That Semicolon Bitch Had To Die…. same great body, just a slightly prettier preface.

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For the past few weeks, I’ve been updating all my books on Amazon. This has mostly involved tweaking punctuation, cleaning up grammar, and a ridiculous amount of reformatting. Anyway, I’ve just updated That Semicolon Bitch Had To Die…. changing the layout and … Continue reading

Margaret Thatcher dies – And we Tramp the Dirt Down?

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I hadn’t woken up thinking I’d be writing a post about the passing of an 87 year old woman, but here I am… typing. The thing is, it’s several hours since the news broke about Maggie Thatcher, and I’ve chosen to … Continue reading

An interview with… the very talented author Mike Robinson.

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Mike Robinson is the author of three fantastic and very different novels: Skunk Ape Semester, The Green-Eyed Monster and the only just released The Prince of Earth. The IP caught up with Mike to ask him some profound and impertinent … Continue reading

Grammar Nazi reductionism, Indie Authors and the dreaded one star reviews (an essay by Tom Conrad).

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“There are books full of great writing that don’t have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story… don’t be like the book-snobs who won’t do that. Read sometimes for the words -the language. Don’t be like the play-it-safers who … Continue reading

Leather to the Corinthians by author Tom Lucas – The Indie Pedant promotes indie authors.

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I recently became aware of American author Tom Lucas. He dropped by my little and new blog, leaving a rather poetic and profound comment on a post I’d written (Grammar Nazis).  In fact, his comment was so damn poetic and … Continue reading

A saucy extract from The Beast With Three Backs by author Tom Conrad.

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My most recent title on Amazon/Kindle. It’s mild erotica, but the reasoning behind writing The Beast With Three Backs is tied in with my novella That Semicolon Bitch Had To Die….. In that story, my central characters Abbey and Frankie discuss writing some … Continue reading

The horror of formatting – the hysterical notes of a would-be writer after several cups of tea!

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I previously wrote some shizzle about the horror of editing, but that was four books, several months and 790 cups of tea ago, and though the editing hasn’t gotten any less horrific, I’m getting use to the ensuing madness it brings, and even … Continue reading

The Green-Eyed Monster by author Mike Robinson – review by Tom Conrad.

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Question: if a writer continually taps his keyboard in California, could it really cause an avalanche in the sitting-room of a London reader? A seemingly odd question, perhaps, but not if you consider the focus of Mike Robinson’s second book, … Continue reading

The IP, where have you been, what have you been doing, what’s going on?

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Some of you may have noticed The IP has been somewhat AWOL for the past six weeks. The truth is it all became a bit difficult. A juggling act between work, writing and whatnots, all left little room and time … Continue reading

Review of Skunk Ape Semester – début novel from author Mike Robinson.

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Skunk Ape Semester By Mike Robinson Published by Solstice Publishing 2012 Available: Amazon Kindle “Doogie Howser MD meets Bramstoker, and they take a road trip to find Bigfoot.” (The Indie Pedant 2012) : Skunk Ape Semester begins with the bizarre … Continue reading