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Hannibalisums #2

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Old Hannibal says some strange things at times. As such this is an irregular series of quotes form the Hannibal Smyth novels, because occasionally one should probably remember to do some promotion work for ones own novels for a change… … Continue reading →

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Quotes for 2020 #16

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Mark Hayes

A new year, A whole new decade. A daily series of quotes from my favorite authors. Just for the hell of it… Somehow I got sixteen posts into this opus without picking a quote from Neil Gaiman, though I may … Continue reading →

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How to Save the Planet: Guest Blog by Luke Eastwood

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Mark Hayes

How To Save The Planet  – a science fact emergency We live in a very strange world, one where what would formerly have been science fiction a few years ago is now very much the real world. One of my … Continue reading →

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The somewhat belated cover reveal…

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Okay this is not as such a cover reveal, because that something you do when you have a new book in the offing. This isn’t a new book, indeed it was the fist full novel I wrote way back in … Continue reading →

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The point of no return…

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Mark Hayes

There comes a point, once your fully committed to something, that you just have to see it through. The point from which there is no coming back. Your figurative Rubicon – once crossed – you have no choice but to … Continue reading →

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A Merry Harvey Christmas To all…

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Its never too late to release another book (been a busy year for me , Two novels  and stories in five anthologies) In all likelihood the final book release of the year… The ever indubitable Harvey ‘tinsel and reindeer candy’ … Continue reading →

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A taste of Harvey…

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Just putting this here…. Okay maybe a little more explanation is needed. As regular readers will be aware I have over the last year been part of the grand undertaking that is the Harvey Duckman Presents… series. The series curated … Continue reading →

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Down Days… And uplifting words

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I have on occasion written posts about my occasional struggles with depression. I don’t do this very often, but when I do they tend to be very personal and hard to write. Why I write them is because it is … Continue reading →

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A brief review…

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I don’t always have the time to do long reviews on here, and sometimes long reviews are not whats needed. On other occasions I make a note to do someone a quick review on Amazon and then get distracted… As … Continue reading →

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November ‘Hopeless’ reviews#1

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Mark Hayes

  New England Gothic By Nimue Brown , illustrated by Tom Brown I am, as some readers may be aware, an unapologetic a fan boy when it comes to Tom Browns art, Nimue Browns writing and the world of Hopeless … Continue reading →

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