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Well Flash

Short, sweet, and totally inspired
A Flash of InspirationA collection of incredibly short storiesEdited by Helmy Kusuma
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IT started as a bit of fun but then it got serious as plenty more people gathered to join the fray. Soon, everyone was crowding round to hurl words across the screen – but not just any old words.
You might call them bonsai – stories instead of trees – because the challenge was simple enough in itself: write a story in 100...

Smashing Summer Deals

Sizzling deals in Smashwords' Summer Sale
THERE'S a smashing cut-price deal on my fiction titles throughout July in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale 2011 – and as an added bonus my poetry collection is available for free.
The hard-hitting science fiction thriller CITIZEN ZERO is on sale at 75 per cent of its standard retail price with coupon code SSW75.
In a terrifying journey into a Britain torn apart by inequality and political intrigue, the novel charts David Mills' terrifying struggle to s...

Review: Citizen Zero

Read the review on Inspired Quill

"Ever since George Orwell penned 1984, since Aldous Huxley gave us Brave New World, dystopian future sci-fi has been a staple in the English-speaking world. But how do you follow up such literary classics without resulting in a hashed up mishmash of the two? Surely it would take a feat of unparalleled genius to put something new on the plate." READ THE REVIEW

As well as the PDF edition (reviewed), CITIZEN ZERO is available for a host of eReaders...

Author Interview

The man behind the mayhem
CITIZEN Zero author Mark Cantrell has featured on the 'Woulds & Shoulds' Editing & Design website in its Self Publishing Success series of interviews with indie authors and publishers.

Published earlier this month, Mark was interviewed about his hard-hitting science fiction thriller, but also his wider thoughts on life as a novelist.

He talks about books, writing, the complexities of being an author in this day and age, and how the hard work really begins long afte...

On Literature Kindle

Inspiration set free to kindle your mind
On Literature,Selected Journalism of Mark Cantrell, Volume 1
A collection of essays and feature articles dedicated to the world of the creative writerBy Mark Cantrell
FREE chapbookAvailable from Smashwords
Formats: Kindle (.mobi), Sony Reader (.lrf), Open Industry Srandard (.epub), Palm devices (.pbd) and others
FIRST published as a stapled printed chapbook in 2004, Mark Cantrell has now re-issued his collection of essays and articles in digital format...

May Day Special

Something for the weekend
Special May Day weekend offer on Citizen Zero

Mark Cantrell's hard-hitting science fiction thriller and political satire, Citizen Zero, is available at the subversively low-price of $0.99 (around 60 pence) for the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad, Nook and other popular devices only from Smashwords. 

"On the security monitors, he watched the city burn. The imagined scent of smoke and ash mingled with the electric odour of conditioned air. Occasionally the...

Isolation Space

An anthology of science fiction, fantasy, horror and satirical tales

By Mark Cantrell

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004I1L05G

Paperback: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback...

“[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, speculative and science fiction, then this book belongs on your shelf.”

Terrie Leigh Relf, Hungur Magazine.

Buy Deus Ex Insomnia

Amazing poetry available to buy from the following retail outlets:
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Buy Isolation Space

This thrilling collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror and thought-provoking satire is available in paperback and digital editions from the following retail outlets:

Barnes & Noble | Diesel eBooks | Lulu 
Amazon (UK) | Amazon (US)
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Buy Citizen Zero

The hard-hitting science fiction thriller is available from the following retail outlets:
Barnes & Noble | Diesel eBook Store | Lulu
Amazon UK | Amazon US
Smashwords