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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Indie April#1: Thieves Guild
It’s Indie April, a celebration of all things Indie, be it novels, movies, music or art. The idea being to encourage interaction between indie creatives, and that most elusive of beasties the wider audience, and it is a time to … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, books, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, IndieApril, indiewriter, reads, sci-fi
Tagged #scifi, amreadingscifi, harveyduckman, indie, IndieApril, indiebooks, indienovels, sciencefiction, thievesguild, whoisharveyduckman
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Delving through notebooks…
I don’t do poetry… In a rush on the way out to the day job, I grabbed a random notebook form my pile of half-used notebooks, knowing I needed one for work. It wasn’t until I was sat at my … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, Esqwiths, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, indiewriter, novels, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing
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To be brave is to fear…
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration ~ Frank Herbert That little quote from Dune is one of my favourites, and I have on occasion repeated to myself when I faced … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, depression, goodnews, indie, indiewriter, mental-health, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, quotes, self-publishing
Tagged mentalhealth, opinion, quotes, selfdoubt, writer, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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Publishing the self…
Opinions, as the saying goes, are like arseholes, everybody’s got one, and some people are closer to theirs than others. As a rule, therefore, I find I only trust the opinions of those who have first proved not to ride … Continue reading
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Quoting the horror…
Everyone likes a good horror movie, even if they say they don’t, and the best horror movies often start out as novels. Of course, they don’t always seem much like the novels when they are finished, and the novels are … Continue reading
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News from the Passing Place…
Morn was tending the bar on a lazy afternoon while the piano player played something which would have been a dirge at another time, but seemed remarkably joyful for some reason. Possibly this was to do with the cat which … Continue reading
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Imposter Syndrome, SciFi Scarbrough & really wild things…
Confession time. I have never done a book signing. Oh, I have signed books for people, I am more than happy to, though I am generally slightly bemused anyone wants me to sign a book. But I have never done … Continue reading
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Research and the novelist
On occasion, prospective writers will ask for advice on how to become a better writer. Join any faceache writers group, and you will see a dozen questions of this type a day. Occasionally those asking such questions will even listen … Continue reading
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Stocktaking…
March is here, the daffodils have poked their heads out in my garden, winter is tailing off into spring and the anniversary of the death of Caesar looms soon upon us. It is at this time of year, because some … Continue reading
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