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Introduction

It is germane for me to manage reader expectations at this juncture. This is a blog that describes the process I follow when I write a novel. It is not a textbook designed to teach those who want to write novels: there are already far too many of them available (which just rehash existing theory).Continue reading “Introduction”

After Gairech — Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Thousand Suns book blogger When I was asked if I would like to read an ARC of After Gáirech by Micheál Cladáin I jumped at the chance. Irish mythology has always fascinated me, especially when it comes to The Ulster Cycle (a heroic Irish saga), but this is the first time I have comeContinue reading “After Gairech — Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

Check out the Goodreads Reviews on After Gairech

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58949470

Book Review: After Gairech

Reviewed by D. K. Marley — The Historical Fiction Company “From the outset, I was completely enthralled by this story, with one caveat – it did take me a while to sort out the characters and the storyline and it wasn’t until about a third way into the book that I finally said, “oh, okay,Continue reading “Book Review: After Gairech”

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Semper Idem – Cicero

“Always the Same” – I can only assume Cicero was referring to life’s mundanity. Nothing ever changes. From IT to a writer soon to publish novel 16, how can that be, at least for work? Let’s start by talking numbers. Sixteen books are approximately 1 280 000 words (excluding those dropped during the dev editContinue reading “Semper Idem – Cicero”

Short

Garbled Plea When she spoke, it was not deafness preventing me from replying. I heard the words, but they were garbled. Her last ever sentence. And I did not understand. Was it a cry for help, a basic need, like hunger or thirst, or was it something more complex? Something she was showing in herContinue reading “Short”

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