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M J Francis: August 2014
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Monday, 25 August 2014. 8220; this is a book in which YOU become the hero! Does this sound familiar? Do you remember being a hero? I still have some of these books – fifteen of them. There’s a copy of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Although my excuse was I’d acquired an invincibility potion from a kindly alchemist at a nearby inn on the way to the castle. Honest. A story. Although it was Terry Pratchett’s Small Gods. Now, I’ve k...
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M J Francis: Clockwork Phoenix 5 - Let's Kickstart It!
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 17 May 2015. Clockwork Phoenix 5 - Let's Kickstart It! I was going to have a different post up this weekend with more about my story, published over at Daily Science Fiction. But there's something urgent I want to bring to your attention, and I hope you'll spread the word wherever you can. Mike Allen, Editor of the wonderful Mythic Delirium. Began a Kickstarter project for his Clockwork Phoenix. Why should you back it? But I thi...
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M J Francis: May 2015
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 17 May 2015. Clockwork Phoenix 5 - Let's Kickstart It! I was going to have a different post up this weekend with more about my story, published over at Daily Science Fiction. But there's something urgent I want to bring to your attention, and I hope you'll spread the word wherever you can. Mike Allen, Editor of the wonderful Mythic Delirium. Began a Kickstarter project for his Clockwork Phoenix. Why should you back it? But I thi...
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M J Francis: March 2015
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 15 March 2015. Farewell and Thanks, Sir Terry. 8220;Don’t copy me.”. That’s what Sir Terry Pratchett said to me when I met him. I’ll never forget that day, when our Waterstones was still called Ottakar’s. I’d never seen a queue for anything so long – not in my town. It extended right down the main shopping high street, and people were asking us, “What’s going on? 8221; I guess there’ll always be the odd ones. Then I mumbled some...
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M J Francis: September 2014
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Saturday, 13 September 2014. CafeLit and a Paper Swan. Two flashes of fiction for you:. Good news arrived this past week when my short story "Apart at the Seams". Was published over at CafeLit. And though I didn't win the competition, my even shorter flash fiction piece "Let Me In". Is now available to read on the Paper Swans. Website. Congratulations to the joint winners. Deserved. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Anothe...
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M J Francis: And on a Different Note...
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Monday, 12 January 2015. And on a Different Note. My Yamaha piano. I bought it in April 2014, and I can’t imagine being without it now. Here’s the backstory: just over 20 years ago I studied music at the end of my school life. I’d always loved music – listening to it, at least. True, I did have a drum kit and guitar when I was younger, but the noise that came out wasn’t music. No. Playing music seems to reinvigorate my creative mind....
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M J Francis: Farewell and Thanks, Sir Terry
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 15 March 2015. Farewell and Thanks, Sir Terry. 8220;Don’t copy me.”. That’s what Sir Terry Pratchett said to me when I met him. I’ll never forget that day, when our Waterstones was still called Ottakar’s. I’d never seen a queue for anything so long – not in my town. It extended right down the main shopping high street, and people were asking us, “What’s going on? 8221; I guess there’ll always be the odd ones. Then I mumbled some...
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M J Francis: May 2014
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Thursday, 29 May 2014. A Little Bit of Divine Intervention. Ever read a book that changed your life? I could have followed him down that path, but in 1996, during that summer, I became absorbed in a book for the first time since I was quite a bit younger. That novel was Terry Pratchett’s Small Gods. To do – something I’d known for a long time but ignored. So here I am, writing fiction – mainly speculative. I probably wouldn...But if ...
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M J Francis: CafeLit and a Paper Swan
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Saturday, 13 September 2014. CafeLit and a Paper Swan. Two flashes of fiction for you:. Good news arrived this past week when my short story "Apart at the Seams". Was published over at CafeLit. And though I didn't win the competition, my even shorter flash fiction piece "Let Me In". Is now available to read on the Paper Swans. Website. Congratulations to the joint winners. Deserved. 15 September 2014 at 05:05. 2 October 2014 at 12:59.
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M J Francis: Becoming a Hero
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Monday, 25 August 2014. 8220; this is a book in which YOU become the hero! Does this sound familiar? Do you remember being a hero? I still have some of these books – fifteen of them. There’s a copy of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Although my excuse was I’d acquired an invincibility potion from a kindly alchemist at a nearby inn on the way to the castle. Honest. A story. Although it was Terry Pratchett’s Small Gods. Now, I’ve k...
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