Monthly Archives: August 2009

Blog book tour article

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August 24, 2009

For those of you interested, Pat Bertram asked me if I would write up an article about my recent blog book tour for her Book Marketing Floozy website. So if you’re thinking about doing something similar to promote your own writing, this article pretty much gives you all you need to know to get...
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Excellent advice for short story writers

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August 20, 2009

I recently entered the Katherine Susannah Prichard Speculative Fiction Awards 2009, an Australian short story competition. Sadly my story didn’t win a prize or a recommendation, but that’s okay. I have another story to put back into the market now and see if someone will buy it. (You have to look for the positive...
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New Markets For Writers page here at The Word

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August 19, 2009

I’ve been meaning to get around to this for a while and I’ve finally got it done. Another thing I can tick off the ever-growing To Do list. I’ve had a links page here for a while now with interesting online places for you all to visit. I’ve now expanded that and added a...
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Ultraviolence is the only defence against zombies

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August 18, 2009
Ultraviolence is the only defence against zombies

We already knew, from the infallible source of George Romero, that ultraviolence is the only defence against zombies. Well, now it’s been mathematically proven. My good friend (and invaluable IT support guru) James pointed me in the direction of this article in The Register. Professor Robert Smith? of Ottawa University, an infectious-diseases specialist, has...
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Marketing fail of the week

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August 18, 2009
Marketing fail of the week

My wife spotted this in the paper the other day. It was a full page ad showing fifteen different bras on sale at Myer. The one that really caught her eye was this one: You’d think that a marketing department would avoid suggesting that a piece of clothing minimised comfort. Ladies, we present the...
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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.

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Our world is built on language and storytelling. Without stories, we are nothing.

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