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Review #1 – Neuromancer by William Gibson
I’d just finished off a sufficiently alcoholic Strawberry Margarita, and an order of corn ice cream at little place off the beach in Mexico. The night air was warm and the breeze cool and refreshing....
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Inspiration Mondays #3 – The E-dem-ra
Well for this week’s inspiration Monday I thought I’d play a bit with idea of a how people forget that there a lots of highly skilled people out there who aren’t at the top of their field but nearly...
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Revision Update: Stuck in the Middle
overcoming writer’s block – crumpled paper on wooden floor – crushed paper (Photo credit: photosteve101) Well after starring at pages 100 to 106 of my novel Legacy for three days struggling to rewrite...
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Inspiration Monday #4 – Anonymous Story
Well it’s my last Monday here in Mexico and after an enjoyable month in the sun I have to head back to cold rainy England. So I’ve decided to go a little post-apocalyptic for this week’s inspiration...
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Basics of Characters
Well Developed Believable Consistent Characters are one of the key elements of any piece. They can make or break a novel. Their actions and reactions to events dictates the flow of the story and...
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Inspiration Monday #5 – City under Glass
For this weeks inspiration Monday I did some random google image searching until I found this great table. And so I present the story I created based on it. Inspiration Monday #5 – City under Glass...
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Inspiration Mondays #6 – The Gods of the Machine
The Machine, the great culmination of the dreams and technology of a thousand races. The Machine, the great engine of enlightenment that bridged the gap between organic and inorganic life. The...
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Inspiration Monday #7 – Veil
I’ve seen a few different web series over the years but they all seemed to be comedy shows of varying quality most not so good. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen any that are thrillers or dramas. Do...
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Inspiration Monday #8 – Veil part 2
Well I thought I would continue with a second episode of veil instead of starting something new this week to change things up a bit. Episode 2 EXT STREET NEAR ALLEY NATASHA is holding her shoes in one...
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The long road to the end of the second draft
Well it’s taken longer than I would have liked but I finally finished off the second draft of my novel Legacy this morning. It took a good six weeks to get to this point but it’s exciting to have it...
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Review #2 – The Wise Man’s Fear
I finally got around to reading The Wise Man’s Fear the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle and I’m glad I did. I wasn’t a fan of the first one, I thought it was pointless and rambling, with...
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Character Bios
Well I’ve gotten the first few bits of feedback back from one of my beta readers and I’m still looking for an artist do the cover art for my book Legacy but it is all coming together now. In the...
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Inspiration Monday #9 – The journey
I haven’t posted in far too long in part because my new job consists of long boring days and I just want relax for the hour or two I have at home before I have to call it a night. Let that be lesson...
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Not making the cut
By Alexander Ballard Published August 16, 2013 Well the winning entries for the Sword and Laser Anthology have been announced. Sadly I didn’t make the cut but congratulations to those who did. I...
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Getting Ready to Self Publish
By Alexander Ballard Published October 9, 2013 Well it has been a long time since I posted here. I’ve been busy working, as well as taking a break between drafts and finishing the 5th and final draft...
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Inspiration Monday #10 – Nanowrimo
By Alexander Ballard Published November 11, 2013 Well its November which means its National Novel Writing Month. Its something I’ve thought of doing and I made a start on it at the beginning of the...
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Legacy Cover Art
By Alexander Ballard Published November 12, 2013 Well after searching for a while I managed to find a talented artist to do the cover art for my first novel Legacy by the name of Christof Grobelski....
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Legacy – The Prince Saga Book One
By Alexander Ballard Published December 18, 2013 Well it began as an idea and a few sentences a little over a year ago but after seven edits and many hours of writing I’ve finally finished my first...
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Well…
By Alexander Ballard Published December 20, 2013 I’m down in Mexico for the holidays in sunny and far too hot Bucerias. Note that isn’t me in the photo it’s a dog named magic. I’ve found it hard to...
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Inspiration Monday #11 – Escape from Paradise
By Alexander Ballard Published December 23, 2013 Black smoke stretched like a finger into the sky. Crimson flames danced high along the mountainside visible for miles in the afternoon sun. It would...
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