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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.”
The group signing this weekend to celebrate Halloween was great fun. Five authors all lined up at tables right in the doorway of Dymocks in Southland, scaring innocent passing shoppers. We had lots of people dropping by, friends coming to say hello, new people introducing themselves and complete strangers happy to have a chat....
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Just a quick reminder that I’ll be in Melbourne this weekend, joining in with a group signing at Dymocks in Southland. I’ll be sharing the signing table with some truly notable dark fiction writers – Bob Franklin, Kirstyn McDermott, Jason Nahrung and Bruce Kaplan. So come along, buy great books, get them signed, have...
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I know I said before that I’d done my last Aussiecon4 post. I’m just going to stop saying it now. I’m worse than John Farnham on his last ever tour ever honestly this time, there’ll be no more. Till next time. Anyway, this post is not so much from me, but just to direct...
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I know I said last post that all those pictures would make my last Aussiecon4/Worldcon post. Apparently I lied. Felicity Dowker kindly pointed out to me that the Novella panel I was on with Robert Silverberg, Peter M Ball and Keith Stevenson has been immortalised on YouTube. Not the whole thing, but a roughly...
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I was planning to post a lot more about the recent Worldcon, but time slips away like a banana skin in a prat fall. Rather than keep posting things weeks and months after the event (especially as so many others have so ably blogged all about it), I thought I’d just make a last...
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Here’s the next in my posts about some of the panels at the recent Worldcon. This time it’s a panel I attended as an audience member, as the subject interested me greatly. It was called The eternal border, and was all about whether or not there are taboos in dark fantasy. On the panel...
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This is the first in a series of posts I plan to write on my Worldcon panel experiences. I sat on a number of panels and was in the audience for several more and I learned a lot. Some of the discussions were just awesome and I want to share some of what was...
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So the last post left things with me getting an early night on Saturday. Man, that seems like a lifetime ago! I’m sitting in my hotel room now, listening to the Vangelis Blade Runner soundtrack to ease my aching brain, jotting down a few thoughts about the rest of the Con, which is now...
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Worldcon is well under way and I’ve found myself taking an early break on Saturday night to recover a bit. This gives me a chance to blog a few comments and pictures about what’s been happening at Aussiecon4, the 68th Annual World Science Fiction Convention, here in Melbourne. I am exhausted and still suffering...
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I’m packing my bags for Aussiecon4. I leave for Sydney tonight, to stay with a mate in order to be up early tomorrow for my flight to Melbourne. It’s really happening. With that in mind, things might be a bit quiet around this site for a week or so. They may not – I...
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I’m getting very excited about the fast approaching Aussiecon4/Worldcon. It’s going to be massive with loads of cool people and crazy stuff going on. It also turns out that I’m going to be rather busy there. I’ll be running my Write The Fight Right workshop again, which I’m very pleased about. I did this...
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Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the ballot for the 2010 Hugo Awards and all the votes have been cast. Now it’s just a case of counting it all up. There are some awesome nominees this year and some truly deserving ones. I’m looking forward to the announcements on these....
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Aussiecon 4, better known as Worldcon, is fast approaching. Looks like I’ll be doing a few bits and pieces there in the way of panels and workshops as well as having a top time with friends and colleagues. I’ll write more about that stuff later. In the meantime, check this out. I’ll be going...
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This is a perfect example of what I love about the Australian spec fic community. My good friend and awesome author Cat Sparks has come up with a damn fine plan, and I can only endorse it wholeheartedly. I’ll let Cat’s explanation stand unedited: Many of you will be familiar with this story already...
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It’s Monday, I’m feeling sleep deprived and have a sore throat from talking too much. I was clearly at a con this weekend. Continuum 6: Future Tense, in fact. And what a great con it was. I caught up with many friends and finally met for real some people I know quite well online....
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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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