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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Slasher theory , or hacking it down to size
At a suggestion from a friend i am entering a writing a competition in the northern writers awards. On the flimsy grounds of nothing ventured nothing gained +http://www.northernwritersawards.com/enterawards.htmlif nothing else it has been an exercise in constraint, good editing and … Continue reading
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More Waaarrraaaaggg!!!!
As the first Ork story made a couple of people smile , here is a second short one. If people Like them enough will post more over time I have a few scattered in my 1000 word a day slush … Continue reading
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A thousand word a day habit , or Warrragggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last year in about March I decided to try and write a thousand words a day and make a habit out of it. Unsurprisingly I failed to make a good habit out of it with the pressures of everyday life, … Continue reading
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The Ballot ( short story )
The hardest thing for a new author is to get published for the first time, in particular with short stories as there are so few outlets for them. But unperturbed last year I attempted to get a couple of shorts published with a few magazines, if … Continue reading
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Third draft blues , or how not to write
Third draft blues so you send off the second draft to your proof reader, get great feed back, a long list of notes on things to work on, have a good discussion on what needs to be changed , what could be better … Continue reading
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Women in politics , politics in decline
Statistics from the World Bank state the percentage of the United Kingdom population who are female is 50.8%, While this figure is unsurprising I draw attention to it in order to highlight the oddity that this modern western democracy, which … Continue reading
Remember remember , November can start in June ( struggling with words 1 )
I have been trying to write a novel for years, which is to say trying to write several aborted novels since I was about 14. I still have reams of A4 pages in loose binders that have followed me around … Continue reading
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Fantasy Armour vs real Armour
Armour, according to our friends at Wikipedia is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted, not an astoundingly difficult concept you would have thought. Here then is a real woman in armour… real armour http://samanthaswords.tumblr.com/ As worn, indeed, when … Continue reading
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