Hi all. If you are a #booksprout reviewer, there are a limited number of Audible codes available for a review copy of The Shoe Creeper (UK and US)! This is for a fixed time (review due by 25th Nov 2025). Link below!
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Will he defeat the monster? Will regular life prove more challenging than the supernatural?
Thank you to all who have championed this book. I will always be grateful to you.
Happy Halloween 🎃
Ian x
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For anyone reading The Shoe Creeper in real time, today is chapter one! 😁📖
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Please do check out the book. It makes a difference to me as an indie author, and I genuinely hope you’ll love the story 🎃👟
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That wraps The Shoe Creeper blog tour! Thank you so much to Leyla and everyone
L else who took part in and supported the tour! You rock! I xx
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It’s the last day on The Shoe Creeper blog/review tour and the first of TWO is up! Thank you, Erin (erinlynhamilton on Insta), for a fab review. So glad you enjoyed it and grateful that you could take part ☺️🎃
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Today is the penultimate day of The Shoe Creeper blog/review tour! Big thank you to Sue for this one ☺️🍂
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10, Do you have any writing advice or tips that you’d like to share? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
9, Can you tell us anything about what you’re currently working on? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
It’s tricky to say because, so far, all of my books were partially written before I released the first one. That said, I’m definitely learning a lot, and I think even if my general approach is similar, my process is becoming more concise. Ask me again next time! 😂 😜 #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
8, Are you finding your approach to writing is changing the more books you write? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
I think I get a feeling/idea for a story, and that quickly develops. Soon the plot is taking shape and the characters are popping into my mind (and heart) so rapidly it’s hard to keep up. I don’t have a set approach yet. I like seeing how things happen naturally. #TheShoeCreeper #ukteenchat
7, What do you normally start with the plot or the character? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
Now realising some of favourite spooky tropes (graveyards, a stormy night, and foggy areas) are not in the book 😂 I do like a spooky forest, the threat of the unknown, and a connection to the past. You can definitely expect those (and some atmospheric weather) in #TheShoeCreeper 👟🎃📖 #ukteenchat
6, What are some of your favourite spooky tropes? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
There is an older character called Geraldine… She only appears for a small part of the story, but I loved writing every scene with her in. She is standoffish and feisty, and I chuckle when I read her scenes. I recently heard her on #TheShoeCreeper audiobook (coming soon) and loved it! #ukteenchat
5, Without being too spoilery, is there a particular scene or character you enjoyed writing in The Shoe Creeper? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
Seaton is a town I love, and some of my favourite people live there. With its location in Devon on the south coast of England, it felt like a nice place to explore in writing. I also like the feeling of the people I know there seeing the place through different eyes 👀 #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
4, Why did you choose to set The Shoe Creeper in Seaton? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
I just hoped it would make it feel special to anyone reading it in real time. I couldn’t account for the weather though! I did create a calendar though 😁 #TheShoeCreeper #ukteenchat
I needed to ensure anyone who read Fyn Carter and expected more of the same was clear what to expect this time. #TheShoeCreeper still has fun and adventure, but it does have some darker moments too. I also needed to put thought into how dark was too dark to try and get the balance right #ukteenchat
3, What are the biggest challenges you faced in writing a middle-grade horror compared to the sci-fi adventure of Fyn Carter? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
Ah! Hi Jenny! 🥳 Thanks! #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper 👠👞👟👡🥿🩴👢🥾
Such a great idea... I've started looking at abandoned shoes differently before I've even read it! #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
For #TheShoeCreeper I wanted to set it in real time in a real place so researched times of sunrise, sunset, high tide, low tide, moon visibility, school terms etc. I also did a walking tour of the key locations in the book (in Seaton) at the same seasonal time to pick up extra details. #ukteenchat
Me too! And I loved the idea of coming up with this monster because my hope is people will think of it when they see a random shoe in the future
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Sure! #TheShoeCreeper is an upper MG horror story based on the idea of an original folk tale about a monster that kidnaps and eats people, leaving behind a single shoe as a calling card. I came up with the idea after wondering why there are so many random shoes on the side of the road! #ukteenchat
1, Could you tell us a little bit about your new book, The Shoe Creeper, please? @ianhcreates.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheShoeCreeper
Thanks to The Rebel Reading Society for their stop on The Shoe Creeper blog tour! I hope they recover soon! 😂👟🎃
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