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    Real Pandemics and Science Fiction
    Allen Stroud
    • Aug 8, 2020
    • 6 min

    Real Pandemics and Science Fiction

    Recently I was approached by Guardian journalist Laura Spinney to offer a comment on the way in which the current situation with the Coro...
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    Review: The Madness of Pursuit
    Allen Stroud
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Review: The Madness of Pursuit

    The Madness of Pursuit is an absorbing novella that tells the story of Dema Ägan, a notorious pirate...
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    Review: The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
    Allen Stroud
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 6 min

    Review: The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark

    Grimdark gets a reputation from some circles as being style over substance at times. By adding a little grit and consequence to a swords ...
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    Self Promotion Part 3 - Be a Better Writer.
    Karen
    • Feb 18, 2019
    • 6 min

    Self Promotion Part 3 - Be a Better Writer.

    Having been around the publishing industry for a little while now and attended talks and panels with industry professionals, I occasional...
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    Self Promotion Part 2 - Promote in Print or in Person
    Karen
    • Jan 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    Self Promotion Part 2 - Promote in Print or in Person

    Having been around the publishing industry for a little while now and attended talks and panels with industry professionals, I occasional...
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    2019: Back to Wisimir
    Allen Stroud
    • Jan 6, 2019
    • 5 min

    2019: Back to Wisimir

    It's 2019 and hopefully, this will be the year we return to Wisimir. Way back at the start of the decade in 2010, I received a profession...
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