Author Archives: Mark Hayes

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

Where This Now Finds Us , by Nervous ‘Orse album review

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Normally, in between random musings, occasional fiction and whatever else occurs to me, I review books on here by Indie authors. This being because as an Indie author myself I know how hard it can be to get reviews, and … Continue reading →

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"So Whats your book about ?"

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Mark Hayes

I keep being asked this question and it’s a fair question to ask. The problem is I still don’t really have an answer to it. At least not a short concise answer that sums up the novel. I wrote it, published … Continue reading →

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the art of the self publicist

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Mark Hayes

I am not by nature a graphic artist , my medium is words, as your probably aware. However, some of the Microsoft suite tools are useful for making fairly quick promo’s for even the list visually artistic of us. the … Continue reading →

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2015 the year of the Renaissance men

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Way back in the dim dark distant past. In an age when Mobil phones were for making phone calls but only a few of us had them. When the internet did not seem like something that would catch on as … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 29, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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A wonderful review and Book of the Month in November

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Mark Hayes

The wonderful people at The publishers Bookclub have made Cider lane book of the month for November. The words over the moon spring to mind To read their full review etc you’ll have to wait till November the 1st ,, … Continue reading →

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Strange worlds and Awkward reviews

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Mark Hayes

As anyone who reads my blog is aware I review Indie authors books on a semi-regular basis.Partly I do reviews because I am an indie writer myself. Thus I know how hard it is to get people to do reviews. … Continue reading →

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Cider Lane Reviews

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Mark Hayes

A few recent reviews for Cider Lane :Of Silences and Stars from +Amazon.co.uk , as once in a while it’s nice to blow one own trumpet. 5.0 out of 5 starsI thoroughly enjoyed this incredibly compelling bookByMark AdamsFormat: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI thoroughly … Continue reading →

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book promotion, or how not to do it

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Promoting your own book is a difficult task. That is not to say there are not lots of options out there, in fact there are a ridiculous amount of them out there if you look. From companies that advertise, ‘We will … Continue reading →

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Wife in space: the scruffy drunk

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mark Hayes

A while ago a good friend thrust a book into my hand called Adventures with the Wife in Space: Living with Doctor Who. Which was written by +Neil Perryman and in part his wife Sue after Neil, a lifelong Doctor Who … Continue reading →

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