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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
The Sunday Reviews #3
Okay, your used to the drill by now no doubt and probably see no reason to read this first bit of waffle. Which is fair enough because I’m not sure why I’m writing this first bit of waffle. Other than as … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, books, cider lane, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, novels, publication, writes, writing
Tagged bookblog, books, indie, indiebooks, indienovels, kindle, kindleunlimited, novels, writers
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The Writers Imperative…
‘It is not a chemically driven dependency, it’s simply a choice, after all, you chose to write, or not to write…’ Continue reading
Posted in blogging, depression, rant, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, depression, mentalhealth, writer, writerslife, writing
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A Perfect Storm…
Last night, around 11pm, somewhere between one too many coffees and the point where my mind stopped denying my body needs sleep, I hit a perfect storm. One of those rare moments when everything just clicks into place. A moment … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, Uncategorized, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, amediting, nanowrimo, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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In The Vault: The Complete Lovecraftian #44
Not for the first time, and not for the last, I find myself with little sympathy for the unfortunate main character of a Lovecraft short story. Let’s face it, Lovecraft’s characters often get what they deserve. Okay, that may seem harsh, after all, who … Continue reading
The Sunday Reviews#2
Last Sunday I dropped three short reviews for indie books I have read in the last few months because I was working through a backlog of Amazon reviews. As it proved remarkably popular I thought I would do another one this Sunday, … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, books, goodreads, indie, novels, opinion, reads
Tagged #amwriting, amreading, bookblog, bookreview, books
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He: The Complete Lovecraftian #43
New York, New York; the big apple, the land of dreams, where the canyon walls are made of concrete and glass, full of life and people of all creed and custom, the melting pot of the western world. Who could … Continue reading
Posted in cthulhu, Goth, horror, Lovecraft, mythos, Nyarlathotep, reads, rites
Tagged #amwriting, amreading, cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, Nyarlathotep
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The Quotable Writers Block…
We all get a touch of the dreaded writer’s block every now and again. Just as we all get a touch of the procrastination fairy, hit by wayward narrative bombs and once in a while manage to string a few words together without anything … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, goodreads, humour, pointless things of wonderfulness, quotes, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, amediting, blogging, humour, quotes, reads, wordpress, writerslife, writing, writingtip
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The Sunday Reviews
I have been known, like most authors, to make mention of the importance of Amazon reviews to the budding author. There are all kinds of mechanics in the background of amazons marketplace that ‘help’ an indie writer find his or … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, goodreads, novels, opinion
Tagged bookblog, bookreviews
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Anthological thoughts…
I have just sent the completed second draft, fully typeset, and nailed into book form, of ‘A Scar Of Avarice’ to my proof-reader. ASOA if you have been paying attention to my Blog, Twitter feed or Facebook accounts is a … Continue reading
Posted in humour, novels, orks, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, amediting, ebook, novels, shortstories, writing
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A Scar Of Avarice…
Cover reveals are a bit of the thing… Apparently. But as a break from the second draft, I was messing about on https://www.canva.com/ this evening. That and deciding on a title for the short novel I was talking about in the previous … Continue reading
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