Category Archives: Uncategorized

October reading…

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Mark Hayes

A couple of weeks ago I decided on little more than a whim to take a dip into the well of nostalgia and reread an old favourite ‘Pawn of Prophecy’. It a book I first read when I was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Dreams of the Witch House : TCL 62

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Mark Hayes

In terms of Lovecraft stories The Dreams of the Witch House is a little odd due to its mixing the cosmic horror that is Lovecraft’s staple with hints of Judo-Christian concept of the devil. It stands out as the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Pirates of Harvey 7

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Avast M’hearties Pirate Day be a’coming. So batten down y’hatches. Splice the main sails. Steer with the wind, and damn y’eyes, for that callow cove Captain Duckman will keel haul the lot of y’ if y’nay pay him some mind… … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, blogging, book reviews, books, fantasy, fiction, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, pirateday, pirates, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, Uncategorized, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pirates of Harvey 1

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Avast M’hearties Pirate Day be a’coming. So batten down y’hatches. Splice the main sails. Steer with the wind, and damn y’eyes, for that callow cove Captain Duckman will keel haul the lot of y’ if y’nay pay him some mind… … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A cast of several: Henrietta ‘Spanners’ Clarkhurst

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Mark Hayes

For reasons… I’ve been playing around with character cameos for Instagram… Which admittedly is partly procrastination. As I am making them anyway, I’ve decided you, dear readers, may enjoy seeing them, with a little background on the characters featured. Todays … Continue reading →

Posted in a cast of several, amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, fantasy, fiction, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, Uncategorized, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Indie April#6: Boston Metaphysics

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Originally posted on The Passing Place:
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,…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hipster Crisis

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Mark Hayes

As I sit here watching the cursor blink at me relentlessly, I find myself struck once again by the possibility that my own personal hell will be an empty word document and an incessantly blinking cursor, forever blinking…*blink*…*blink*…*BLINK*. Is there … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Podcasts, self-awareness and publishing

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Recently i was asked by an old friend Mark Adams to appear on his daily pod cast. I was of course both delighted to do so and utterly horrified by the idea. For an opinionated author seldom shy at expressing … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, publication, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

First World Problems…

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Mark Hayes

What matters is all relative. Half the world’s population worries where’s tomorrow meal will come from, the other half worries about wifi. I’m one of the fortunate half who worry about the latter and ironically end up wincing on to … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, opinion, reads, sci-fi, Uncategorized, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Harvey Live, podcasts, and the writers list

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Mark Hayes

I’ve been involved in a  couple of on line things to do with writing in the last few days. First there was the Harvey Duckman writers on-line get together  and broadcast as part of Scarborough scifi on-line (which replaced the … Continue reading →

Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, editing, fiction, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, publication, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, Uncategorized, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments