on multiple stories at once
Thanks to Nigel Palfreman who emailed me with a question about writing. It’s this: How [READ MORE]
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Watch the World Book Day Imagination Channel Videos (featuring me and other brilliant children’s authors!)
The wonderful people at World Book Day have released a series of videos featuring me [READ MORE]
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Finally!
Two years ago, I started writing a YA novel. I’d hoped that it would be [READ MORE]
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Spend 20 minutes with me on the Roundtable Podcast!
So, a couple of weeks ago, this happened: Sitting in my kitchen in Bristol, I [READ MORE]
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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 [READ MORE]
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“What’s the best part about writing a book?”
A cracking author’s visit yesterday at the Cheddar Grove Primary school in Bristol, brainstorming ideas [READ MORE]
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How to write lots of words every day
A couple of days ago I swapped some comments with author Adam Christopher on his [READ MORE]