Category Archives: indiewriter

The writer’s ambition: Riftmaker

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Mark Hayes

When writers settles down to write their first novels, and I am as guilty of this as anyone, they occasionally bite off more than they can chew. They envision something broad and sweeping, with multiple characters all interacting through multiple … Continue reading →

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Sparks of Inspiration

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Mark Hayes

“Where do you get your idea’s from?” Now there is a question that writers get asked so often it has become proverbial, if not a full-blown cliche. It’s one of those things that aspiring writers ask the experienced writers almost … Continue reading →

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King Solomon’s Mines, She, and the imperfect past…

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I enjoy a lot of older fiction, fiction that has stood the test of time and still permeates the zeitgeist of modern literature as it’s influence is still felt in modern fiction. This should come as little surprise to anyone, … Continue reading →

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SPAGFTT8: Pdf’s and pirates

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I’ve not done one of these ‘helpful’ guides for a long while, this one came about because of a bit of a rant on my part (yes I know that’s hard for regular readers to believe, me, rant, never…). A … Continue reading →

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Interview With A Wordsmith #2: Madeleine Holly-Rosing

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Mark Hayes

As an indie author, I am, as regular readers will be aware, a bit of an advocate for indie novelists. While my reviews may entertain, and hopefully even point some of you in the direction of books which you will … Continue reading →

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Like a Bad Penny…

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Mark Hayes

She crashed through the window into the chill of a Calcutta night and proceeded to plummet head first towards the cold flagstones of the courtyard thirty feet below. Behind her, a strange sound still filled the air. A scream of … Continue reading →

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Covers and Tassels…

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I don’t normally do WIP updates as such, and certainly not when I am still writing the first draft. But at the same time, I am not normally writing the second book of a series and doing so a week … Continue reading →

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Not Ignoring Canada

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Canada, it has become one of my current obsessions. This may seem an odd thing to suddenly develop an obsession about but there is a reason, which is to do with another obsession, one I wish I could avoid but … Continue reading →

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Oh so quotable…

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Not done a quote-post for a while, and so to address that error here is a quote-post on a subject close to my heart, that of books… Those wonderful things made of paper that can hold whole universes within them … Continue reading →

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Passing Place sale

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Mark Hayes

To Celebrate the release of A Spider In The Eye, the Kindle edition of Passing Place is at the sale price of only 99p/99c this week Welcome to Esqwith’s the bar where reality is flexible and no one is ever … Continue reading →