Middle-grade books Archives

Tristan April 2, 2022

Cop & Robber Cover Reveal

My 2022 crime-thriller for middle-graders, Cop & Robber, now has a cover (with a quote from the extraordinary Morris Gleitzman, one of the authors … View Post

Tristan July 6, 2020

How to Draw With Illustrator Heath McKenzie

Superstar illustrator, Heath McKenzie, shows kids how to draw Ned the nit from our new book, Nit Boy! https://youtu.be/l-M5MYrYhiY. Heath … View Post

Tristan November 19, 2019

WIN Signed Books For Christmas!

Thanks to the 346 people who entered across Twitter, Insta, FB, YouTube and eNews to win my three crime, mystery, suspense novels plus the entire … View Post

Tristan July 1, 2019

Detention Book Reviews

It’s finally arrived! After years of percolating the story idea, and then more years of writing and rewriting, before editing and printing, … View Post

Tristan November 24, 2017

How to Write a Children’s Book with Adrian Beck

Author and Kids’ WB producer Adrian Beck has a fun new online series, Author Hangout, in which he interviews authors about how to … View Post

Tristan October 8, 2017

2017 Book Tour Highlights

Children’s Book Week, Writers Fests, school visits. 2017 has been a big year of touring with two new books out, My Life … View Post

Tristan June 8, 2017

Vision Boarding for Writers

I’m a very visual writer. To tell a story I have to see it as well as hear it and feel it. … View Post

Tristan June 5, 2017

THE FALL Book Tour

I’m about to head out on a month-long book tour to celebrate the release of my new book, The Fall. … View Post

Tristan May 8, 2017

The Fall Chapter Sampler

Here’s a free pre-release sample of the first two chapters of my new thriller novel for middle-graders (age 10+), The Fall. You can … View Post