Hurrah! I’m back on Girls Heart Books as a guest blogger. It’s been a while since I was here mainly because I was off deadline wrangling, including writing this: Writing one of this year’s World Book Day, er, books was a big honour. Plus it was the first in a new Star Wars series. Star Wars! … Continue reading
Is it really December 1st? Already? That means we’re one month away from the end of the year! Impossible! 2015 has been a crazy year, but one that has largely been dominated by Doctor Who for me. I launched the Ninth Doctor comic book in April, which has taken me to loads of conventions, including … Continue reading
Want some inspiration for stories? Then get ear-wigging to other people’s conversations! OK, so listening in can be a bit rude, but you never know when an idea will strike. Take Friday night, for example. I was on the bus into town and a lady behind me received a phone call. It went like this. … Continue reading
Something rather exciting has happened to me over the last month. It’s been announced that I am one of the eleven authors who have been chosen to write one of the 2016 World Book Day books. Wahoo! Even more exciting, my book is set in the Star Wars universe! Wahoo x 2! I’m still pinching myself. I was … Continue reading
I chuckled the other day when I read this brilliant interview with Curtis Jobling, author of the Wereworld series. It was this question that made me smile: If you could have an author superpower what would it be and why? Oh I would have to have the Underpants of Bestsellingness I think! It means that … Continue reading
Hello! Last month I promised I’d let you know how I got on at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Well, it was a crazy, crazy time. You have never seen so many people in one place. The entire convention centre was heaving with comic, book, TV, film and toys fan. I appeared on a … Continue reading
Whenever I do school visits, I’m asked how a comic page is put together, so I thought I’d take you step by step through the first page of my Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor comic. It all starts with a description of the page in the outline. This is a run down of the story that is sent to the comic’s … Continue reading
There’s one question authors are asked all the time. It’s this: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS FROM? Well, I get my idea from the ideas toilet. It’s a brilliant invention. You sit on it, pull the flush and new ideas flow into the pan. Simple! OK, I admit it – that’s a lie. Sorry! … Continue reading
“Why do you write scary stories?” That was a question I was asked during a recent school visit. It’s a good question too. Why do I? Well, I think it’s because when I was growing up I liked being scared – at least while reading books. I loved monster books. The scarier the better. Mythological … Continue reading
Phew! It’s been a manic few weeks. My new Doctor Who comic book launched at the beginning of the month (you can see me introducing it on a little video here), and ever since I’ve been busy doing interviews and signing copies. Issue one had lots of different covers too, with some towns in Australia, … Continue reading
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