Some of you have probably noticed the often lengthy comments on here from a guy called Seb Nemeth. Well, he’s finally set up a space to comment as much as he likes without taking up other people’s bandwidth! Seb has a blog now called The Four Corners. On it he’ll be talking a lot...
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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: May 2006
The journal of a military squib
Mutant storylines
I had a client cancel on me at the last minute yesterday, so I decided to treat myself to some downtime. I went to see the new X-Men movie, The Last Stand. I’ve always been a big fan of comic books and superhero stories, so I usually try to catch the new superhero movies...
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Broken records and unqualified success
Talking of bestsellers (see previous blog entry) another guaranteed superbook is on the horizon. Apparently, Oprah Winfrey has just landed US$12 million advance from publishers Simon & Schuster to write a book about keeping weight under control. She’ll be writing the book in conjunction with her Personal Trainer, Bob Greene. This is a record...
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Bestsellers and insecurity
I saw a great comedian on television the other day. He said he was working on a new book that was sure to hit the top of the bestseller lists. It was going to be called “Harry Potter and the Da Vinci Sudoku”. A guaranteed winner there, but for plagiarism. I’m surprised Kaavya Viswanathan...
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Excuses and romance writers
My apologies for the lack of activity on this blog lately. I’ve been quite busy. One of the things taking up a lot of my time is the sequel to RealmShift. I’ve been working on it a lot lately and I’m very happy with how it’s progressing. I’m not sure I’ll make the release...
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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.
The Word is a place to learn more about me, my stories and the words of others. Click the links along the top for all kinds of stuff, search the sidebars for loads of other stuff, click on book covers for reviews and previews, enjoy the blog and don't be shy to share your words, in comments or send me an email:
alan [at]alanbaxteronline[dot]com
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