Monthly Archives: November 2010

Skyline – movie review

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November 15, 2010
Skyline – movie review

Skyline is an alien invasion movie that my friend described as War Of The Worlds meets Cloverfield. That’s a pretty solid description of the film. It opens with these strange lights descending from the clouds in the middle of the night. The lights settle on the ground and people are drawn to the beauty...
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You have to dream big

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November 12, 2010
You have to dream big

I’m a big believer in reaching for the stars. If you only ever have mediocre dreams, you’ll probably only ever have medicore results. I firmly believe in working your arse off and holding onto those dreams of great success in whatever it is you want to do. If you don’t have faith in your...
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My mind to your mind…

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November 11, 2010

I’m honoured to say that I was invited to be part of an S F Signal Mind Meld. You’ll know if you read here regularly that I’m a fan of the S F Signal blog. They regularly do these Mind Meld things where they ask a question of a broad range of people in...
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Help get The Price by Neil Gaiman made into a film

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November 10, 2010

The internet is a truly wonderful thing sometimes. There’s this website called Kickstarter where people can post up project ideas to see if they can get backing. Neil Gaiman tweeted about this the other day, so I checked it out. A guy called Christopher Salmon is looking for backers to make an animated film...
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Dollar parity book bonanza

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November 10, 2010

This post is more for the Australian readers than the international ones. Sorry international people, no offence. But read on, it might interest you anyway. You see, for the first time the Aussie dollar has hit parity with the US dollar. In fact, at the time of writing, the exchange rate is AU$1.00 =...
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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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