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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Wise words…
More of the wisdom of writers: or a few scattered quotes that could be wisdom or tosh, it’s not always easy to tell. But such are the words that on occasion inspire me to write, even those full of derision… The … Continue reading
The Moon-bog: The Complete Lovecraftian #31
If in doubt, the sunken ruins of a lost city are just where you go, at least if you’re the old tentacle hugger. You have probably noticed that and if you haven’t then you’re not really paying attention. Lost cities and … Continue reading
The Outsider: The Complete Lovecraft#30
Every writer will on occasion be influenced in style and subject by those whose writing he admires. That’s why they are called influences after all. Sometimes this is deliberate, sometimes not so much, and on occasion sometimes the writer doesn’t realise … Continue reading
Posted in cthulhu, horror, mythos, Nyarlathotep, reads, retro book reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged amreading, cthulhu, horror, humour, Nyarlathotep
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That Offensive Word…
The internet and ‘Faceache’ writers groups, in particular, throw up the occasional odd question. Odd to my mind at least, not odd to the person asking the question. Probably I find them odd because I have some fairly firm views … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, rights, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, opinion, writerslife, writing, writingtip
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Scrap-ends…
For no good reason, or perhaps the best reason of all, I’ve spent a listless hour pondering my way through a folder on my desktop that predates the hard drive. The folders called scrap-ends. It’s an apt description used as … Continue reading
Posted in books, indie, indie novels, indie writers, nanowrimo, opinion, quotes, reads, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, books, humour, reads, sciencefiction, steampunk, writer, writerslife, writing
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The Bad Review…
No one likes to receive a bad review, be it as a writer, as a seller on eBay, or for that matter for your pecan pie from a dinner guest… In the case of the pie, well if your guest … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, cider lane, opinion, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, badreviews, opinion, rant, writing
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The Nameless City: The Complete Lovecraft #29
“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons, even death may die.” ~Abdul Alhazred There can be few tales of tales more Lovecraftian than ‘The Nameless City‘. A tale rejected by ‘Wierd Tales‘ twice and a succession … Continue reading
Posted in Lovecraft, mythos, reads, retro book reviews, rites
Tagged cthulhu, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, mythos, wierdtales
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Courting Disasters…
Lawyers are almost always played out on TV as smart, snappy, insightful individuals of high intellect who ask just the right question to catch a witness or a defendant off guard. It has become something of a stereotype, and like … Continue reading
Sweet Ermengarde: The Complete Lovecraftian #28
Some collections of Lovecraft which claim to be complete utterly ignore ‘Sweet Ermengarde’, thus expunge it from their pages. There are reasons to do so, not necessarily good reasons, but reasons all the same. I know this because of the two … Continue reading
Posted in goodreads, humour, Lovecraft, reads, retro book reviews
Tagged amreading, cthulhu, humour, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, music
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Speaking the words and the necessary evil
I have an odd confession to make, well not so much a confession, I require no absolution here, but a confession all the same. My previous blog post, EX Oblivione, was not written by me… Well not as such, I wrote … Continue reading
