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December 2, 2012
It’s here! The Burning Man Prophecies is on Kindle…
Ameila’s box. A short story by Matt Langford. Don’t get too hungry…
But it here http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Burning-Man-Prophecies-ebook/dp/B00AGFF53Q/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354480267&sr=8-1-spell for only 75p
The Burning Man Prophecies
A collection of short stories
By Matt Langford
1/ Amelia’s box. A tale about hunger. Who will feed her?
2/ Ballard’s lines. A tale about coping. How would we get through another war?
3/ The Mr Ben paradox (choose your hat). A tale about revenge. Who’s who in a thrilling whodunit?
4/ A message from the ludicrous Larson brothers. A tale about choices. What drives us to change our minds?
The Mr Ben Paradox
5/ Home-made shoes. A tale about loss. Can we ever really find the love we thought we’d lost?
6/ The rashness of Mr Young. A tale about Christmas. Just make sure you wish everyone, that’s EVERYONE, a merry Christmas.
7/ Mould. A tale about life. Make the most of it – if you don’t then Mould will find someone who will.
8/ The carpet washer. A tale about an old lady. She makes a lovely cup of tea. Eventually.
9/ The pragmatic Boffin. A tale about words. Don’t waste your words. They’re all we have.
10/ No fire. A tale about love. What lengths would you go to for love?
Ballard’s lines
11/ The third movement. A tale about peace. Could all the wars in history be down to the aggression of one person?
12/ Making pancakes. A tale about children. Nothing gets past them.
13/ The star. A tale about happiness. We can always find comfort in our past.
November 24, 2012
Download your free short story – link on the left
Slow progress
One whole year later and i’m about halfway through the second draft of The Honeytree flock. How is it possoble to construct an entire novel in anything less than a year unless you’re able to dedicate yourself full time? I’d love to be able to devote an entire day’s writing to fixing just one paragraph, but sadly work and life prevent me. I therefore feel rushed and harried into producing volume at the expense of quality. How then is it ever possible to become a full time writer? Stuck in an eternal paradox of substandard writing in order to produce actual ‘work’, that will always lack the edge to become paid and published, necesitating me remain employed, thereby allowing me less time to devote to ensuring quality….
…and so it goes on. I may one day spend six hours editing a single sentence. Probably the closest i’ll ever be to achieving professional status…
November 22, 2012
Free download (link on the left) of my short story…
The Rashness of Mr Young is part of my upcoming collection of short stories, The Burning Man Prophecies, soon to be released on Kindle. Today, I have mostly been editing, cooking, baking and cleaning! Its amazing the distractions you can find when you should be working. Why is writing such a painful art?
November 20, 2012
The Burning Man Prophecies – the index
The index to the burning man prophecies by Matt Langford
The Burning Man Prophecies
A collection of short stories
By Matt Langford
1/ Amelia’s box. A tale about hunger. Who will feed her?
2/ Ballard’s lines. A tale about coping. How would we get through another war?
3/ The Mr Ben paradox (choose your hat). A tale about revenge. Who’s who in a thrilling whodunit?
4/ A message from the ludicrous Larson brothers. A tale about choices. What drives us to change our minds?
5/ Home-made shoes. A tale about loss. Can we ever really find the love we thought we’d lost?
6/ The rashness of Mr Young. A tale about Christmas. Just make sure you wish everyone, that’s EVERYONE, a merry Christmas.
7/ Mould. A tale about life. Make the most of it – if you don’t then Mould will find someone who will.
8/ The carpet washer. A tale about an old lady. She makes a lovely cup of tea. Eventually.
9/ The pragmatic Boffin. A tale about words. Don’t waste your words. They’re all we have.
10/ No fire. A tale about love. What lengths would you go to for love?
11/ The third movement. A tale about peace. Could all the wars in history be down to the aggression of one person?
12/ Making pancakes. A tale about children. Nothing gets past them.
13/ The star. A tale about happiness. We can always find comfort in our past.
November 16, 2012
The burning man prophecies … some extracts
Extract from ‘The Mr Ben paradox’
Stacey finished her wine and felt a little groggy. Her nerves were starting to simmer down a little after the initial shock of discovering that somebody knew what had happened on that day in Brighton six months ago. She’d waited and waited for the slightest scrap of information that may lead to some answers. At this moment she didn’t care why he’d murdered Clara or what part the mysterious Dave played in it all. All she wanted to hear was that Dean was alive.
Extract from ‘Ballard’s lines’
Darryl looked like he was about to say something important when the sound of a dozen penny whistles singing in the summer evening broke out. A look of horror crossed his face. So familiar was I with his bravado, I felt a surge of emotion rise in me and tears begin to well in my eyes. I stood and crossed the room. I put my hand on his shoulder and offered him a reassuring smile. It was all I had to offer.
“I reckon you’ll be ok. You’ve got a lucky feel about you.”
Darryl looked hungrily at the door, his face now white with fear.
“Why do you reckon they still use the penny whistles? Like in the old wars?”
“I don’t know,” I said with a shrug. “Some things never need to change, I suppose.”
