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G R Matthews
Oct 29, 20242 min read
What a cover tells you
It is good to keep an eye on the market and how it varies.
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G R Matthews
Oct 28, 20244 min read
Life for Creatives
I contributed to a panel this weekend at BristolCon about Writing with a busy life.
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G R Matthews
Aug 5, 20241 min read
Last Winter Sun: The A-Team meets World of Warcraft
Thirty years ago, the world as we knew it changed. At CERN, in Switzerland, the largest Hadron Collider in the world, accelerating...
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G R Matthews
Dec 5, 20203 min read
Filling a weekend
Instead of going out, how do you fill a weekend?
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G R Matthews
Nov 28, 20203 min read
A world of maps
A Map of the Six Kingdoms, plus some information about the books set there!
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G R Matthews
Oct 22, 20182 min read
A Good Day to Die done... and Bristol
Phew... and I mean that. The first draft of A Good Day to Die was done a few weeks ago and now the second, tidy up and check for...
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G R Matthews
Mar 31, 20182 min read
Publish or Perish: Post or live in obscurity?
Straight off, I am not speaking from a point of view of success. I wish it were not so, but there it is. However, I do my best to use...
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G R Matthews
Mar 31, 20172 min read
Thinking about the new book
Right about now I am edging towards the end of Draft 1 of Corin #3. By that I mean, I’m passed 70K of words and I know how the book ends…...
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G R Matthews
Dec 23, 20162 min read
Booknest.eu Fundraiser for MSF
When I got the message asking me to donate a book to raise money for charity, I jumped at it. I wasn’t convinced that having my book...
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G R Matthews
Oct 27, 20162 min read
Match the music to the book
While procrastinating and generally not getting on with writing this book (start a new series is always hard) a thought struck me. It wasn’t
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G R Matthews
Oct 9, 20165 min read
Ben Galley Tackles the Ten Questions.
If there were ever a perfect author to tackle these ten questions it would be Mr Ben Galley. At the forefront, riding the first wave and...
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G R Matthews
Sep 5, 20169 min read
Ten Quick Questions with James Cormier
Today, we welcome James (Jim) Cormier to the Ten Quick Questions. Jim entered SPFBO #1 like me, and 298 others, with his book Exile. You...
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G R Matthews
Aug 29, 20166 min read
Ten Quick Questions with Michael R Miller
Two books written and Michael R Miller stops by to answer the ten quick questions. With GRRM and Star Wars making an appearance it should...
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G R Matthews
Aug 25, 20164 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions
Today we welcome K M Alexander to the 10 Quick questions. With a completed trilogy under his belt, this is an author who can reflect on...
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G R Matthews
Aug 22, 20165 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with Brandon Draga
This time on 10 Quick Questions we welcome Brandon Draga, author of the Summerlark Elf and is sequels. Brandon has been in the publishing...
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G R Matthews
Aug 15, 20165 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with Steven Kelliher
This time on 10 Quick Questions we welcome Steven Kelliher whose first book, Valley of Embers, will be released on August 16. Oh hell,...
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G R Matthews
Aug 11, 20165 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with Ed Erdelac
This time around we have Ed Erlac with us. As you'll see, he has Self-pubbed in the past, but his latest book is coming out via Ragnarok...
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G R Matthews
Aug 8, 20169 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with Dyrk Ashton
This time we welcome Dyrk Ashton, author of Paternus. This will be the first author that is entered in this year's SPFBO that we have...
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G R Matthews
Aug 5, 20164 min read
Things to remember for next time
I’ve been blessed by some god, mythical being or a mystic cauliflower recently. And no, I have no idea what a god is, but trust me on the...
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G R Matthews
Aug 4, 20167 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with Laura M Hughes
For another of the 10 quick questions I've picked... erm... asked one of Fantasy-Faction SPFBO judges to talk about her writing. If...
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