Category: Advice


  • September 1st: 10 years of writing

    I’ve always loved writing, ever since I was a little boy. For years it was comic strips, then it was TV and film scripts, and in between I dabbled with writing a book, but I never got much further than a chapter or three. It always seemed like too big a task. I’d write a few…

  • Creating a book cover

    Want to see how I went about creating the cover for Tobin Artichoke and the Queen of Heaven? Take a look at this short video on YouTube for in insight into the process. And if you want to read the book you can find it here!

  • Writing & Stuff #04

    Time for another Writing & Stuff vlog thing. This time I’m chatting to my buddy Chris Chatterton about his brand new picturebook, Supermarket Gremlins.

  • Writing & Stuff #03

    Writing & Stuff #03

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    I filmed the latest edition of Writing & Stuff on a trip to London last week. It’s the usual mix of rambling thoughts and vague plans but with added shaky camera effects! On the bright side it also includes an interview with my agent, Juliet Mushens, who gives some advice to writers submitting their work…

  • The Editing Iceberg

    The Editing Iceberg

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    If you’ve ever written a story you’ll know how important editing is to the process. Without it (unless you’re some sort of alien genius) your story will be flabby or under-developed or just not as good as it could be. Editing is the only way I know to make a story better. The first draft…