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March 28, 2014
A Far Off Place: A Collection of Poetry by James D. Maxon
Although this collection of poetry is not – as Maxon freely admits – technically or stylistically complex, nor it is dry or arch. The collection contains 92 poems written between the ages of 17 and 25, arranged in chronological order. … Continue reading →
March 26, 2014
Much Cheapness
Fauxpocalypse is free to download from Story Cartel for the next 21 days. As an added incentive, Story Cartel enter everyone who downloads and reviews it in the next four weeks into a raffle to win gift cards, books, or … Continue reading →
March 24, 2014
The Author As Adjective
Many book jackets, recommendations sites, and other prose advertising iterations, include a variation of proof by association: for fans of…, the next…, if you loved X then…. I have issues with this, both as an author and as a reader. … Continue reading →
March 21, 2014
The Fisher Kings by Josie Gerard
As this book was sold without mention of additional rights for the author, publisher or other parties, any reference to such rights in the end matter of the book are not valid contract terms. This review is not published under … Continue reading →
March 19, 2014
Best Advice Ever
Scratch a writing community you will find thread after thread of people asking for the best advice you ever received on writing. I do not always contribute, but when I do I usually refer to Chuck Wendig’s suggestion that writers … Continue reading →
March 17, 2014
Covering Your Bases
Many author-publishers design their own book covers. And on any writing forum, you will find best-selling author-publishers discussing whether it is the biggest false economy those people make, potentially even more incorrect than not obtaining professional editing. Taken as a … Continue reading →
March 14, 2014
Heart of the Witch by Judy Goodwin
While the underlying plot of a young magic user having to flee an oppressive religion and find his place in the world is common in fantasy, Goodwin adds freshness by setting it in a world of colonial oppressors and black-powder … Continue reading →
March 12, 2014
Legendary Author Prose
As well as video, two of my three Legendary Author battles are now available as eBooks and to read online. Following the immense success of the Legendary Author Battle videos, Simon Cantan and I decided to edit our first two … Continue reading →
March 10, 2014
A Voice From The Past
There are always memes circling on social media. Being wise to the possibility of exposing sensitive information I usually I do not partake. However, I am occasionally intrigued enough to try a more complex one; as was the case with … Continue reading →
March 7, 2014
Icarus by Paul Vincent
This review is based on an unproofed file conversion. Set in the near future after a limited colonisation of the Solar System, this novel blends hard science-fiction and reasonable speculation with a layered international conspiracy. A stand-alone novel in the … Continue reading →
