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

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Mark Hayes

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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Alternate History Fantasy and Historical Fantasy: Indie-October guest post from Liz Tuckwell

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Thanks to Mark Hayes for generously offering me the opportunity to write an article/have a rant about a topic on his blog. This one may be a little pedantic but is dear to my heart. As well all know, fantasy … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Thursday Nights: Indie-October guest post from Amy Wilson

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I was absolutely not looking for a writing group. I had nothing against writing groups, I was sure that they were wonderful for some people. It’s just that I didn’t think I would be one of them. I had … Continue reading →

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Blurbing: Reduxed

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Way back in December last year, a month or so before ‘A Spider In the Eye’ was released I made a post about blurbing. The art of writing a blurb for the back of a paperback. I was having a … Continue reading →

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Indie-October looms…

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Back in April as regular, and the occasional passing readers may remember I did a series of posts for Indie April. Posts all about various indie writers and creatives and their work. This was a surprisingly successful endeavour and as … Continue reading →

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New England Gothic: A hopeless kickstarter…

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Other girls believed there were monsters in the woods. If that were true, they paid Annamarie no attention. Sometimes she felt disappointed by this. This is going to be an odd review, because I am reviewing something i haven’t finished … Continue reading →

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Fiscal realities of publishing… and the pursuit of happiness…

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Mark Hayes

‘If everything you do and everything you are is in pursuit of money, then you are already bankrupt.’ ~ Cake, Ink, Collective. Several things have happened in the last few days to inspire this post. It is a … Continue reading →

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Hopeless Maine extras

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Originally posted on The Hopeless Vendetta:
Let’s start with some technical details. It takes about six months of Tom working full time to draw a Hopeless Maine graphic novel. On top of this, I do about 2 hours of work…

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Editing Wisdom…

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Soon I will be on with the final, final edit of ‘From Russia With Tassels.’ Once I get a working copy back from my editor. As such editing is a different skill set to normal writing I have been doing … Continue reading →