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Interview at the Tara Sharp site

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November 25, 2011

The wonderful Kylie Fox interviewed me recently for the Tara Sharp site. We talked about what I’m working on, my future publications and how a lot of my stuff has crime or mystery tropes at its core. Check it out here: http://www.tarasharp.com/author-in-focus-alan-baxter/ .
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Read an ebook week

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March 7, 2011

March 6th to 12th is Read An Ebook Week. You may or may not enjoy ebooks already and I’m not here to convert you. But, in celebration of the week, my publisher is making all their books half price on Smashwords. That includes my novels, RealmShift and MageSign. To get into the spirit of...
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Free fiction and the value of our efforts

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February 3, 2011

The advent of the internet has had many effects, not least of which is giving a voice to pretty much everybody. We’re all sitting at keyboards making noise, like a flock of a billion seagulls fighting over one bag of chips. It’s not a bad thing, as far as I’m concerned. The really strong...
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Worldcon panel – Novellas

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September 10, 2010
Worldcon panel – Novellas

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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Ghost Of The Black novella now on Kindle

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May 10, 2010

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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The Word

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.

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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