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Author Archives: Bob Neilson
I’m Back
This site has been inactive for at least a couple of years – probably the worst years of my life. I’ve been getting a divorce (I’m still getting a divorce but am now legally separated) and there was little room … Continue reading
Shock Horror – Editor in New Pet Peeve revelation
Just a short note in case anyone cares what editors think. I have, as advertised, a new pet peeve: authors who submit stories with cover letters/emails that do not actually say that they are submitting their story for your consideration … Continue reading
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Liverpool FC Heretic
I’ve just finished reading Red or Dead, Bill Shankley’s fictionalized biography by David Peace. As a long-time Liverpool fan I couldn’t really avoid it. I picked it up in a bookshop and it opened at pretty much the best paragraph … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Shankley, David Peace, Liverpool FC, Red or Dead
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Writing That Risks
It’s not often that a book comes out sooner than promised – usually it is quite the opposite, as publishers and editors trot out a huge list of excuses for unforseen delays. A while back I sold a story to … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction, Writing News
Tagged Deborah Steinberg, Liana Holmberg, Red Bridge Press, Writing That Risks
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Reasons To Be Cheerful – Parts One to Twenty (The Premier League Manager-go-round)
1. Sir Alex Ferguson (winner of countless titles and cups) retired to be replaced by the greatly respected David Moyes (whose cups and medals also can’t be counted). The favourite to replace David Moyes at Everton is currently Roberto Martinez … Continue reading
Posted in Football
Tagged Arsenal, Arsene Wenger. Chelsea, Liverpool FC, Premier League, Rafa Benitez, Sir Alex Ferguson, Tottenham Hotspur
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Black Odyssey – a truly European comic
Black Odyssey is a truly exceptional idea with beautiful design, terrific artwork and an absolutely shitty story. Black Odyssey is told in three episodes (issues), each of which is presented in a different language. The first issue is presented in … Continue reading
The Lovechild of Anne of Green Gables – an interview with Kari Sperring
Fantasy Author Kari Sperring comes from Coventry (England). She says that is “possibly that’s why I am so in love with words and communication, having come out of that city that is so improbably associated with silence. I was born there and lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Aan Watson, Alan Garner, Alexandre Dumas, Alice Cooper, Alice in Wonderland, Andre Norton, C. S. Lewis, Captain Scarlet, Dr Who, Immanion Press, John Wyndham, Roger Lancelyn Green, Rumer Godden, Sandy Denny, Star Trek, Storm Constantine, Tanith Lee, Thunderbirds, Tolkien, William Morris
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Lord of Film – an interview with Randal Plunkett
Randal Plunkett, the 21st Lord Dunsany, is an award winning director and producer hailing from one of the oldest and most prominent families in Ireland, the Plunketts. From a young age Randal was brought up surrounded by culture which has heavily … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggerview, Films
Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Alfred Hitchcock, Anbdrei Tarkovsky, Brave New World, Cape Fear, Dario Argento, Dawn of the Dead, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, George Clooney, George Orwell, George Romero, Kim Kold, Lord Dunsany, Mads Mattheisen, Philip K. Dick, Psycho, Scarface, Solaris, Stalker, Stanislaw Lem, Stanley Kubrick, Stev en Soderbergh, Suspiria, Teddy Bear, The Birds, The Last House on the Left, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wong Kar Wei
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