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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
NaNoWriMo : planning for the annual writing fest
Its that most wonderful time of the year No not the one in December… NaNoWriMo is almost upon us, and if you are planning to participate this year, you may be plotting already, even if your plotting to take the … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, amreading, blogging, book reviews, books, fiction, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, nanowrimo, novels, rant, reads, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing
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The Unlimited Question…
I frequent my fair share of authors forums, both live chat get togethers and on things like twitter and Facebook. In these forums a question that comes up fairly often from newer authors is whether or not it is worth … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, books, goodreads, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, publication, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writes, writing
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Linkin Park, the Thieves’ Guild and why I was so angry in 2007
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, depression, editing, fiction, goodreads, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, mental-health, music, novels, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
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Seeing The Future
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, big questions, book reviews, books, fiction, goodreads, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, novels, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
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NaNoWriMo: Or how to first draft…
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With November less than a month away, and in the mildly self-aggrandizing of attempting to offer some advice to budding writers… This is the story of how I managed to write my first novel. It…
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Echoes of a Cursed Ship
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, Canadian steampunk, fantasy, goodreads, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, novels, pirates, reads, steampunk, writes, writing
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The Book : TCL #66
Towards the end of his life Lovecraft had a minor crisis of confidence in his own writing. Such minor crisis are not particularly unusual among writers, it probably was not the first time in his career, it was probably the … Continue reading
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The Evil Clergyman : TCL 65
Old tentacle hugger had more than his fair share of strange dream by anybody’s standards. It was often these dreams that inspired aspect of his stories and occasionally there entirety. This story however is unique among the collected works because … Continue reading
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The Thing On The Doorstep : TCL 64
It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to shew by this statement that I am not his murderer. At first I shall be called a madman—madder than … Continue reading
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Is your work product or art?
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, books, fiction, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, publication, rant, reads, writes, writing
Tagged indie, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indieoctober, indiereads, indiewriter, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtips
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