Tag Archives: hopeless

Hopeless Joys

Posted on November 17, 2021 by darrack1

One of the best things being an indie author has brought to my life is I get to meet other indie and small press authors. This is not because they are all wonderfully creative giving people, (though as a rule … Continue reading →

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Brief reviews of wonderfulness #1

Posted on March 2, 2021 by darrack1

I have been known on occasion to promise to write a review for fellow authors. I have some fair firm rules on these promises, in that I don’t write a review unless I genuinely like what I’m reviewing. If I … Continue reading →

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November ‘Hopeless’ reviews#1

Posted on November 26, 2019 by darrack1

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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How to kill a hundred people: A Indie October guest post by Nimue Brown

Posted on October 3, 2019 by darrack1

Let me begin by explaining Hopeless Maine. It started life as a graphic novel series set on an imaginary island off the coast of Maine. There’s now a role play game, prose books in the offing and other things in … Continue reading →

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Mark Hayes and the red weed menace

Posted on September 24, 2019 by darrack1

Originally posted on The Hopeless Vendetta:
By Frampton Jones Like many people who have washed up on the shores of Hopeless, Maine, Mark Hayes has told us many tales of his previous experiences. Some of those tales have been rather…

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New England Gothic: A hopeless kickstarter…

Posted on September 2, 2019 by darrack1

Other girls believed there were monsters in the woods. If that were true, they paid Annamarie no attention. Sometimes she felt disappointed by this. This is going to be an odd review, because I am reviewing something i haven’t finished … Continue reading →

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Hopeless Maine extras

Posted on August 23, 2019 by darrack1

Originally posted on The Hopeless Vendetta:
Let’s start with some technical details. It takes about six months of Tom working full time to draw a Hopeless Maine graphic novel. On top of this, I do about 2 hours of work…