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A cast of several: Henrietta ‘Spanners’ Clarkhurst

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

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 →

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Mid-summer Harvey

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

Midsummer’s day is almost upon us. The annual festivities of the longest day will be some what tempered I suspect, certainly I do not normally celebrate it by sitting in my back garden. generally it is a day spent in … Continue reading →

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The devil made me do it…

Posted on April 24, 2020 by

Some would have you believe that audio books are the future… and to an extent they are right, at least for some people. Indeed one of the most common questions I get asked by a certain section of friends and … Continue reading →

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Writing around COVID

Posted on April 22, 2020 by

The escapism of fiction is essential in our world right now, but for many authors COVID-19 has caused something of a headache. I’m not talking about the closure of bookshops and the postponement of events where we were intending to … Continue reading →

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POV matters… it does

Posted on April 21, 2020 by

One of the writing issues we encounter most in the manuscripts we receive here at Sixth Element is POV (point of view). Whether from new writers or some of the most experienced published authors, it doesn’t matter… POV is still … Continue reading →

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WELCOME TO SINNEPORT

Posted on April 17, 2020 by

WELCOME TO SINNEPORT Indie April gust post By Nils Nisse Visser, and with a little help from his friends Not long ago I had a rather wordy guest blog on The Passing Place called ‘Creative Osmosis’. I listed a number of … Continue reading →

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All About Hemlock Soames in Six Questions

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I’m Sharon Kemmett, and I write steampunk, science fiction and fantasy under the pen name, S M Kemmett. Thank you to our host, Mark Hayes, for the opportunity to introduce to you my friend, Hermia … Continue reading →

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First World Problems…

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

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 →

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Indie April, Harvey online

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

Last weekend should have been Scarborough sci-fi , which was also hosting the Harvey Duckman writers conference. It was also going to be the launch of Harvey Duckman Presents volume 4, Craig Hallams, Emi (which is brilliant and I will … Continue reading →

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Writing Female Characters

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

I have over the years read too many books with shocking badly written female characters in them. I suspect I am not alone. Indeed I can give you a list of far too many ‘great’ writers who write awful female … Continue reading →

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