Category Archives: indie novels

New England Gothic: A hopeless kickstarter…

Posted on September 2, 2019 by

Other girls believed there were monsters in the woods. If that were true, they paid Annamarie no attention. Sometimes she felt disappointed by this. This is going to be an odd review, because I am reviewing something i haven’t finished … Continue reading →

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The Occasional Bout of Self Publicity…

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

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

‘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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Hopeless Maine extras

Posted on August 23, 2019 by

Originally posted on The Hopeless Vendetta:
Let’s start with some technical details. It takes about six months of Tom working full time to draw a Hopeless Maine graphic novel. On top of this, I do about 2 hours of work…

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Editing Wisdom…

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

Soon I will be on with the final, final edit of ‘From Russia With Tassels.’ Once I get a working copy back from my editor. As such editing is a different skill set to normal writing I have been doing … Continue reading →

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Book Lovers Day 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

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

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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