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Horrorfest Post…Why Stephen King missed his calling
This post by Tony T orginially featured on the blog in October last year, but I thought it fitted well with this event and so have re-posted it today ——————————————————————– I’ve read quite a few...
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Horrorfest Interview…Author Nicky Peacock
Today we’re welcoming horror author Nicky Peacock for an interview… ——————————————————————– Nicky is an English author living in the UK. She writes both YA and adult horror and paranormal Romance. In...
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Horrorfest Review…Like Death by Tim Waggoner
This book needs a bit of an intro before you read my review… it was truly strange. Synopsis Scott Raymond is a man haunted by his past and terrorized in the present. As a young boy, he witnessed the...
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Horrorfest Short…Tonight is the Night
Tonight is the Night by Lynxie I pushed a post-it note into my shirt pocket as I hurriedly packed up my books. I placed my glasses on top of my head and wiped my eyes before placing the pieces of glass...
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Horrorfest Post…Spooky Stereotypes
Every genre has stereotypes, but perhaps classic horror has more than most… Remember the outcry about sparkly vampires? Did you think it was an interesting twist, or a tad cheesy – do you prefer your...
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Horrorfest Short…Ooze
Ooze by Tony Talbot The last candle is nearly burned out now; I don’t have long to finish this letter. I only hope to G— that someone finds it before the thing is too late to stop. The slithering has...
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Horrorfest – It’s over ’til next year!
Thanks to everyone who took part in our first ever Horrorfest – I really enjoyed putting together the features and reading the spooky short stories you creative-types wrote for the event. Hope you all...
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It’s Here!
It’s Here! I logged on to Amazon this morning and was excited to see The Rainbow Maker’s Tale – finally on sale! This is the second book in the Ambrosia Sequence and has been the reason I’ve lived in a...
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Tony’s Review: Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card
4/5 In fighting monsters, do we become monsters? It’s the theme of this gripping book from Card. The writing is fluid and the characters dynamic and evolving. Taken from his home at the age of six,...
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Tony’s Review: The Rainbow Maker’s Tale, Melanie Cusick-Jones
3/5 The sequel to Hope’s Daughter follows Balik’s storyline through the same events of the first book, told from his POV. It’s an interesting choice for a sequel, and it fills in a lot of the blanks...
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Tony’s Writing Tips: Ignore that Elephant in the corner
Adam yawned and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, blearily taking in the empty place at the breakfast table. “Morning, mum. Where’s dad? Did he leave for work already?” His mum didn’t turn away from...
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Author Spotlight…Amanda Turner
Today’s guest author under the spotlight, is Amanda Turner. I have to offer a big apology to Amanda, as I completely missed her email when she returned it to me in late 2011!! I found it languishing...
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Tony’s Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
3/5 Tessa Gray descends from a boat from New York to Victorian England, expecting to meet her brother, but a very strange and sinister pair of sisters kidnap her instead. Tessa finds herself pulled...
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Monkeying Around…
The lovely Story Reading Ape let me swing by and post on his blog today, why not drop in yourself to find out some more about the characters and inspiration behind my books in The Ambrosia Sequence?...
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Spam
How weird is spam? I’ve just cleared down the spam folder for the first time in ages and I had to chuckle at what gets sent to the blog. Our latest haul was a really eclectic mix of Canada goose...
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Indie Author Month in 2014…?
Here comes 2014! It’s getting close to that time of year again, when we open up the blog to indie authors for a whole month! This year I was thinking ‘anything goes’ – so if you’re a writer of any...
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Tony’s review: The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey
3/5 Cassie Sullivan may be one of the last humans left. The alien attack has wiped out most of humanity in four waves of increasing destruction. It took me just over four days to read this. I started...
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Blog Tour…Bad Monsters
Just a note to let you know that we’ll be welcoming back author Clinton Harding in March, as part of his blog tour to celebrate the release of Book 2 in the Bad Monsters series. Check out our previous...
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Cover Reveal! “Medusa” by Tony Talbot
Well, it’s taken me a while, but here it is! My latest book is live today! “Lissa Two is a thief of the ocean cities, struggling to make enough money to clear her debts and take care of her...
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Day 18 – A book you wish you could live in
mel:I might have been a bit lazy on Aside from Writing recently – but I’ve been trying the 30-day book challenge on my own blog over the last couple of weeks – why not pop over and see what I’m...
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