Stuart Aken's Blog, page 28
September 18, 2022
#MABLE: #Author Interview with Kate Russell.
You’re all cordially invited to join in the fun of the Massive Autumn Book Launch Event (#MABLE) organised by my publisher, Fantastic Books Publishing. The books in the event are hugely discounted, so it’s a great opportunity to try some new and exciting fiction. It begins tomorrow, 17th September, and runs to 31st October. And …
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September 17, 2022
#ScenicSaturday 17/Sep/22
This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. My digital pictures go back to when I first bought a DSLR camera, and I like to share them.This image is from a small woodland we walked in 2011 while visiting Dorset to explore the Iron Age fort at …
September 16, 2022
#MABLE: Author Interview with Stuart Aken
You’re all cordially invited to join in the fun of the Massive Autumn Book Launch Event (#MABLE) organised by my publisher, Fantastic Books Publishing. The books in the event are hugely discounted, so it’s a great opportunity to try some new and exciting fiction. It begins tomorrow, 17th September, and runs to 31st October. And …
September 11, 2022
Searching For Books on Amazon
Have you ever looked for a book on Amazon, using its specific title, and been presented with pages of other books, none of which answers your search? I’ve just posted a piece on Medium on the topic, here.
September 10, 2022
#ScenicSaturday 10/Sep/22
This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. I have pictures going back to the time I first bought a DSLR camera, and I like to share these.This image is from the Gower Peninsula, the first UK Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), established in Wales in …
September 9, 2022
She Seduced Me, by Mark Tedesco: #BookReview.
Subtitled ‘A Love Affair with Rome’, this short guide to the eternal city is a very personal view of a place very popular with tourists. Having visited as part of a short tour of Italy in September 2018, I was willing to read the book, which was sent to me by the author.I’m sure this …
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September 3, 2022
#ScenicSaturday 03/Sep/22
This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. I have digital images going back to the time I first bought a DSLR camera, and I like to share these.This image is from the Yorkshire Dales and was taken in 2009. One of the Three Peaks is visible …
August 30, 2022
Dread Cold, by Fantastic Books Publishing: #BookReview.
A Horror AnthologyThis charity anthology, the proceeds of which will go to Anti-Slavery International and Embrace the Middle East, encloses 25 horror tales between its covers.These are thoughtful, speculative tales to make your hair stand on end rather than blood and guts fiestas. These are stories that will play with your mind after reading them. …
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August 28, 2022
Why That Title? – An Excess Of…
Titles for novels often cause authors difficulty. Ideally, we want to give potential readers clues about content, theme, style, and storyline. Not easy with only a few words available. The best titles become obvious choices once a book’s been read, so this series is largely for those who’ve yet to read the books featured. Why …
August 27, 2022
#ScenicSaturday 27/Aug/22
Ancient beech trees line a track in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. I walk these woods daily with my wife. We value them, their beauty, their amazing variety, their ability to give us spiritual renewal, their peace, and their contribution to the continuation of life on Earth as they produce life-giving oxygen and devour …
