Peter J Murray's IOW 'hideaway'
Hi to all my fans!
On Friday I finished my work in Rotherham by appearing at the Rotherham Book Awards and took great joy in awarding the Peter J Murray Creative Writing Award to non other than Callum Hudson (how amazing is a name like that!) of Brinsworth Comprehensive School. He wrote a dramatic account of a boxing bout that would put any national sports correspondent to shame. Well done Callum – hope you like the Bonebreaker t-shirt and signed copy of Scabbajack.
And now it’s Sunday and I’ve just arrived (ten minutes ago) at my most favourite holiday destination in the whole of the universe…The Isle of Wight…or as I prefer to call it…The Isle of Fright!
It’s the most beautiful place – especially when the sun is shining as it is now – and it’s also the perfect place to be for a spooky writer like me. There’s such a creepy atmosphere around the place and no wonder with so many hauntings on this ghostly island. This is why Kath and I prefer to stay at the Garlic Farm…all that garlic to keep the vampires at bay! We love the Garlic Farm. Colin Boswell and his wife, Jenny, always make sure we’re comfortable in one of their fabulous farm cottages…it really is the most amazing place. If ever you visit the Isle of Wight, make sure you go to the Garlic Farm. Would you believe that they even have garlic ice cream! (We haven’t dared try it yet!)
Well, we’ll finish unpacking and get ourselves ready to launch the Bonebreaker Trilogy and my new book, Scabbajack, on the unsuspecting Solent and Sandham Middle Schools. They are both superb schools – I visited them some years back and freaked them out with my Mokee Joe books. I’m also booked to pop in to St John’s Primary School at Sandown and they will meet Mokee Joe for the first time… aren’t they lucky??
Keep watching this space…there’s always a tale tell when Peter J Murray visits the Isle of Fright!
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July 12th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Hello!
My name is Bonnie and today you visited Solent Middle which is where I was at! Dawn Demons scared the life out of me and my friend! ”Creeping Up Your Bed, And Climbing Under The Covers And Up Your Legs!” I might consider buying Dawn Demons but i’m not sure…….Cause’ I want them all!
July 13th, 2010 at 9:00 am
im so sacred after i haerd about the doll demon story that scared th living day lights out of mee!
July 14th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
i love your books(even though i’ve only just started reading them) i don’t think i’ll be able to read them before i go to bed though i may be 13 but i’m a scardy cat hehe
July 14th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Thank you for the visit to my school (Solent Middle)! I am really looking forward to reading ‘Scabba jack’ that i bought! I hope it doesn’t scare me too much!!
July 14th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Sounds spoooky, you’ve inspired me to visit the Island too. I hear a lot of stories about that place!!
July 15th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Hi i loved your visit to solent middle. I bought scabba jack, what i have read of it is amazing. i am already gripped into what happens next. You are an amazing writer. Thanks again for coming.
July 15th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
hi i loved when u came 2 solent middle school i loved what u said about the characters. i really want 2 read sacabber jack but i coud’nt buy it
i think you’re funny 2. i’ve read all the other books apart for bone breaker, i’m really intrigued on what happens. can’tt wait 2 see what else u bring out……
July 16th, 2010 at 6:30 am
hi you came to sandham middle shcool thank you for coming
July 16th, 2010 at 6:59 am
hi there i cant wait for you to come to our school to sell the books and sign them too!
See you at Sandham!!
July 16th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
heya
July 16th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
your so cool i love your your books
July 16th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
helol
July 16th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
youre the best authur ever
July 16th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
they are the best books
July 16th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
hi peter j murry whens your next book i really like all your other ones.
July 16th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
will ther be a nother book coming out <(")
July 16th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
hello your books are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool
you must put alot of affort in
July 16th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Hey Mr Murray,
I have this mirror in my bathroom and I can only just peep into it with just my eyes showing – I dont like to look in it now because it reminds me of Dawn Deamons ‘Peeping over the edge of the bed’!!! And I hate to admit it…I’m 13 and I still get pretty freaked out!
July 16th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Scabba jack is amazing… i read it in three hours… i was glued to it. It is a great book, but very scary i had to put the book in my wardrobe so i could get to sleep! Im pretty scared now, but you have inspired me.
July 17th, 2010 at 5:28 am
youre book are the best
July 18th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Hiyya peter j murray! thanks for coming to solent middle! I really liked it when you sighned me samuri hat!
thanks!
July 18th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
hi thank you for coming to sandham middle it was cool bonebraker was the scariest book hope you have enjoyed being on the isle of wight or the isle of fright .
July 21st, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Hello Mr M
I’m your biggest fan – you signed my books saying that! I have just finished bone breaker and i’m half way through Dawn demons- a bit creepy so far :s
July 21st, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Hiii, I loved your visit to solent middle school!
I have read all the mokee joe books and scabba jack
I read scabba jack on monday through out a graduation ceremony.. I was told to put it down several times but I just had to finish it! In the end i finished it on the boat home and I thought the ending was really good.
From Mole.
July 23rd, 2010 at 7:33 am
yuore visit at sandham middel was awsome
August 10th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
i loved your vist to sandham middle thanks for coming
March 8th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
hey thanks Mr Murray for coming to are school(Langley Moor Primary School)we all love your book’s we love scavabackjack and thanks for singing our books
October 5th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
I probably will state Since when is public safety the root password to the Constitution or might possibly The source of the famous Golden Rule. Many famous lines were variations on this theme.
November 22nd, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Hey my names Emily and i did not get a chance to buy your book but i will go to the book place and et it, you have recently came to my school da vinci and you remind me of my grandad
(he is funny like you)
i really want to read all your books and you have inspired me to write my own
emily xx