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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"
The Darkest Shade Of Grey
You can tell the story.
"...stunning supernatural noir..."
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.”
There’s an awful lot of confusion and kerfuffle going on at the moment around ebooks. It’s not new, as the kerfuffle has been kerfuffling for a while now. And I’m sure it will continue. The primary concern seems to be people panicking about getting their books (be they author, indie author, publisher or whatever)...
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Dark Pages, the anthology of dark speculative fiction, is now available directly from Blade Red Press. You can pay via PayPal and you can use a credit card if you don’t have a PayPal account. Just click on the Buy Now button on this page and follow the prompts. The book is only AU$15.00,...
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For those of you in the e-revolution, you can now read the Dark Pages anthology on your Kindle, iPhone or any other e-reader you choose. Dark Pages is now available on Kindle from Amazon and in any other ebook format from Smashwords. You can find the Amazon Kindle edition here. You can find multiple...
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Today, May 25th, has become a day of considerable significance. Two fantastic authors, Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, have made May 25th a day to remember. Back in 2001, two weeks after the death of Douglas Adams, fans began Towel Day. On Towel Day you carry a towel with you in remembrance of Adams...
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My duel winning story from House Of Horror has been added to the Dark Shorts page. Use the button on the left or this is a direct link to the story. It’s a little under 1,500 words and Friday Flash stuff is supposed to be 1,000 words or less, but I thought I’d mention...
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I might be a bit quiet on the interwebz front over the next few days due to a bit of family drama. Nothing that won’t be sorted out before long, but it’s going to take my attention for a while. However, in a “funny old world” sort of moment, I’ve also had a slew...
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As many of you know, while I’m first and foremost a writer, I also run a small publishing company called Blade Red Press. We’ve been working hard to put together our first short story anthology of dark speculative fiction, called Dark Pages. I’m very pleased to say that it’s available now. The stories included...
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You may remember a little while ago that I hosted a day of Kate Forsyth’s blog book tour for The Puzzle Ring. Well, Kate is far from the only talented writer in the family. Her sister, Belinda Murrell, is also a talented and prolific writer in her own right. Seriously, these two are enough...
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My friend Michael made me aware of this news over at Boing Boing. It’s since caused a fair stir, with opinions all over the interwebz. So I thought, what kind of writer or blogger am I if I don’t weigh in too? Basically there’s been outrage that Neil Gaiman would charge $45,000 for an...
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You may remember a few days ago I blogged about suddenly having a deadline to write a 1,500 word story for a writer duel over at House Of Horror. The theme was “something written on a tombstone”. I put together my story, my opponent has written his and now they’re both up for the...
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If you took an ice cube, dipped it in liquid nitrogen and then buried it at the north pole, it still wouldn’t be as cool as this. Stories like this make me love humanity so much I could cry. For all the arseholes out there and all the shit that is contantly going down,...
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A Kindle edition of my novella Ghost Of The Black: A ‘Verse Full Of Scum is now available at Amazon. It’s US$0.99, but they add a couple of bucks for international Kindle users. It’ll show here as costing $2.99. Good old Amazon. So, if you’re keen to get the ebook version, it really is...
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Scary Minds is “horror’s last colonial outpost on the internet.” It’s a very slick website that dedicates itself to all things horror from Australia and New Zealand. It’s “unapologetic in dedicating itself to purely local content.” Sounds bloody good to me. They’ve just posted a review of RealmShift and it’s a great review and...
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This is a bit of nonsense, but it’s quality nonsense. The Onion is an awesome site and did a great skit today on a free speech ruling. Read the whole thing here, or check the image below for the nutshell version. Dude, that is some quality swearing. .
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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:
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