8 Of A Kind(le)
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Scream Street
Breaking news here at Donbavand Towers – all 8 published Scream Street books are now available for Amazon’s Kindle e-reader!
Yes, it’s official – Scream Street has gone digital!
You can read all about the release for The Kindle in the publishing industry magazine, The Bookseller, here… http://bit.ly/d9rBqs
…and download the books for The Kindle or Kindle App on your iPhone, iPod or iPad, here… http://amzn.to/cXb3zx
Tommy
PS – Don’t forget you can also read the Scream Street books as standalone apps for the iPhone, iPod and iPad here… http://bit.ly/djj0ri
…and as ebooks for your computer via the Waterstones website here… http://bit.ly/2hFFt8
The Quest Nears Its End
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Books, Scream Street
Great news for all Scream Street fans in the US – we’re now less than two weeks away to two new books being released by Candlewick Press!
Scream Street 5: Skull of the Skeleton features a visit by The Headless Horseman but, when the head-loose hero’s skull is stolen and used to complete a home-made demon, it looks as though Luke, Resus and Cleo will have their hands full finding the fifth relic.
In Scream Street 6: Claw of the Werewolf, Luke discovers that the final founding father is still living in Scream Street. He must find that person, make them angry enough to transform into their werewolf and then – somehow – get one of the furious creature’s claws!
Will Luke, Resus and Cleo succeed in their quest to open a doorway back to the real world? You only have to wait until August 10th to find out!
China In My Hands
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Books, Scream Street
Look at these babies…
My author copies of the Chinese version of Scream Street popped through my letterbox this morning, and I’m absolutely delighted with them! They look and feel fantastic and – in a completely unexpected move – the publisher has split book 7, Invasion of the Normals, into two volumes!
My plan to eventually dominate the world continues…
Scream Street Meets Astrosaurs
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Events, Scream Street
Thanks to Tony and all the staff at Pritchard’s Bookshop in Formby for a wonderful – if incredibly busy – day today!
We started with a visit to Linaker Primary School in Southport where I created some creepy chaos with my Vampires vs Werewolves Game Show before signing books for an hour.
Then it was a dash back to Formby to meet up with Astrosaurs and Cows in Action author, Steve Cole for his event…
…followed by an open-air signing back at the shop…
…where we were joined by my pal and future Scream Street character, Spider, and his utterly brilliant skateboard…
and Mortlock author, Jon Mayhew.
What a day – and I’m back at Pritchard’s again next Thursday!
Tommy
Return To Seven Stories
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Events, Scream Street
Thanks to everyone at Seven Stories for a wonderful time today – it was like coming home again! For those who don’t know, I spent a year as writer-in-residence at the UK’s only centre for children’s books, and I can’t have done that bad a job as I’m occasionally asked back!
This visit was to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of my UK publisher, Walker Books – and I bumped into another familiar face from the company there… the Walker Bear…
April Cool!
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
If you’re a visitor to either Nick.com or Neopets.com – you’ll be in for a spooky surprise this April, as you could find yourself faced with a couple of groovy new Scream Street ads!
The ads are the work of my brilliant US publishers, Candlewick Press, and they link directly to the US Scream Street site – www.screamstreet.com
So, watch out for Doug the zombie (that’s his ugly mug on the banners) and you could click through for some fiendish fun, courtesy of Scream Street!
Happy World Book Day (Sniff!)
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Scream Street
Today is World Book Day! Hurray!
And I’m not running any events! Boo!
I was supposed to be at Coleshill Heath School yesterday, Alcott Hall School today and Starbank Primary School tomorrow – but I’ve had to postpone all three visits because I’ve got a throat infection. Yes, yours truly is completely mute. I can’t even whisper. And my throat hurts. A lot.
Thanks for the sympathy.
Still, I’ve got a couple of (silent) treats up my sleeve for today – the first being a pdf file of spooktacular Scream Street activities that you can download from the World Book Day website here: http://www.worldbookday.com/assets_cm/files/pdf/10webA1P_Vampire_Activity_Sheets.pdf
You should also find some fun Scream Street information in your school’s World Book Day pack.
Have a great day!
Tommy
Ella’s Reliable Review
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Scream Street
Check out what top reviewer, Ella McKenzie, had to say about Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire…
Picture This
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Books, Illustrations, Scream Street
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is whether I draw the illustrations for my Scream Street books – and the answer is always a resounding NO! I have all the artistic ability of a teaspoon. My publishers, Walker Books, however knew of a very talented artist by the name of Lily Bernard who works for Cartoon Saloon – and it’s Lily who brings my characters and stories to life in picture form.
To demonstrate the process Lily takes, here are three images of one of my newer Scream Street characters – Kian Negative. You can see how each image progresses from a preliminary sketch to get a feel for the character (which my editor, designer and I get to see and comment on) through an intermediate stage and finally onto the finished picture.
I’m sure you’ll agree that Lily is not only very talented, but she has a real grasp on the feel of the Scream Street series. I’m very proud to be working with her.
Tommy
Trapped By Monsters – One Year On
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Personal
Those of us held captive at Trapped By Monsters have been here for a year now. Perhaps if I can find a way inside your computer, I may be able to get a message out…