Category Archives: books

Indie-October looms…

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Back in April as regular, and the occasional passing readers may remember I did a series of posts for Indie April. Posts all about various indie writers and creatives and their work. This was a surprisingly successful endeavour and as … Continue reading →

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Something wicked this way comes…

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Hi, the blogs been very quite so far this month, as I have had quiet a lot on between real world work and some exciting writing stuff I am not quiet ready to reveal just yet… Here though is a … Continue reading →

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The Occasional Bout of Self Publicity…

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Mark Hayes

COMING SOON No really it is , I know I said it would be out in late June, then I said early July, I may have even said ‘definitely by august’ but it is genuinely close now… It in the … Continue reading →

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Fiscal realities of publishing… and the pursuit of happiness…

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Mark Hayes

‘If everything you do and everything you are is in pursuit of money, then you are already bankrupt.’ ~ Cake, Ink, Collective. Several things have happened in the last few days to inspire this post. It is a … Continue reading →

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Book Lovers Day 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Mark Hayes

As I said last year, normally hate overly twee things like this… But I make an exception when it comes to books. So on the off chance, anyone doesn’t have a book to love here are a few recommendations from … Continue reading →

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The Tentacle Reviews…

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Mark Hayes

In my hands there rests a thing of wonder, a thing of joy, a thing of imaginative splendour and chilling, spine-tingling, mind-bending weirdness… Actually, that’s a lie, it’s not in my hands, and it’s not an it, it’s a they… … Continue reading →

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The Very Old Folk: TCL#55

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Mark Hayes

“Malitia vetus—malitia vetus est . . . venit . . . tandem venit . . .” Or for those of you without a working grasp of Latin… Or who don’t have google to hand… “Wickedness of old—it is wickedness of old…happened…happened at last…” Those are the last words of … Continue reading →

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Awesome Stuff Update: Summer 19

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Mark Hayes

An irregular collection of awesome stuff from my inboxes I get a lot of mail, facebook messages and twitterings full of awesome stuff, much to the disgruntlement of my postperson when I have stuff delivered I am sure. And what … Continue reading →

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Alternating covers…

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Mark Hayes

This is not a cover reveal. It’s a, not decided which cover to go with, reveal of the options I have before me at the moment… My original plan was that after book one I would have two characters pictured … Continue reading →

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Gormenghast on the river Anhk…

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Mark Hayes

One of my favourite series of books, written it is no coincidence by the late great Terry Pratchett, are the Discworld novels, in particular, the novels that centre around perhaps his greatest creation, the city of Anhk-Morpork. Not least this … Continue reading →