Tag Archives: reads

Nitschewo : Whatever

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

If your Russia is as rusty as mine you probably won’t know Nitschewo more or less translates as ‘Whatever’, an expression used throughout these memoirs by both the Russians and the author “You are only a plennie” Wilhelm Max Rose … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, books, goodreads, humanrights, indie, indie writers, indiewriter, opinion, reads | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Indie Friday roundup

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

You have probably never heard of #IndieFriday . There could be many reasons for this, perhaps you don’t religiously venerate hashtags, for example, though that would seem to be a heresy within the church of the internet…. Perhaps while interested … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, druidry, fantasy, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, novels, pagan, reads, sci-fi, steampunk | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The BIG question…

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

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 , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Subjectivity of Humour

Posted on May 5, 2020 by

The problem with humour is it is subjective, occasionally some readers do not get a joke, because at the end of the day what one reader is amused by another may not be. My Hannibal Smyth books are somewhat satirical … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, fiction, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, humour, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, opinion, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Tantalising Titillation of Tantamount

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

Introduction by Mark Todays Indieapril post is an exert from the truly wonderful ‘Tales from Tantamount’ the fictional (we assume and hope in many ways) record of the town of Tantamount By Meredith Debonnaire. This exert is from the original … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, mythos, novels, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Strange connections

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

No Science Fiction writer ever changed the world… Or… perhaps they did, as a wonder through some strange connections on the internet will tell you… Star Trek: Voyager was not the best Star Trek franchise show ever, and was struggling … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, humour, IndieApril, opinion, politics, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, Canadian steampunk, fantasy, fiction, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, novels, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, reads, steampunk, supernatural, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment