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Guest Post: The Legend of the Vampire that Terrorised the Residents of Croglin Grange

The Legend of the Vampire that Terrorised the Residents of Croglin Grange by Clive Precious (a.k.a Lee Cushing)   Renting the single story house known as Croglin Grange from the Fisher family, two brothers and their sister became popular with their neighbours during their first winter at the house. The subsequent hot summer left the [...]

Guest Post: The True Story of a Vampire

The True Story of a Vampire by Clive Precious (a.k.a Lee Cushing)   Returning to his village in the spring of 1727 after a number of years in military service, Arnold Paolo bought a small cottage and some land with the intention of settling down.  As time went on, some of the other people in [...]

Guest Post: The Changing Face of Publishing by Matthew Munson

    Publishing is a changing business; the days of the “Big Six” publishing houses having total control over whether your book was published or not has done the way of the dodo, the dinosaurs and the broadsheet version of the London Times.     These days, in the days of electronic books, flash fiction and podcasts, [...]

Guest Post: The Beast Of Gevaudan – The Inspiration For The Modern Werewolf?

The Beast Of Gevaudan – The Inspiration For The Modern Werewolf? by Clive Precious (a.k.a Lee Cushing) In a remote region of France during the 18th century, a murderous beast stalked the countryside leaving a trail of blood and corpses. The nightmare began during the summer of 1764 with a young woman tending to her [...]

OUT NOW!! – Diaries of the Damned: Tim

The fifth installment of the Diaries of the Damned has arrived, and I am sure you are going to love it. You can grab your copy, and all of the other installments too for that matter, for just 99 cents.   The dead have risen and a desperate struggle for power has begun. The military [...]

Embracing the Twenty-First Century – Alex Laybourne Interviews Christopher Godsoe

Today I am delighted to welcome another new face to my blog. An up and coming writer who has a fascinating mind and some ideas which will threaten to change the way we view everything. I can honestly say this interview blew me away when I was reading it last night, and I am sure [...]

Stranger Passing – A Sneak Peek Inside the New Novella from C.P Bialois

As promised yesterday, here is a sneak peek at the new novella from Cp Bialois. I am sure you are all going to love it, so watch this space, and the links below for more information about the Novella, and Cp’s other works.  *** He never broke stride through the muddied road as he made [...]

Guest Post: CP Bialois – A Glimpse in to My Insanity

Today it is my pleasure to open my doors and welcome a good friend and great writer, Cp Bialois to my blog. With a new novella coming out on April 22nd, Cp is here to talk a little about how this novella came together and how it ties in to the universe that many of [...]

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Amazon buying Goodreads

Now, I will be the first to admit that I do not use Goodreads properly, or efficiently as a writer. I have my books listed there but that is it. As a reader I use it to place all of my reviews and mark what I am reading. I like it as a site, and [...]