Mystery of the Crystal Skull
While researching the latest Danger Zone which was going to be called The Crystal Skull (before Mr Spielberg decided to use it in his title for Indiana Jones) I spent some time…
A Spellbinding Award
Another nomination for The Devil's Breath, which is great news. Cumbria School Library Service's Spellbinding Award, is a regional award voted for by children from…
Another Cover
It's been a while since I've posted a blog and that's because I've been snowed under with words. I worked through the latest book, Ice Claw, with the copy…
THANK YOU MR SPIELBERG
Strange things are going on. The world is churning things inside out. I posted a blog on New Year's Day showing dawn. I stood shivering above the River Dart, bleary eyed,…
It’s Behind You!
Shakespeare wrote that the world is a stage ... I think it's more like a pantomime. Got to have some laughs, rude jokes, and bags of energy - and lots of love of…
DARTMOOR ROUGH
Christmas Eve: Dawn . A low sun struggled to rise behind the mist as I looked out my window at the River Dart. The mirror-sharp surface crinkled when a duck landed, unzipping…
ITALIAN MAGIC
So there's a new manager for the England football squad! He'll have a few problems in the dressing room at half-time. Nice thing about the Italian language is that…
Gale Force
No, that's not a Max Gordon title - but, maybe it should be.Finished the script I had to write, completed an almost, almost, final edit on ICE CLAW, read through THE…
Interview for The Devil’s Breath & Book 2`
Just because you finish writing a book doesn't mean the work is over. I did another edit of the new book, trimmed some wafty words and tried to make sure Max Gordon's…
So that was October - almost!
I know it's been ages since I last wrote, and everyone, includng Puffin have been very patient with me - but this has been a busy month. For a start I had to finish Danger…