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!
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…
Zombie! Trailer
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Writing
While I had my undead glad rags on recently, I figured I should make a trailer for Zombie! – my first book to be published by Barrington Stoke.
Here it is…
Character Contest Deadline Extended
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
Great news for those of you wanting to enter the writing contest where you could win the chance to become a character in a future Scream Street book – the deadline for submissions has been extended to 1st March 2010!
Find out more at: http://www.watchthemgrow.co.uk/quest_missionfive.html
Tommy
Be Appy!
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
Eeee(book) by gum! It’s grand news…
The first four Scream Street titles – Fang of the Vampire, Blood of the Witch, Heart of the Mummy and Flesh of the Zombie – are now available to buy as iPhone apps from the iTunes App Store. Each book costs just £3.99, and is instantly available to read as soon as it has downloaded.
Simply click here to launch the App Store on your computer: http://ax.search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?media=software&term=scream+street
And, as if that wasn’t enough – ALL SEVEN Scream Street novels are now available to buy from the Waterstones website as ebooks by clicking here: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/advancedSearch.do?buttonClicked=1&title=scream+street&author=&bookkeywords=&format=3757&ctx=&price=&age=&isbn=
What a scream!
Tommy
50 Best Winter Reads
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
I was delighted to discover that Scream Street 7: Invasion of the Normals had made an appearance in The Independent’s 50 Best Winter Reads. The entry read:
‘Tommy Donbavand is fast becoming the master of comedy horror,’ says Joe. ‘In Invasion of the Normals he pulls off the trickiest of genre-bending feats with great dollops of style and sparkle.’
You can read the piece in situ – along with details of the 49 other wonderful books – here: http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/arts-books/the-50-best-winter-reads-1819389.html
Tommy
Scream Street Makes A Strong Start In The US
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
I was delighted to receive a link to an article on the Publishers Weekly website recently which featured Scream Street as one of the books/series that had gained a strong foothold in the US market since publication. My agent had told me that Candlewick Press – my American publishers – had already reprinted the first two books a total of three times, but it was incredibly gratifying to see it in print.
You can read the full article here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705497.html?nid=2788&rid=1959776788&source=title
Let’s hope Scream Street continues to be a popular read among American kids!
Tommy
Halloween Fan Art
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Illustrations, Links, Scream Street
More brilliant Scream Street fan art from Julia at Marticus Productions:
Grave News
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
Here’s a short, instructional video explaining how to enter this month’s Quest, and win the chance to become a character in a future Scream Street book:
Find out more at: http://www.watchthemgrow.co.uk/quest.html
Tommy
Faceache Joins Facebook
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
Oh dear…
Scream Street landlord, Sir Otto Sneer, has shaken off his dislike of technology (second only to his dislike of his residents) and joined Facebook. His latest updates include rants about zombies’ feet, floating skeletons and a demand to know who gave his Hellhounds laxatives…
You can add him as a friend, follow his updates, and generally try to put up with his insults by clicking here: Sir Otto on Facebook
In fact, you’d better add him as a friend, or he’s going to get very angry indeed.
And as if that wasn’t enough – he’s also got a new Twitter account, with you can follow by visiting www.twitter.com/sirottosneer
Tommy