A warm welcome to you, wherever you are. I know where I am. I'm sitting on a comfy sofa interviewing Emily June Street from the other side of the globe. For those that don't know Emily, she is an incredible author (check out her work and buy the new book to see for yourself). Emily …
VS365 One year on
FlashDogs Update 5h September 2017 will see the anniversary of VSS365. What is VSS365? A daily prompt (sometimes more than one) is posted each day on Twitter from the @flashdogs account. This for anyone that wants to write a tweet-sized story based on the prompt. Generally, this is just a word, but sometimes it is …
Infernal Clock
The Infernal Clock is an anthology conceived by David Shakes. It was delivered through much hard work by Steph Ellis (I know how that feels after the 3.5 FlashDogs Anthologies). It has beautiful artwork from Tam Rogers and internal design from Emily June Street. It takes the clock as the theme and 24 different tales …
Review: And was Jerusalem builded here, among these dark Satanic Mills?
Jerusalem is novel by Alan Moore. I am aware of his work. He is responsible for some seminal graphic novels (Watchmen, V for Vendetta etc). I haven’t read any of them, so I went into this with nothing more than a very interesting blurb which seemed to have some similar themes to my debut novel, …
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Interview: The Dust Lounge
An interview with some very hard questions. I'd expect nothing less when talking to Tamara Rogers, talented artist and imagineer of Grind Spark. http://www.thedustlounge.com/thought-tinkerings/chatting-with-mark-a-king-author-of-metropolitan-dreams/ CHATTING WITH MARK A KING – AUTHOR OF METROPOLITAN DREAMS MARCH 15, 2017 Today I am all sorts of pleased to welcome Mark A King to the Dust Lounge. The …
Writer’s Ink: Mark A. King
I “met” Mark A. King on the Flash! Friday weekly flash fiction contest, and quickly came to look forward to the pieces of writing he submitted each week. He had (has) a way with words that sort of wrapped around my imagination, and it was a treat to get to co-judge with him for the same contest for a few months.
Since those days, Mark has started the Flashdogs, a group of writers with some awe-inspiring skills, as well as published several anthologies of flash fiction. Just this month, he’s released his very first novel, Metropolitan Dreams, and I’m thrilled to be able to share it with you.
Mark is stopping by my website to say hello and intrigue you with his plans for post-apocalyptic world restructure. Just because a genie is involved doesn’t mean it’s easy…
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1.) Go ahead and sum up Metropolitan Dreams for us…
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Seven Questions: Mark A. King
I am very happy to welcome Mark A. King to my blog for a round of seven questions, featuring his debut novel Metropolitan Dreams. Mark is one of the founders of FlashDogs, a global community of talented flash fiction writers. His flash fiction stories have been published in a number of anthologies and magazines. Mark was born and raised in London, works in Cambridge, and lives in Norfolk, England.
1-Pitch your book in three sentences or less.
M.A.K.: In the aftermath of a violent crime we follow the connected stories of an injured nightclub bouncer, an ageing crime-lord, a conflicted police hacker, a traumatised Tube-driver and a vulnerable twelve-year-old girl as they fight for survival, purpose and redemption in the fractured city of London. Along the journey we discover lost rivers, abandoned underground stations, mysterious forces and angels (perhaps).
2-Is your book indie-published or traditionally published? Tell us a little about that journey.
M.A.K.: Indie published. Having monitored…
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Even in defeat there will be an echo of glory
Kindle Scout Update News came through in the early hours of today that Metropolitan Dreams didn't get selected for Kindle Scout. In one sense, it's nice to feel that pinch of 'rejection' that almost every writer talks about. On the other hand I know my sadness is only a fleeting moment for the following reasons: It …
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5 days to go – free story
To celebrate my debut novel, Metropolitan Dreams, I will be posting free stories over the period of the campaign. What can you do to support me? Click the link and view the page below (it takes only a second): Kindle Scout Link If you like what you see and want to support me you can …
12 days to go – free story
To celebrate my debut novel, Metropolitan Dreams, I will be posting free stories over the period of the campaign. What can you do to support me? Click the link and view the page below (it takes only a second): https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/291VJ4R4SYSK8 If you like what you see and want to support me you can click the …
