Here’s the short film that my son George made for his final year dissertation (he got a first for this!). My daughter Emily and her fella Kai worked on the film, and my old school friend Dom did the music. I know I’m biased, but it’s bloody good (and better than the short films I made at his age) and a great film for this spooky time of year.
Here’s the logline: Dejection follows the human embodiment of death as he comes to the realisation and acceptance of his role, taking those to the afterlife.
Yes, that’s right! To celebrate what we must all now call #SPOOKYSEASON the digital gods have selected both The Crow Folk and The Ghost of Ivy Barn for Kindle and Apple promotions throughout October.
For a mere 99 of His Majesty’s pence, you too can enjoy the thrills of the first and third Witches of Woodville books! And, because I love our American cousins, I have also dropped the price of the Kindle in the United States of Yankee Doodle Land to a mere 99 cents. That’s out of my own pocket, people! I’m cutting my own throat! (To quote a character from a much admired author’s books).
Now, the odds are that if you subscribe to this blog you probably have these books already, so any shares on the various social media platforms would be much appreciated. Where might I find these links, you might ask? Well, I will be spaffing the internet with posts on a near-daily basis, so if you already follow me on the socials (eps Facebook and Instagram) it will be hard to miss. Thank you in advance for any shares you see fit to, uhm, share…
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My special guest on the podcast this month is LJ Shepherd, author of the stunning debut novel The Trials of Lila Dalton. We discuss first lines and …
Join me live with author LJ SHEPHERD on Friday 20th September. LJ Shepherd is author of the stunning debut novel THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON, which has…
I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London for all three days, selling and signing my books and maybe even popping up on a panel. More details to follow!
I had an absolute blast chatting with the two Christophers on the Writing Community Chat Show last night! We covered all kinds of stuff about writing, publishing, which fictional character I’d like to slip into the Witches of Woodville series and, indeed, why Mr Tickle needs to go on a course. Urgently. You can watch the replay here…
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I’ve already had great questions on editing a first draft, finding agents, writing for TV, collating research, writing series summaries and more! Even if you don’t have a question, do please come along as something might occur to you in the moment and those can be the best questions of all.
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It’s always a delight to be asked to guest on the Authorized Podcast, but this was a particular joy as we discussed the film Alien Romulus, and my fellow guest was writing chum Gavin G Smith who took umbrage to a line of description in one of my books. As well as discussing the many pros and cons of the film, we also, somehow, got on to the subject of Newtonian Custard. It’s… it’s simpler if you just have a listen…
