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About Mark Hayes

Writer A messy, complicated sort of entity. Quantum Pagan. Occasional weregoth Knows where his spoon is, do you? #author #steampunk http://linktr.ee/mark_hayes

30 Days of NaNoWriMo: Day 5

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Day 5:  And today the calendar offers this gem of wisdom… (yes I ain’t sure what it means either, just go with it, 5 days in the brain gets a little odd sometimes…) The plot bunnies are coming, write for … Continue reading →

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo: Day 4

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Day 4:  And the calendars reflected of the wisdom of the crowd for today is You’re not stealing Facebook statuses you’re paying homage Target for the day, get to 6667 words Current word count 3432 words Its the weekend, the … Continue reading →

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo: Day 3

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Day 3:  and today’s cheerleading comment in the calendar Sack your inner editor today Target for the day, get to 5000 words Current word count 2219 words So, on the plus side after the Goldfrapp incident, I have been able … Continue reading →

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo: Day 2

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Day 2.  on my NaNoWriMo calendar this year… What were we thinking? Target for the day, get to 3333 words Current word count 879 words One day down, twenty-nine to go, and in my personal journey I am already behind. … Continue reading →

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo: Day 1

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Day 1. on my NaNoWriMo calendar this year… ‘Say goodbye to your sanity’ Target for the day, get to 1667 words Time to get going, dig out the notes you made if you’re a plotter. If your more a fly … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Go…

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Both my novels are on Kindle 99p/99c sale this week. Which I set up some weeks ago, forgot about, got caught unawares and should have mentioned before. Nothing like a badly planned promotional sale… However, that said, please take the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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The Hound: The Complete Lovecraft #36

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Mark Hayes

From one of the crumbling gravestones–dated 1747–I chipped a small piece to carry away. It lies before me as I write–and ought to suggest some sort of horror story. I must place it beneath my pillow as I sleep… Just … Continue reading →

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To Plot Or Not To Plot? That Is The NaNoWriMo Question…

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Mark Hayes

With #NaNoWriMo2017 about a week away. The oldest of questions has reared its ugly head at my writing desk… To plot or not to plot..? Whether you attempting NaNoWriMo for the first time or the eighteenth time you’re probably contemplating this fundamental … Continue reading →

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What The Moon Brings: The Complete Lovecraft #36

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Mark Hayes

ales …the spectral summer when the moon shone down on the old garden where I wandered; the spectral summer of narcotic flowers and humid seas of foliage that bring wild and many-coloured dreams… Lovecraft at his best is a master … Continue reading →

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Shrinking world…

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Mark Hayes

The world shrinks every day, in more ways than one, but as a by-product of our shirking world, many people feel less safe. They think that the world is getting more dangerous, more bad things are happening, people are nastier, … Continue reading →

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