I’ve got a bit of time to kill before I leave on holiday and thought I might share this with you. In the paper a couple of days ago I was reading about how researchers have questioned the efficacy of omega-3 fats on health. It’s long been considered that a good intake of omega-3’s...
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Books By Alan
Click on book covers for reviews, previews and purchase options.
RealmShift
A race against time and the Devil
"RealmShift is phenomenal. If it’s not already on your bookshelf it should be."
MageSign
Believe in the blood 
"a gritty tale of blood rituals, mystery, and mysticism… grabs hold of the reader and doesn’t let go"
Ghost Of The Black
"Everything about it is bang on"
Write The Fight Right
“The best way for a writer to learn what’s really involved in brawling, short of going down the pub and starting something.”
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Oily fish and happy bacon
Magic Casements
This past weekend was the ‘Magic Casements’ speculative fiction festival at the NSW Writer’s Centre. It was a good day. There was a decent turnout of people and lots of great discussions and workshops. RealmShift was being sold there along with loads of other great spec fic by the good people from Infinitas Bookstore....
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G & A Gallery drawing show
The drawing show at G & A Gallery had it’s opening last night. It was a good show, very well managed by Zuza Zochowski along with Gretchen and Alan at the gallery. I’ll add a couple of photos from the show. You can see our work in the background here: Not a bad turnout...
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Big White Box
I recently discovered this site: http://www.bigwhitebox.com/ It’s a beta version of a new system where people, professionals and amateurs alike, can upload their photographs. The photos are then stocked on the site for sale to anyone that wishes to buy them, for any purpose, private or commercial. The real beauty is that for every...
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People do not make a fuss about nudity
I was reading recently about a new DVD the Dutch are issuing to potential immigrants (as part of an entrance exam) to give an insight into Dutch life. This way immigrants can see if Holland is really a place they would like to live. It’s easy to see that the DVD is obviously targeted...
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The Word
Welcome to the website of author Alan Baxter.
I write dark fantasy, sci fi and horror, ride a motorcycle and love my dog. I also teach Kung Fu, hence the Warrior Scribe tag above. A friend once referred to me that way and I liked it, so it stuck. Learn all about me and my work by clicking About Alan just below the header.
Our world is built on language and storytelling. Without stories, we are nothing.
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