So I mentioned in my post a few days ago, where I gushed about my love of online magazines, that I would post a follow-up where I list some of the best ones. Here we go then. Please note that this is just a taster based on my own reading habits and by no...
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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"
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.”
Fantastic Fiction
Online Spec-Fic magazines you should be reading
Tuesday Toot – Lisa L Hannett
Tuesday Toot is a semi-regular feature here at The Word. An invite-only series of short posts where writers, editors, booksellers and other creatives have been asked to share their stuff and toot their own horn. It’s hard to be seen in the digital morass and hopefully this occasional segment will help some of the...
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My Wily stint – both stories now online
You may remember I mentioned a while back that I’d been asked to be a guest editor at Wily Writers. I was honoured to take on the challenge. Wily Writers is a fantastic online fiction podcast – they publish two stories a month, in text on the site and as very well read podcasts....
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For the love of online fiction magazines
I’ve had my work published in just about every medium in which fiction can be published. I’m very proud of that. My novels are in print, ebook and, very soon to be released, audiobook. I’d love to see them make it into graphic novel and film. Maybe one day. My short fiction has been...
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Making the Impossible Real: Writing Speculative Fiction with Robert Hood
Here’s one for the Aussies near (or not so near) Sydney. Master’s Master, Robert Hood, is running a workshop on writing speculative fiction. It’ll be held at the New South Wales Writers’ Centre in Rozelle, in Sydney’s inner-west. It’ll be well worth travelling to, because I know Rob and he’s not only a fantastic...
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The Drabblecast
You’d all know by now what a fan I am of fiction podcasts. I’d heard mention of the Drabblecast many times, but never got around to checking it out until recently. Norm Sherman, the host there, often features on other podcasts I listen to, as a narrator or guest, and I’ve enjoyed his work....
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Damnation And Dames ToC and cover art announced
Seriously, how sexy hawt is that cover? This is the new anthology coming soon from Ticonderoga Publications, called Damnation And Dames – Sixteen Stunning Tales Of Paranormal Noir. Or, as I’ve decided to called it, paranoirmal. That’s right, suckers, I’ve just named a genre. Remember, it all started here. Well, it actually started with...
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ThrillerCast episode 36 – The Long and the Short of It with Angela Slatter
ThrillerCast is back for 2012. Fellow Gryphonwood Press author, David Wood, and myself are back crapping on again about all things reading, writing and publishing related, especially things relevant to genre fiction. Thrillers, action adventure, sci-fi and fantasy, crime – if it’s good stuff, we’ll crap on about it. And if it’s bad, we’re...
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Post-apocalyptic short story podcasts at Wily Writers, edited by me
You should know by now what a fan I am of podcast short fiction. I wrote about my favourite podcasts a while back. I also wrote here about giving generously to podcasts you enjoy, as the stuff they produce is usually free, but the writers and podcasters need to be paid for their work....
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Place As Person – my guest post at Mary Victoria’s site
You might remember a few days ago that I posted a Tuesday Toot for Mary Victoria. Mary was tooting about a new anthology she’s in called River, and part of her promotion of that book is to run a series of guest posts on her own site. Each post is by a different specfic...
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ThrillerCast is back for 2012
ThrillerCast – the podcast I co-host with thriller/action adventure author, David Wood, is back for another year. We chat about anything to do with thriller and genre fiction, and regularly have cool guests on the show. The first ep of 2012 has just gone live and it’s a corker. We talk about our plans...
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Tuesday Toot – Mary Victoria and River
Tuesday Toot is a semi-regular feature here at The Word. An invite-only series of short posts where writers, editors, booksellers and other creatives have been asked to share their stuff and toot their own horn. It’s hard to be seen in the digital morass and hopefully this occasional segment will help some of the...
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A little bit of bookshelf porn
We moved into our house about three and a half years ago and one of the things we sorely lacked was bookshelf space. Let’s be honest, there’s never enough. Unless you’re Neil Gaiman – seriously, have you seen that guy’s library? Here, check it out. Fuck, eh? Still, when I’m as successful as Mr...
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Holiday reading
We’ve just enjoyed a week away in the Snowy Mountains (which is why it’s been a bit quiet around here lately, my apologies.) One of the best things for me about holidays is the unfettered reading time, so I thought I’d share with you all what I’ve been reading over the Xmas/New Year break...
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Midnight Echo 6 touches down on Earth
CHeck it out – here’s me with my contributor’s copy of Midnight Echo, # 6, featuring my sci-fi/horror yarn, Trawling The Void. Below is the full ToC – go get your copy now! “Earthworms” by Cody Goodfellow “Trawling the Void” by Alan Baxter “Out Hunting For Teeth” by Joanne Anderton “Graveyard Orbit” by Shane...
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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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