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Tag Archives: rants
‘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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The value of U…
“England and America are two countries separated by the same language!” attributed to George Bernard Shaw, or possibly Oscar Wilde, or purely apocryphal, as its one of those quotes no one is entirely sure about even the QI elves apparently…. … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, books, editing, indie, indie novels, indie writers, rant, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, amediting, amreading, amwritingscifi, amwritingsteampunk, humour, indie, indie publishing, nanowrimo, rants, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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The BIG question…
It’s been an odd year so far… It’s hard to put a finger on why, but it has definitely been a little odd… You may have noticed this as well… Among other things I have found myself asking big important … Continue reading
Posted in big questions, humour, indie writers, pointless things of wonderfulness, rant
Tagged big questions, humanity, humour, life, rants, reads
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Quotes for 2020 #8
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
Posted in 2020 quotes, amreading, goodreads, humour, quotes, reads
Tagged 2020quotes, humanity, quotes, rants
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Insomniac awakenings…
Occasionally, while I lay staring into the darkness at the ceiling I know is above my bed but can’t see – trying and failing to count imaginary ovine flocks – strange thoughts occur to me. This then, is one of … Continue reading
Posted in dreamlands, dystopia, horror, humour, indie, insomnia, mental-health, pointless things of wonderfulness, rant
Tagged humour, insomnia, life, rants, thoughts, wierdtales, witterings
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Publishing the self…
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
Posted in amwriting, blogging, books, Esqwiths, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, indiewriter, novels, opinion, publication, rant, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, #selfpub, amwritingscifi, nanowrimo, opinion, publishing, rants, self-publishing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtip, writingtips
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Jianna’s Fight *update*
Ten days or so ago I shared the story of a wonderful young woman with an interest in publishing, writers and in particular the indie writing scene, how she managed through the generosity of her nature to give a little … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, charity, goodnews, healthcare, jianna'sfight, rants, thanks
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Jianna’s fight…
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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Tagged charity, death, healthcare, jianna'sfight, life, opinion, rants, wordpress
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New Rules…
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
Kind words and thanks…
This post is by way of a follow up to ‘The Waiting Room of the Psyche‘ which I posted back at the dying embers of June. To be specific, it relates to a particular part of that post which was … Continue reading
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