I do like a good dragon! The fearsome, treasure-loving Smaug in The Hobbit has got to be one of the best ever. His creator, the celebrated ...

The two main inspirations or story sparks for my first novel for young people, Black Powder, were a real life event – the infamous Gunpowder...

For as long as I can remember, old buildings have filled me with a longing to know who lived there before. Very often, there is no way of ...

Viking stories are exciting, aren’t they? All that fighting and pillaging and exploring. And who doesn’t love a Viking ship? Sleek and iconi...

    Last Friday was the annual Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On. This year they event took place in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, with Stri...