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NaNoWriMo: planning for the writing fest

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

‘Its the most wonderful time of the year…’ No not the one in December… NaNoWriMo is almost upon us, and if you are planning to participate this year, you may be plotting already, even if your plotting to take the … Continue reading →

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Harvey The Third…

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

One of the most exciting things I have been involved in over the last year and a bit has been Sixth Element Publishing the Harvey Duckman Presents anthology’s. From it’s inception (reputably over a few beers in a pub one … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

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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Creative Osmosis: Indie October Guest Post By Nils Nisse Visser

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

Please don’t get me wrong on this. I receive short book reviews with fierce and joyous exclamations that will startle the cats into a sulk. I’m at the self-publishing Indie stage where reviews, rather than the occasional sale, are the … Continue reading →

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Writing Without Time: Indie October Guest Post by Meredith Debonnaire

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

WRITING WITHOUT TIME: Being a poor indie writer trying to write while juggling with two-and-a-half jobs and the electrified zombie of your social life. I often see advice for writers along the lines of “Write every day” and “set aside … 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

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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How to kill a hundred people: A Indie October guest post by Nimue Brown

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

Let me begin by explaining Hopeless Maine. It started life as a graphic novel series set on an imaginary island off the coast of Maine. There’s now a role play game, prose books in the offing and other things in … Continue reading →

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