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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Worth more in scrabble…
“England and America are two countries separated by the same language!” attributed to George Bernard Shaw, or possibly Oscar Wilde, or purely apocryphal, as its one of thsoe quotes no one is entirely sure about even the QI elves aparantly…. U … Continue reading
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Self-Publishing Stigma
I did an interview in November last year, just after the release of Passing Place, in which I got asked this question: “Would you say there is a stigma to being self-published?“ Of all the questions I was asked, … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, publication, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, self-publishing, writerslife, writingtips
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A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson : The Complete Lovecraft #5
This is not our usual Lovecraftian fare. Indeed it is no more, and no less exactly what the title claims it to be, all be it a fictional account written by a narrator who claims to be over two hundred … Continue reading
Dagon : The Complete Lovecraft #4
H. P. Lovecraft was born, raised and spending the majority of his life in Providence, Rhode Island. It is perhaps therefore not a great surprise that the mysteries of the sea features so often in his fiction. Even now, a … Continue reading
Posted in Lovecraft, mythos, retro book reviews, rites
Tagged amreading, cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft, reads
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The Tomb : The Complete Lovecraft #3
Madness and the ravings of the mad are themes that Lovecraft visits time and time again in his work. It’s a subject that is close to his heart. He himself having suffered a nervous breakdown in his formative years, as … Continue reading
The Alchemist: the complete Lovecraft #2
‘The Alchemist’ is one of the better known early tales written by the H. P. Lovecraft. Like the first tale, I reviewed it is considered to be one of his Juvenilia works as Lovecraft wrote ‘The Alchemist’ when he was still only … Continue reading
The Beast In The Cave. The complete Lovecraft #1
As you may be aware from the earlier post on the subject, I have decided to read/review the complete fiction works of H P Lovecraft as my reading/blogging challenge for 2017. I have decided to do this in the order … Continue reading
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Tagged bookreview, cthulhu, Lovecraft
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Blog / Reading Challenge 2017
With the occasional exception, I have spoken to, notable only for their oddity, all writers are prolific readers. Indeed the notable exceptions were a couple of people who have told me they want to be writers while openly admitting they … Continue reading
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Tagged cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft
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Year of the Dead
We have lost a lot of loved and respected famous people in the last year. Individuals who’s passing has affected us, brought tears, sadness and that strange form of grief we feel for people who we have never known personally … Continue reading
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All we are saying…
This post, like some others I have made, started out as a minor rant and attempt at light heartiness in response to a mild bout of despair at the human condition because if you can’t at least try to raise … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, internationaldayofpeace, politics
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