Until recently I didn’t know much about the Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski. However, I was reading his obituary and became quite fascinated. He was born in Pinsk, in what is now Belarus, in 1932. His family was so poor that they wore tree bark for shoes. He started smoking at the age of seven...
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Books By Alan
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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: January 2007
Literary journalism from the poorest beginnings
Two questions for you
Answers on a postcard please. Question 1: How often did this happen that they needed to put up a sign? Question 2: Under what circumstances would it be okay, thereby leading them to use the word “may” in that sign? Incidentally, I took this photo in central London last weekend, just around the corner...
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Endorsed or confused?
Everything is still rather hectic at the moment, so I apologise once again for the intermittent posts. However, to keep you entertained very slightly, I’ll just share this little gem from Adrian in London. On searching the British Department of Health website trying to get some information with regard to prescription medicines, Adrian came...
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Apologies
My apologies for the complete lack of service. There’s been a family emergency. I won’t bore you with the details, but I’m still in the UK and will be for a while. Posts here will be sporadic at best for a little while, but check in every once in a while.
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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:
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