London torn. Night and day. Sinners and angels. Debut novel by Mark A. King, available now
Sorry for the long absence from writing in any form. A quick re-cap: I am writing a novel using short posts via social media. This is inspired by the projects I have been closely involved with over the years, and others who have used this method. The PhD I'm working on has taken a great …
A work of fiction created as part of the #vssPhD project. Short story created and published : Feb to March 2024 For details of the project click here. This is the second #vssphd story (as released on social media).The story tense was selected by an anonymised poll. Both present and past tense scored highest. Which …
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A work of fiction. Short story created and published : Jan to Feb 2024 For details of the project click here. This is the first #vssphd story (as released on social media).The story location and main character name were chosen by anonymised polls. (c) 2024 Mark A King. This is a work of fiction. All …
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Submitting: "Welcome to the Desert of the Real" In the highly influential film The Matrix, the first time Neo is taken beyond his fabricated world he is theatrically welcomed to 'The Desert of the Real'. This it turns out, is the reality which greets most writers when they enter the harsh wastelands of agent submissions. …
Warning: Blog contains personal views, graphic descriptions and graphic images that might not be your thing. Before the Beginning (ten years ago, Tralee, Ireland) The brooding clouds of Co. Kerry She woke between sleeps. We were all there, beside her. As she had been there for us since the moment we were born. The word …
My dear friends, It's blog time. A very rare event, I know. Firstly, an apology Sorry it's been a while, I've been busy as you all have, I suspect. I won't dwell too much on the strangeness of recent times, other than to say it's hard for lots of people, I've found it hard too, …
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Greetings. While I've just posted exciting news on the plans for a #vss365 anthology, I haven't updated the blog on writing progression (or lack of it) for some time. An update What have the last few months entailed? The tragic loss of a friend which hit me fairly hard as he was full of life, …
The draft novel is finished. What now? Almost two years ago, I wrote a post explaining how I took zero words and managed to produce the first draft of a novel. I spent my entire life aspiring to do this almost impossible thing. Life is busy, hectic, full of responsibilities and serious stuff going on--but …
Yes, I'm doing a brave thing and going back to my resolutions to report on progress. I had a list of 'do more' and 'do less'. One month in, I've rated progress using the amazing five tick/check system. More: READ MORE BOOKS; I’M AIMING FOR ABOUT 30 THIS YEAR. √√√√√ Seven books finished in …
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 …
Metropolitan Dreams 