I’ll be appearing at the LSWF to talk about one of my favourite topics, World Building. All of the details can be found on the LSWF website here. I’m on Sunday morning, 10:30 and if you’re a writer interested in building immersive worlds, and using the process of world-building to create stronger characters and great stories, […]
I’ll be speaking at MIPCOM this year, as part of the MIP Junior program co-programmed by London Book Fair. All of the details are here. It’ll be bright and early, but hope to see you on Sunday morning (8:30 am Cannes time!) for a discussion about books as brand platforms. I’m told there will be […]
It takes a long time to write a book, and also a long time to wait until it’s actually published, but today’s the day! The sequel to Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie publishes today, and I popped into my local indie bookshop, West End Lane Books, to find the product of my creativity (how cool […]
I’ve been invited by the Portsmouth School Library Service (a wonderful group, serving school libraries in the area) for a day of school visits. A few years ago, MetaWars was shortlisted for the Portsmouth Book Award, and it was a real pleasure to go and meet so many amazing students, teachers, and librarians as part […]
I’m fascinated by the intersection of character & setting. It’s the nature vs. nurture phenomenon of shaping compelling characters, begging the question does the setting shape the character or does the character exist independently of the place? Think of some of your favourite characters from books or films, they are inextricably linked to their place… Luke Skywalker […]
OK pony loving Americans, today is the day you probably didn’t even know you were waiting for… Publication day for the next two Princess Ponies books! Partaking in the celebration on twitter, awesome illustrators Sarah McIntyre & Ellisa Elwick got our their crayons and drew this lovely picture of celebrating Princess Ponies… These new books are the […]
OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES
OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES
Every year, thousands of comics fans gather in San Diego to celebrate the sub-culture (turned pop-culture) of comics. And I’m using “comics” in the American, graphic novel sense of the word, not the more childish comic strip way that’s used in Britain by The Beano. People fly from all around the world to attend the […]
“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” That’s what we’re told. And yet, what do people actually do? Of course they do. We’re visual thinkers and take cues from book jackets to guide our decision making. Books are actually a lot like fashion (or a fashion accessory); readers have to want to be seen reading […]
