Oh no! The Monsters have done it again!

As you may know, I was kidnapped and trapped by monsters about 18 months ago and have been held captive in a cave ever since. Together with my seven fellow captives, I have attempted to blog my way to freedom, but to no avail. Now it seems the monsters have struck again.

I discovered […]

The Tree Devil by Elizabeth Kay

The Tree Devil by Elizabeth Kay
Rick is on his way home from school when he witnesses a strange creature attack his friend. The animal is the size of a grizzly bear, but looks more like a giant toad. Aside from its razor sharp teeth, it also has the chilling ability to camouflage itself against […]

Not again!

Every time I get out of The Cave it seems a monster is waiting just around the corner. Three of us made a break for it last week. Ali Sparkes, Andy Briggs and I ran and hid amongst the prestigious company of Jaqueline Wilson, Anthony Browne and many other authors, librarians and teachers […]

A Little Advert

Immediately after I was awarded my latest Tae Kwon Do belt, I had my photo taken by this advert for our club. I realised when doing that last grading that I was far too heavy to even think about performing well enough to do well at a black belt grading, so I went on […]

Getting Serious about Martial Arts?

Well, I took my final club level grading at Tae Kwon Do last night. The examiner was Master Don Atkins, Eighth Dan Black Belt and National Secretary of the TAGB (Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain). Scary! My next exam will be in the Autumn when I will attempt to gain […]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

I’ve now read the first two of the Percy Jackson stories and they are fantastic. Fast paced. Great ideas. Wonderful monsters. I’m hoping the first film will live up to the books, and that this will be one series that will really translate well onto the big screen. The trailer […]

I always knew rabbits were mean …

Writing Discipline.

I’m often asked during school visits, talks and interviews ‘If you could give one tip to those who would like to be writers, what would it be?’. Of course there are many tips I could give, but the one I normally respond with is:
Do a little bit every day. Even if you […]

More Snow! Noooooo!!!

The view out of my front door about 2 minutes ago.

Why is this bad? Because it means the kids are off school. Why is that bad? Because with my aupair away it means I can’t do any writing! Just as I was really getting on with my new book at a […]

Happy New Year Everyone!

What will the New Year bring for you?
For me, a resolution to get fitter (as always!) and to write faster this year. The Devil’s Triangle is already drawing some interest from the film industry (must not get too excited, must not get too excited) and I hope there will be interest from […]