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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
writing conversations, or the voices in my head are arguing
Anyone who has read Cider Lane will know that it is not overwhelmed with dialogue. Indeed, dialogue is absent quiet often simply because characters don’t have anyone to talk to due to where they are and what they are doing, … Continue reading
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cider lane reviews
I review books fairly often here , or at least it is my intent to do so , but it would seem some what incestuous to review my own. Instead as nice people have taken there time to read and … Continue reading
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Immortown book review
This is not the easiest book I have ever read, stylistic I would even call it awkward. But when the world is full of simple formulaic books that are written in familiar patterns reading then something with interesting quirks that … Continue reading
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An Open letter to the Labour party after the welfare bill
note. I don’t do very much political blogging. As while i have strong view these view are my own and i don’t affiliate with any political party because none of them represent my views. In some maters i am very … Continue reading
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Occasional book reviews and independent publishing
I have a fondness for independent publishing and the self published. Not least because i am self published myself. But also because independent publishing is not the main stream, and in it you find the occasional gem. One of the … Continue reading
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The long road to Cider Lane
It has been a long haul since the dark days at the end of May 2013, when i first penned the first chapter in draft one. Without much idea where the story was going to take me. Having half an … Continue reading
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A growth of ivy
Not posted in a while, so as much to get back in the habit once more as anything else, here’s a little tale of black magic and horticulture that has been hanging around in my hard drive for a while. … Continue reading
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taking inspiration where you can , or what happens when you ask a few friends for a first line .
So in a mild moment of whimsy I put the following post on my face book page +https://www.facebook.com/mark.hayes.710667 ” Mildly bored and want a challenge, or just something to distract my self with.Someone give me the first line for a … Continue reading
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Characters seen through other eyes
The 4th draft of my novel has now been read by four readers (or possibly five if you count the very dodgy self publishing out fit i had the miss fortune to try) , all of which have given lots … Continue reading
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A little bit more Warrrarrgggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A continuation of the ongoing warrrarrrggggg!!!!! because a few people seem to like the stories and they are just sitting gathering electronic dust in a file on my PC. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Warrraggg rolled out of the pass and … Continue reading
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