Category Archives: indiefriday

Occasional reviews: Holly Trinity and the Ghost of York

Posted on November 4, 2021 by darrack1

As a son of the shire, I have spend many a day and night in the streets, snickers, and alleys of York. It is an old city, it was old before the Vikings got there, it was old before the … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, fantasy, fiction, goodnews, Harvey Duckman, horror, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, novels, reads, sci-fi, supernatural | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s been a while…

Posted on July 29, 2021 by darrack1

Hi, its been a while… Of cause, you may not of noticed, but the Passing Place has been on something of a hiatus. Real life has been throwing curve balls and writing blog posts has been thrown somewhere down the … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, editing, fantasy, fiction, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, horror, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, novels, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chapter titles

Posted on May 14, 2021 by darrack1

I have a thing about chapter titles. I’m always a little disappointed when an author doesn’t use them, though just numbering chapters is very much the norm these days. The naming of chapters harks back to the days when many … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, books, fantasy, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, opinion, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, pratchett, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Elf King’s Thingy part 9

Posted on April 8, 2021 by darrack1

The Elf King’s Thingy Part IX Speckpocket the Genealogist of the kings court was not having a good day. It hadn’t started well, As the King, it appeared, had decided to dissipate half his court in a rage. Well, he … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, fantasy, fiction, horror, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiefriday, indiewriter, reads, rites, sci-fi, supernatural, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Elf King’s Thingy Part 8

Posted on March 26, 2021 by darrack1

The Elf King’s Thingy Part VIII ‘There are probably worse fates in the world than double geography’… Anna mused to herself while failing to pay any attention to the lines of strata been drawn on the white board by Mr … Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, amreading, amwriting, books, fantasy, fiction, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, novels, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Elf King’s Thingy part 5

Posted on March 8, 2021 by darrack1

The Elf King’s Thingy Part V When the worlds were young slipping between them was more commonplace, they were closer then. Slipping between the lands of the fea and what those strange humans called the real world did not require … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, druidry, fantasy, horror, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, the elf kings thingy, Uncategorized, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Elf king’s Thingy: Part 2

Posted on February 25, 2021 by darrack1

The Elf King’s Thingy: Part II Elsewhere, and earlier.  Assil, King of the Fae bellowed with drunken anger and hurled his tankard across the throne room. His aim was off, which spoke much of how drunk he was, for the … Continue reading →

Posted in amwriting, dreamlands, fantasy, fiction, horror, humour, indie, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, novels, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, supernatural, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Elf King Project

Posted on February 19, 2021 by darrack1

I mentioned back in January that I have several writing projects in hand at the moment. This I know will probably comes as little surprise to anyone. While I am mainly working on the third Hannibal novel ‘A Squid on … Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, amreading, amwriting, fiction, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, publication, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Harvey VI: Erupting from the grave

Posted on December 11, 2020 by darrack1

Writing is a solitary activity, which suits me just fine. Anti-social introverts make good writers, and good writers tend (though not exclusively) to be anti-social introverts. This is not a bad thing, for we take flight in worlds of the … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, booksale, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, horror, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, kindlesale, pirates, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Harvey Christmas to all

Posted on December 2, 2020 by darrack1

Christmas is coming, the goose is looking worriedly at the chopping block, good will to all men, women, and those who define themselves as neither. the fat bloke in red with a beard you could lose reindeers in is preparing … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, book reviews, books, dystopia, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, Harvey Duckman, horror, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, novels, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment