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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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 2010
House Of Horror short story duel now up
Make A Wish Electron Boy saves the day
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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Ghost Of The Black novella now on Kindle
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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Great RealmShift review at Scary Minds
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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Obscenity ruling
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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