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…
CLAN GORDON
A gathering of the clan in Cannock Wood, Staffordshire, as the winners of Max Gordon's Survival Quiz spent a weekend with their dads and friends learning how to do it for…
Cool Kgosi
I received a really nice surprise a couple of days ago. Kgosimontle the Bushman representative and interpreter I met at Parliament a few weeks ago (his other picture is further…
Time to Play!
I've been sitting in this room for months - with an occasional blast out into the wide world to visit various schools and talk about Max Gordon and Danger Zone. It takes a…
Scorpions and Devil’s Blood
I finished most of my book tour today and Puffin gave me a huge party tonight - well, not really for me. It was a very special party for all the writers and artists who are…
Stockport Stars and Bury Brilliants
The signs were bad. Today was going to be difficult. I had to get from London to Stockport Grammar School and see Year 6. The taxi couldn’t get to me because of the heavy…