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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"
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.”
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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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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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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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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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.
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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