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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
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Tagged Bill Shankley, David Peace, Liverpool FC, Red or Dead
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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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Sensory Overload – A European Perspective on Dragoncon
I’m back home from Dragoncon a couple of days now and have had time for mature reflection. Anything I say must be prefaced by the stats – an average Irish con these days gets about 300 visitors. The largest con … Continue reading
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Two out of two
I have mentioned before – here – that I am writing a novel at present. One of the side-effects is that everything seems to be giving me short story ideas. Normally this would be a good thing, but it’s really … Continue reading
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The Emperor’s New Scandanavian – a kind of book review
Over the past couple of years I have read a fair number of Scandanavian thriller/mystery/detective/police procedurals and just about every one of them has been excellecnt. I’ve also watched several on TV – Wallender and The Killing spring to mind … Continue reading
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Tagged Hakan Nesser, Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, The Killing, Wallender
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Goliath by Tom Gauld – a review
Since I was a child I have had a fascination for the Bible story of David and Goliath. It is a simple story of bravery and victory against the odds – a story in which, originally, God inspires and protects David, … Continue reading
Indie film director Christopher Witherspoon interviewed – do not read this if you are of a sensitive nature!
Christopher’s desire to make movies started at age 12 when he first saw “Star Wars”. He persuaded his parents to buy him a Super 8 film camera and began making his own little movies. He has worked for many production … Continue reading
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