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

The Funeral, waiting 1.5 book review

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Mark Hayes

The FuneralThe Waiting series 1.5 I compared the first book of this series to a soap opera of a book. Which I consider a fair comparison, the style and pacing of the first book bares this out. As a follow up … Continue reading →

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Sequel Dreams or inspiration strikes when your least aware

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Mark Hayes

So, I was laying awake last night, when I started to dream.Well yes.. I know… I was awake.While it could be considered mildly irritating, it is equally gratifying when people ask about ‘The next one’ when ever they read you … Continue reading →

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Demon Frenzy book review

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Demon Frenzy by Harvey Click First book in the Demon Frenzy series The thing about Genre books is this, it’s very easy to write an average one. That is to say by their nature they often follow set simple patterns … Continue reading →

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Misdirection, book review

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Misdirection by Elizabeth Burges Book 1 of Counterplay Books come in many categories’s, many forms, and you never quite know what you’re going to be reading until you start turning the pages. This is perhaps even more true of independently … Continue reading →

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writing conversations, or the voices in my head are arguing

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Mark Hayes

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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