Category Archives: indie novels

Piano Man, A Guest Post by Will Nett

Posted on January 20, 2023 by darrack1

Like most authors, I’ll do almost anything to avoid writing. Buying a piano a couple of years ago seemed as good an idea as any. I’d always fancied having a crack at it, but would not have gone out of my way to find one, so when a friend was selling one, and another had a van in which to deliver it, I was first in line. Continue reading →

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Severn sisters…

Posted on December 30, 2022 by darrack1

Seven is a strange number. According to numerology the number seven represents perfection and is a symbol of eternal life. Seven suggest completeness, there are seven wonders, seven days to the week. It is also the number of change, it is often said that at the age of seven we become complete within ourselves and our true personalities manifest. Continue reading →

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Books of the year 2022 edition

Posted on December 7, 2022 by darrack1

As with last year this may be slightly early, as there is a fair chance I’ll read a couple more before the end of the year. (in fact I know I will as there are a couple I am reading … Continue reading →

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Rune Rat Rune…

Posted on November 30, 2022 by darrack1

whats a littler mass murder between friends Continue reading →

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The Sad Cthulhu World Tour 2022 is over…

Posted on November 22, 2022 by darrack1

On the bookshelf of books ‘Wot I’ve Wrote’ sits Sad Cthulhu, usually… But on those occasions, when I venture out into the cruel cold world to sell books at events, he comes with me. Clearly this is merely an affectation … Continue reading →

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Yule is coming…

Posted on November 16, 2022 by darrack1

Its that time of the year again, the nights are drawing in, there is a chill in the air, entities from beyond what we foolishly believe to be reality are seeping through the cracks… Continue reading →

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Return of the Revenge of the creature from the Friday Reviews

Posted on October 21, 2022 by darrack1

Ardent followers of this fine ongoing series of ever more obscure ramblings of the paranoid conglomerate of emotional baggage that collectively refers to itself as Mark Hayes, will be aware I have a regular feature on a Friday where I do a few quick reviews of several books all in one go. If your definition of regular is once in a blue moon, probably twice a year at best, and frankly not always on a Friday Continue reading →

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The Complete Misadventures of Hannibal Smyth

Posted on October 11, 2022 by darrack1

No one who ever dreamed of being a writer dreamed of the day their book was available on Kindle..
When you have the writers dream, you dream of writing and then holding your work in hardback, and any writer who tells you different is a liar. Continue reading →

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Another gimlet, please, Ivor. A Guest post from Will Nett

Posted on October 6, 2022 by darrack1

William Nettleton is a fine name. Still a ‘Sir’ in front of it and it brings up images of a big game hunter in the 1800’s with an elephant gun nestled under one arm , smoking a pipe of suspicious … Continue reading →

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Is Steampunk Elitist? A guest Post by Mat McCall

Posted on October 1, 2022 by darrack1

“Why do Steampunks always dress up as wealthy Neo-Victorians? What about the workers and the poor, why don’t Steamers dress up like them?” Continue reading →