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G R Matthews
May 5, 20244 min read
The One Ring - The School Group
So, I spoke about my school DnD group in the last post. They've played DnD and Star Trek now - completing adventures/missions in both....
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G R Matthews
Oct 31, 20171 min read
(Secret) Agents?
Now this little blog has it genesis in two little events. First, 'Fantasy in the Court' which resulted in two articles for...
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G R Matthews
Jul 2, 20172 min read
Tough Travels: Adepts
It is that time of month again when I’ve got to try and trawl through my memory of fantasy books past and present in order to come up...
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G R Matthews
Jun 1, 20172 min read
Tough Travelling - Non-human heroes
There are so many non-human characters out there in fantasy land that is quite difficult to pick just five, but nevertheless here you go....
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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
Mar 12, 20173 min read
Heart of Stone by Ben Galley
You’re used to your heroes full of muscle, swords drawn, shields raised or magic staff held before them, facing the oncoming hordes. A...
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G R Matthews
Feb 14, 20173 min read
Does length matter?
Does length matter? Is it important to you? If it was shorter than you thought or were used to, would you really mind that much? Surely...
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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
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 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 1, 20165 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with T O Munro
For the second 10 Quick Questions we have the inimitable T O Munro, author of The Lady of the Helm and it is two sequels. He has also...
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G R Matthews
Jul 28, 20165 min read
Indie Author: 10 Quick Questions with J P Ashman
Welcome to J P Ashman, author of Black Cross, the first book in the Black Powder Wars, and thanks for being the guinea pig, boldly going...
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G R Matthews
Mar 27, 20163 min read
Sword Art Online
I’m new to Anime. Not totally new, I mean, I am old enough to have watched Battle of the Planets (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) back in...
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G R Matthews
Mar 6, 20166 min read
Why not give these books a try…
With the #SPFBO over and a winner announced, it seems an opportune moment for me to take a look at the books in the competition that I...
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G R Matthews
Sep 10, 20154 min read
Why don’t you buy a book?
We always talk, at least to my perception of things, of the books we chose and loved. We wax lyrical to our friends, colleagues, that...
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G R Matthews
Aug 20, 20153 min read
Do you review?
With the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (#SPFBO) coming to a close, round 1 anyway, and the winners being announced, thoughts turn to...
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G R Matthews
Jul 23, 20154 min read
Bored of information
I hate Info-Dumps… You’ve all thought it, haven’t you? Come on, be honest. You’ve had that heart sinking moment when you are reading a...
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G R Matthews
Jun 25, 20154 min read
A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is angry. You’ll like him when he is angry. That is the gist of foreword by Neil Gaiman and as you read through the...
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G R Matthews
Feb 28, 20152 min read
The Giveaway
Today (28th Feb 2015) marks the end of the my first ever Goodreads Giveaway. 646 folks entered, which I have to say is pretty good by my...
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