Category Archives: opinion

The Joy of Thursday Nights: Indie-October guest post from Amy Wilson

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Mark Hayes

  I was absolutely not looking for a writing group. I had nothing against writing groups, I was sure that they were wonderful for some people. It’s just that I didn’t think I would be one of them. I had … Continue reading →

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Blurbing: Reduxed

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Way back in December last year, a month or so before ‘A Spider In the Eye’ was released I made a post about blurbing. The art of writing a blurb for the back of a paperback. I was having 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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This is where we are now…

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I generally avoid talking politics on this blog. There are a number of reasons for this, not least of which is my desire not to enter into the kind of pointless ‘debates‘ on politics which are so common in these … Continue reading →

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The Colour Out Of Space: TCL#54

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Mark Hayes

It was a scene from a vision of Fuseli, and over all the rest reigned that riot of luminous amorphousness, that alien and undimensioned rainbow of cryptic poison from the well—seething, feeling, lapping, reaching, scintillating, straining, and malignly bubbling in … 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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Creative Connections…

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Mark Hayes

A few years back I did a series of posts that offered advice to those considering self-publishing. You can find them still if your interest in the Publishing and Writing section at the top of the page, as 90% of … Continue reading →

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Quotable Steam…

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Mark Hayes

The reason steampunk attracts people is that it is premised on a technology which is visible and pleasing to the naked eye, and whose moving parts are comprehensible on a human scale ~ Nick Harkerway As I have not done … Continue reading →

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The April Report…

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Occasionally people ask me about my book sales, these people fall into a couple of loose categories, curious friends, and other writers who really want to know… Mainly I find that in the case of writers it is often because … Continue reading →

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Indie April#7: Magpies of Misanthropy

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Mark Hayes

It’s Indie April, a celebration of all things Indie, be it novels, movies, music or art. The idea being to encourage interaction between indie creatives, and that most elusive of beasties the wider audience, and it is a time to … Continue reading →

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