Darren Shan's Blog, page 192

All posted out!!!

Answered my final batch of fan mail this morning, and put it in the post this afternoon — I can do no more than that!!! So I have now replied to everything I received by December 9th — anything that came to me after that will have to wait until the new year.

Went to see A Serious Man, the new Coen Brothers film, yesterday. VERY strange, even by their standards!!! I mean, it wasn't a weird or overly complex plot — it was just made in a very quirky way. Hard to describe. I came out scratching...

Wild snowy agent

Went for a meeting and lunch with my agent on Tuesday. Had a very pleasant time — a bit of business and a lot of pleasure!!! I'm lucky to have wound up with one of the best agents in the field. It's 14 years this month since he first got in touch with me to say he was interested in my work, and in that time he's worked hard, first to help me develop, then to steer me in the right direction, then to ensure that I got the best possible deals for my work. A really great agent is always prepared...

Wilton's gold

Flew over to London on Thursday with some of my cousins. Took them up to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park on Friday to go skating and on some of the attraction. It was very Christmassy, a lovely place to visit, although the prices are definitely on the steep side — in Hyde Park, Christmas comes at a cost!!!! Went to see Billy Elliot again on Friday night — I think that's the third time I've seen it. It's uneven, with some numbers which could have been excised, and a storyline that could have...