The tour's been going splendidly. Had a very busy second day on Wednesday, a big school event and a very enjoyable evening event. I did my "Ballad of Darren Shan" at the public event -- the story of the first 3 books of The Saga set to rhyme. I used to do that a lot at events, but haven't performed it regularly for some years now. I really enjoyed going back to it, and the kids who volunteered to help me with it were all top-notch -- so I might roll it out a few more times over the coming weeks ...

Had a quieter day today. I went up to Swindon to sign hundreds of copies of Death's Shadow at the WHSmith head offices. They're going to be shipped all round the country to various WHSmith stores, so watch out for them if you fancy getting hold of a signed copy!! After that I went to do a public signing in North London, the first straightforward signing of the tour. While I have more fun at events where I give a talk, it's important to mix things up on tour, not least in order to make sure I don't lose my voice, so signings are good too! The best thing about a simple signing is that fans don't usually have to wait TOO long -- the events can stretch out over 2 or 3 hours in total.

Just got through doing the May issue of the Shanville Monthly. And now I'm off to grab an early night -- I foolishly stayed up late last night, to watch The Apprentice and check my emails, and I've been tired all day because of it!! It sometimes seems that no matter how old I get, I never learn -- in many ways I'm still just a great big kid who doesn't want to go to bed at a sensible time!!!!!!!