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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
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
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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
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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
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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
Posted in books, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, self-publishing, steampunk
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Whats in a title…
I’ve just finished writing the first draft of a short Hannibal Smyth crossover novelette that is set in Esqwiths Passing Place. I’ve not made mention of this before now because it started out as an experiment a week ago when … Continue reading
Posted in books, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged #passingplace, Hannibal Smyth, nanowrimo, novels, wordpress, writer, writerslife, writing, writingtip, writingtips
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Pointless list of wonderfulness…
Like most people who blog, I read a lot of blogs. I probably don’t read as many blogs as I should, as I am forever saving a link to my bookmarks and never quite getting back to them. Or, on Mondays, … Continue reading
The Horror At Red Hook: The Complete Lovecraftian #42
It was back in the 80’s when I first came across the literary universe of H.P Lovecraft, and I came across in it a way that many people fo my generation did, in the form of the Call of Cthulhu … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, cthulhu, fiction, gaming, goodreads, Lovecraft, mythos, retro book reviews, rites, sci-fi
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Nyarlathotep – a strange convergence
‘And it was then that Nyarlathotep came out of Egypt.’ It may be a sign that the end of times is upon us. Or perhaps just a sign that some people believe it is so. Or a sign of a … Continue reading
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