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Tag Archives: opinion
‘Celebrity’ Fucking Authors
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, books, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, opinion, publication, rant, reads, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, celebrity culture, culture, indie publishing, indiebooks, indieoctober, indiereads, indiewriter, opinion, rants, reading, reads, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Steampunk issues
Given current events I feel, rightly or wrongly, the need to have a conversation I have meant to have for a while. A conversation about Steampunk, a genre, subculture and in some cases lifestyle choice with which I have a … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, Canadian steampunk, fiction, Hannibal Smyth, humanrights, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, opinion, politics, rant, reads, rights, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged humanity, indiewriter, opinion, politics, reads, steampunk, steampunk fantasy, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Writing around COVID
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
Posted in amreading, amwriting, fiction, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, novels, opinion, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
Tagged harveyduckman, humanity, indie, indie publishing, IndieApril, indiebooks, indienovels, indiewriter, opinion, politics, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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Why Your Day Job could be Good for Your Creativity
We’re all familiar with the dilemma. “I’ve just had this great idea and I want to write it down immediately, but I’m stuck at work right now.” If you’re anything like me, when you think about your day job in … Continue reading
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What is Modern Druidry?
It’s the question I started asking when I first came to Druidry about eighteen years ago. I’m still asking it. My blog (www.druidlife.wordpress.com) is mostly me asking, day by day ‘what does this even mean?’ We don’t know much about … Continue reading
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Tagged druidry, humanity, IndieApril, mentalhealth, opinion, pagan, reads, spirituality, the world, thoughts, writer, writerslife, writing
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Quotes for 2020 #34
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… Today’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 quotes, amreading, books, depression, goodreads, insomnia, opinion, quotes, Uncategorized, writes, writing
Tagged 2020quotes, enviroment, humanity, opinion, quotes, sciencefiction
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How to Save the Planet: Guest Blog by Luke Eastwood
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
Quotes for 2020 #9
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 favorite authors. Just for the hell of it… … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020quotes, humanity, humour, mentalhealth, opinion, quotes, Star Wars
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Fact or Fiction? : Indie October Guest Post From Kate Baucherel
What were the earliest things you learned from reading fiction? These are some of my memories. Aged six, I discovered that scientists could accelerate atomic particles in a cyclotron – for what purpose I had no idea – thanks to … Continue reading
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I don’t know the answer, I barely understand the question: Indie October guest post by Andy Hill
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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