• First drafts

    13 February 2023


    I'm slowly working my way through my first edit of the first draft of the Darren Dash science fiction book which I'm currently in the process of fine-tuning and assessing. (See my post of February...

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  • Legoland November 22

    12 February 2023

    Back in November, the Shans went to Legoland in the UK on a day trip. We'd been there earlier in the year, but returned for the fireworks display that they do around that time of year -- and I must...

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  • Comics by Steph

    11 February 2023

    A few artistically talented Shansters have been busy drawing up a storm of works based on my books over the last few years. One of the most prolific has been STEPH -- that's her drawing of Mr...

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  • Double shelves

    10 February 2023

    A while back, I featured photos from Shansters who had sent me pics of my books arranged on a single book shelf, turning it into a fun competition to see who could squeeze in the most. In a...

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  • A transitioning Saga

    09 February 2023

    A Norwegian fan of my books asked the following question over on Twitter: "if you had written the Saga of Darren Shan today, do you think you would have included more trans characters or lgbtq+...

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  • Sci-fi Dash

    08 February 2023

    Today I decided enough was enough. I’ve ploughed through a rough couple of months since my house fire, and dealing with the fallout of that has taken up a lot of my time. But I’m sick of logistics...

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