Space, Time, Machine and Monster

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2008-06-21 10:00
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Stu and I will be attending the "Space, Time, Machine and Monster" event on June 21st.

I will be a part of the horror panel in the afternoon alongside some genuine horror writers!

On Saturday 21 June 2008, Academi will be holding a Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Day Conference as part of the new South Wales Valleys Literature Development Initiative. The event will be held in the University of Glamorgan, Treforest campus, in partnership with the Science Department. Professor Mark Brake, originator of the ‘Science: Fiction and Culture Course’ at the University will introduce an exciting day including workshops, discussion panels and presentations from a wealth of talented authors, scriptwriters and creative artists from Wales including Jasper Fforde, Philip Gross, Tim Lebbon, Steve Lockley, Steve Volk, Catherine Fisher, Terry Cooper and more.

For more information, visit the Academi website


The Porn Star and The Chicken

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Written for Mr and Mrs Meanie, sometime ago, whilst signing in Comic Guru.

"So, how does it work again?" asked Helena, nervously sipping her latte.

The technician didn't look up from the machine, a Victorian nightmare of cogs, gears, sprokets and springs.

"I mean ... biologically ..." Helena continued, "Is it even possible?"


Monkeys with Machineguns reviewed at IndieReview.co.uk

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From IndieReview

Chris Lynch and Stu.art make up the MWM studio. They've published three successful editions of their horror anthology, all of which are to a high standard.

Focusing on horror, but with a few different twists, MWM delivers a complete package. Stuart's art and Chris' writing go together very well, as does the art from some of the other artists featured. It's really a showcase for Chris' imaginative stories and Stuart's art, but they deserve it. Stuart's dark, shadow heavy artwork really suits the title, and Chris has a certain liking toward the horror genre that shows in some great short stories.

At a fairly standard US comics price of £2.50 and (£2.39 for #1), it's a tad more than most indie titles, but the quality shows.


Golden Champagne Glass Nomination?!

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It would appear that I have been nominated for one of Tony Lee's "Golden Champagne Glass" Awards, in the category of "Breakout Award For Best New Talent"?!

If you would like to vote for me, all you have to do is email Tony Lee


MWM#1 Reviewed on Amazon.co.uk ... "The new wave of UK "Horror" comics has arrived..."

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The new wave of UK "Horror" comics has arrived...
Although MWM (sub-titled "Making Deals With Devils") is usually filed under the all encompassing wing of wing of Horror comics, to do so does the title a discredit, as there's a lot more to the four tales contained within, than the usual splat and gore that tries to pass itself as "modern horror", especially in the sense of graphical and comic work...


SpellCasters

I've written my very own Facebook game as a challenge not only in learning the "Facebook platform" but also for a chance to experiment with some different online advertising models and viral distribution.

The game is called "Spellcasters" and is basically a competitive word game. Each player is given a number of random letters from which to make a word. Each word is targetted at an opponent who has the chance to absorb, block, or deflect that word. Each exchange will score, and drain, points from both players.

If you want to try the game out, you can add it to your Facebook profile from this link: http://apps.facebook.com/spellcasters.


Become an MWM Superfan today!

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That's right true believer!
Now you can too can proclaim your love for all things MWM by becoming an official "Fan of MWM" on Facebook.


Helium.com: Automating delivery of ebooks

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eCommerce is a 24x7 business, especially when you are delivering digital content such as eBooks. With no shipping or handling required, there is no reason that a customer who buys your eBook at any time of day or night should have to wait more than a few minutes to receive it.

Thankfully, this doesn't mean that you have to be in front of your PC 24 hours a day waiting for the orders to come in!

Read the full article at http://www.helium.com/tm/777233/ecommerce-business-especially-delivering


Helium.com: Preparing a backup file to save your favourites

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If your chosen search engine is your map of the Internet, complete with areas marked "here be dragons", then your bookmarks (or "Favourites") are your carefully placed map pins on that ever changing map. Lose them, and may have lost the information that they point to indefinitely. If, like me, you have several hundred bookmarks covering a diverse range of topics, you may never find all of that information again.

Backing up your bookmarks and favourites should be part of your "disaster recovery" scenario irrespective of whether you are a casual Internet user, consider yourself a "power user", or like me, you are someone for whom hitting the Internet day-in-day-out is part of your job. Nobody likes the guy who doesn't get his work done because he can't find the office anymore!

Read the full article at http://www.helium.com/tm/776375/chosen-search-engine-internet


Helium.com: How to make the most of Google News

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Google News presents a wealth of historic and up to the minute news syndicated from a wide range of trusted news sources. Is it, however, more than just a glorified news syndication site?

Read the full article at http://www.helium.com/tm/775762/google-presents-wealth-historic