Mark Cantrell's Blog, page 57
June 3, 2012
NEWS: Alexandria Publishing Group Goes Live
Quality matters for these indiesA group of indie authors has declared an intention to take a stand for professionalism in self-publishing with the launch of the Alexandria Publishing Group, writes Mark CantrellTHE world of indie publishing has often been referred to as the 'Wild West', a kind of hubristic free-for-all where anything goes, but now a small group of author-publishers has decided its time to rise above the fray - and enforce a little quality.
Authors Valerie Douglas and D Kai Wils...
SATIRE: Should Have Read This, Mr Assad
1. Identify that your country is an appropriate locality for the execution of your endeavours.
2. Research any organisation that will become an appropriate vehicle for the preparation of your aspirations.
3. Navigate and/or sleaze your way int...
May 21, 2012
ARTICLE: Scandal Of Forced Labour In UK Food Industry
FORCED labour is alive and thriving in parts of the UK's food industry according to a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), which should surely provide some food for thought as we contem...
May 12, 2012
REVIEW: Hungur On Isolation Space
A medley of mind-expansionTerrie Leigh Relf of Hungur Magazine reviewed the paperback edition of the anthology ISOLATION SPACE, here's what she had to say...MARK Cantrell's Isolation Space: A Melange of Short Fiction, is, as its title and content reveals, a medley of twenty short stories that will challenge, disturb, fascinate, provoke, sicken, and otherwise engross readers. They may even incite you to foment change!
If you love tales of horror and the supernatural, fantasy and the fantastic,...
May 8, 2012
BLOG: Gift Of The Gab
THE boss threw the book at me the other day - he made me the literary editor of his new publishing baby, Cheshire Today.
After six years writing about the bleak world of housing, this new line in day job sweat and tears will certainly make for a refreshing change. Of course, my main subject matter isn't averse to throwing me an odd ball every now and again.
Take today, for instance: I certainly didn't go into work expecting to chat with the MoD about missile deploym...
April 23, 2012
POEM: Tender Mercies
By Mark Cantrell
Success
Is like a horse,
Carefree and wild,
I ride it hard,
I ride it fast
Crying yahoo
As I gallop past.
Success,
Is like a horse,
Mean tempered and wild,
It throws me down to earth,
Kicks my arse,
Leaves me red raw and tender,
Saddle sore and dusty,
But still I climb
To ride for more...
I'll tame the horse yet!
Mark Cantrell,
Stoke-on-Trent,
7 June 2011
Copyright (c) June 2011. All Rights Reserved.
April 20, 2012
BOOKS: A Triage Of Indie Horror
Woodhead presents an unholy trinity of gruesome horror
Mark Cantrell reviews Death Throes, three gory and disturbing tales of horror by Indie author Ian Woodhead, released in this compendium of digital novels
THREE into one really do go, then. Death Throes brings together a trio of Ian Woodhead’s horror novels to present a gruesome and gut-wrenching compendium of monstrosity that leaves the reader whimpering for more.
The three novels – Third Sight, Spores, and Shad...
April 19, 2012
BLOG: Sifting The Sites
Are we nearly there yet?
ONE of the many brainteasers involved in crafting a website isn’t so much about what you decide to put in – but what you decide to leave out.
As the old saying goes, less is more, but faced with the possibilities that modern web design offers, with all its widgets and gadgets and ‘Web 2.0’ interactivity, the tantalising possibilities can dazzle to the point of overload.
That’s the conundrum I’m facing right now, as I put t...
April 14, 2012
REVIEW: Writers' Muse On Isolation Space
A melange of short fiction
A review of ISOLATION SPACE, written by Jim Palmer, editor of Writers' Muse
The following review dealt with the paperback edition and was published in the August 2009 (#50) edition of Writers' Muse. For details on the paperback and digital editions of this anthology, see the FICTION page
A couple of short stories in this excellent volume have been published previously in the Muse (The Rise & Fall of Sisyphus in issue 39, and An Englishman's Home Is A... [published...
April 13, 2012
ABOUT ME: Mark Speaks
Interviewed on Indies Unlimited
Check out the blog Indies Unlimited for an interview with Mark Cantrell, the author of Citizen Zero. And once you've finished that, you might care to stick around and discover a wealth of indie authoring talent...
Author Mark Cantrell has been told his writing demonstrates a certain dry humor, a cynical wit, and a tendency towards the darker view of life. While he is at ease with all that, he also feels his work embodies an underlying optimism,...
