Tag Archives: opinion

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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Quotes for 2020 #9

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Mark Hayes

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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Fact or Fiction? : Indie October Guest Post From Kate Baucherel

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Mark Hayes

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

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Mark Hayes

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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This is where we are now…

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I generally avoid talking politics on this blog. There are a number of reasons for this, not least of which is my desire not to enter into the kind of pointless ‘debates‘ on politics which are so common in these … Continue reading →

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To be brave is to fear…

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration ~ Frank Herbert That little quote from Dune is one of my favourites, and I have on occasion repeated to myself when I faced … Continue reading →

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Publishing the self…

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Opinions, as the saying goes, are like arseholes, everybody’s got one, and some people are closer to theirs than others. As a rule, therefore, I find I only trust the opinions of those who have first proved not to ride … Continue reading →

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Jianna’s fight…

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Way back in 2015 a couple of months after I published my first novel I received a message on facebook out of the blue and completely unsolicited asking me if I would be happy to receive an award as ‘Book … Continue reading →

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New Rules…

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Mark Hayes

From time to time I feel that we ( humanity in general, and writers specifically) need some new rules to live by. (yer okay I am totally borrowing this concept from elsewhere). Occasionally I just need to get them out … Continue reading →

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Cover story…

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Mark Hayes

Whats the old adage about judging a book by its cover? Well with that in mind I am contemplating changing the cover design for Passing Place. The original cover was designed, due to a desire on my part to have … Continue reading →

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