August 5, 2010 | Posted by Mark No matter what the e-book/iPad/tech-geeks/get it all free cos it’s online folks may say… There is something very special about seeing your work in print. I ordered my copy of Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #33 last week as it features my story “Bird Talk”, and received it in the post the other day. What a thrill [...]
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July 5, 2010 | Posted by Mark I am currently working on a novel called Hell has its Demons. This is based on story called Bird Talk, which was recently published in Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction. I have been aiming to write a few posts to talk about Bird Talk and promote the story, and this lead me to consider how much the [...]
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June 9, 2010 | Posted by Mark My story Bird Talk is about a young priest, Roger, living in a small medieval English town, who is trying to uncover what he believes are foul magical deeds. But instead he manages to implicate the women he loves in accusations of witchcraft and, with the help of the town drunk, must work out a [...]
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May 9, 2010 | Posted by Mark Hooray! My story Bird Talk has now been published in Issue 33 of Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction. You can download the whole PDF for free, or buy a print copy via Lulu I think. Interesting that my story was the most “normal” of the issue! Will hopefully post a few follow-ups about the story and it’s [...]
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February 4, 2010 | Posted by Mark Issue 32 of Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction is now available! Here is the issue’s table of contents: Editorial New Friends and Old! Stephen Theaker Newton Braddell and His Inconclusive Researches into the Unknown: the Conclusion! John Greenwood Miss Lavender Goes It Alone A Diabolical Persistence in Error A Hard Bargain Sembawang The Quarterly Review Audio Doctor [...]
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September 1, 2009 | Posted by Mark I am very happy to report that my short story “Bird Talk” has been accepted for publication by Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction. The story should be out in either issue 30 or 31 – so probably the Autumn or Winter of this year. The magazine is available to purchase in hard copy or as as free [...]
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December 11, 2008 | Posted by Mark I attended an informal session of the writers’ circle I belong to last night: Verulam Writers’ Circle. I received some feedback on the first scene of my story Bird Talk. The feedback seemed to be positive, which was pleasing, and the other writers in the group seemed to be interested in the content as well [...]
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