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.”
Leticia Supple writes about one take on editing your own work: gaining distance and making big-picture changes. She presents here five basic steps that will help you go back over your work more effectively and efficiently. There are many stages of editing your own work, and many ways of attacking it. This post takes...
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I think Valentine’s Day is a crock of shit, let’s get that out of the way right off the bat. It’s something that has been forced upon us by the greeting card companies and it’s a day when roses and chocolates are twenty per cent more expensive than any other day of the year....
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Announced at Locus Magazine, Joss Whedon is to be the recipient of the Bradbury Award for excellence in screenwriting. As a massive fan of Firefly, Serenity, Buffy and Angel, this makes me very happy indeed. I’ve yet to see Dollhouse, but I have high hopes for it. Whedon: “Like everyone who picks up a...
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I’ve decided to start sharing the love a little bit. It’s always interesting to hear from other people in your field, so I’ve decided to start a Friday Guest Blogger thing. It’s not going to be every Friday, just occasional Fridays here and there. I’m going to be asking my friends and colleagues in...
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By David Carnoy on one of the New York Times blogs, this is a great article highlighting the 25 things you need to know about self publishing. .
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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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