Category Archives: rant

The BIG question…

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Mark Hayes

It’s been an odd year so far… It’s hard to put a finger on why, but it has definitely been a little odd… You may have noticed this as well…  Among other things I have found myself asking big important … Continue reading →

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Arts and Capitalism and Self employment – a rant

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Originally posted on Meredith Debonnaire:
I don’t usually do politics on here in a big way, but I don’t know how not to right now. Almost everyone in my immediate family works in the arts. My dad is a musician…

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Quotes for 2020 #46 & 47

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Mark Hayes

An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers…  Disclaimer: Not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… In … Continue reading →

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Quotes for 2020 #6

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Mark Hayes

As its not just a new year, but a whole new decade. I thought among all the other things I do here I would do a daily series of quotes from my favourite authors. Just for the hell of it… … Continue reading →

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The economics of self-publishing

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Mark Hayes

As a subject, I hate economics. Now, to be clear, the reason I hate economics is because I have studied it. A little under ten years ago, at the age of forty, I made the decision to do a degree … Continue reading →

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Insomniac awakenings…

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Occasionally, while I lay staring into the darkness at the ceiling I know is above my bed but can’t see – trying and failing to count imaginary ovine flocks – strange thoughts occur to me. This then, is one of … Continue reading →

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I don’t know the answer, I barely understand the question: Indie October guest post by Andy Hill

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Do you wander around a first world town centre, bemused at how the general population manages to exist even as a rudimentary civilisation? Ever stared out of an aeroplane at the houses, roads and train tracks below, knowing full well … 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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Publishing the self…

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Opinions, as the saying goes, are like arseholes, everybody’s got one, and some people are closer to theirs than others. As a rule, therefore, I find I only trust the opinions of those who have first proved not to ride … Continue reading →

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Quote me not…

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Life is not so much about begins and endings, but about going on and on and on, its about muddling through the middle ~ Anna Quin With that in mind, because the quote appealed to me, as quotes sometimes do, … Continue reading →

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