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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Tentacles
Regular readers will be aware I review indie books when I read them. Or at least do if I love the books. If I don’t I keep quiet about it, because if I don’t like something it doesn’t mean others … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, book reviews, books, cthulhu, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, horror, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiefriday, indiewriter, Lovecraft, mythos, novels, opinion, pirates, reads, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, amreadinghorror, bookblog, bookloversday, bookreview, books, call of cthulhu, cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, mythos, reads, sciencefiction, steampunk, writer, writerslife, writing
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Dinosaur wisdom
When you grow up, people stop asking you what your favourite dinosaur is. They don’t even care. This is perhaps the most heart breaking, horrific, and depressing things you can realise as an adult… Okay that maybe an exaggeration, but … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, dyslexia, errol the bookcase dragon, fantasy, fiction, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, mental-health, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, rights, writing
Tagged amreading, fun, humour, life, lifehack, patreon, reads, steampunk, steampunk fantasy, writerslife, writing
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Apocalypso…
Occasionally when you write you are asked if you would like to write something specific for an extended project. Something outside the realms of the norm. Such invites are always gratifying, sometimes lead to other things, and tend to be … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, horror, indie, indie novels, indie writers, Nyarlathotep, reads, writes
Tagged amreading, apocalypse, art, books, photography, Post Apocalypse School of Teesside, reads, writer, writing
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The problem with Eddings
As is often the case my nightstand is looking slightly dishevelled with the number of books currently sprue across it in random piles. This is because, as well as been an eclectic reader in taste, I read eclectically. My life … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, books, fiction, indie novels, indie writers, novels, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, writes
Tagged amreading, books, newbooks, newreads, reads, sciencefiction, steampunk, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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The Anti-social Butterfly
I have jokingly referred to myself as an Anti-social Butterfly for years. It’s not really a joke of course, its is more of an apt description. I find people difficult at times because on some level I have always found … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, big questions, writing
Tagged mentalhealth, writer, writerslife, writing
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Blaming the Poor
Originally posted on Druid Life:
There’s nothing new about blaming the poor for poverty. To my knowledge, the same ideas have been doing the rounds in the UK for as long as anyone has been keeping notes on such things.…
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Levelling down…
I don’t do political posts very often. There are a number of reason for this, one of which this is a writing blog, not a political activism blog. I write escapist fiction, there are other places you can go to … Continue reading
Posted in big questions, humanrights, politics, rant, rights
Tagged foodbanks, humanrights, politics, rants, reads, Trussell trust
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Passing Affirmations…
Around three years ago in 2019, which was another age, I was convinced by a force of nature known as C.G Hatton to take my books, stand behind a stall in Scarborough at a Sci-fi convention and pretend that I … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, booksale, depression, fantasy, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, Passing Place, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, books, Passing Place, reads, sciencefiction, scifiscarbrough, steampunk, writers, writerslife, writing
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Quick reviews (relatively speaking)
March, as you may have noticed, was a busy month for me. A new novel, a new non-fiction books as well, the 9th Harvey, the ide’s, and everything else… Thus I’m a tad behind on general blog related stuff and … Continue reading
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Tagged bookreview, books, goodreads, humour, reads, sciencefiction, steampunk, steampunk fantasy, urbanfantasy, writerslife
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You turn you back for one minute…
Honestly, the life of an author… (and yes I am going to be that pretentious, if you chose to read all this at face value.) You go away for the weekend for a commemorative game of golf, drinking, a gig … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, goodreads, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, reads, sci-fi, supernatural
Tagged amreading, books, newbooks, reading, reads, sciencefiction, writers, writerslife
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