Okay, you might think it’s pretty weird that I’d post something like this on my blog, but take a moment and read through to the end. It’s pretty rare that someone can be so honest about their life and it’s really worth the read. Trust me. Before you read this: Please don’t judge me…...
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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"
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.”
Uncategorized
A strange and honest story
Time keeps ticking by
Time Pink Floyd (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour) Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way. Tired of lying in the sunshine...
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NZ Speculative Fiction Blogging Week
That’s pronounced “Un Zud Spiculatuv Fuction Bloggung Wik”. Okay, obligatory New Zealand piss-take out of the way, I can get on with the point of this post. (It would be considered un-Australian if I made a post about New Zealand without poking fun at their accent). So, 14th-20th September is NZ Speculative Fiction Blogging...
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Away for a few days
I’m off skiing for a few days now, back next Friday, so things might be a bit quiet around here for a little while. Use the time to catch up on some reading, maybe, or crochet that hat you’ve always wanted. Feel free to stay in touch as I’ll check in now and then...
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Twitter and the back cover blurb
I get numerous spammy auto-bots following me on Twitter everyday. As I trawled through them yesterday something occurred to me. A person’s Twitter bio is very much like the back cover blurb of a book. To explain, Twitter is infested by scumbags that have bots set up to auto-follow anyone that might be vaguely...
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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.
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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