My marketing budget is this lint I just found in my bellybutton and no one wants that. So please, if anything below catches your eye, I'd love it if you gave it a try. And if you enjoy it, please tell people. Word of mouth is a superpower, whether you have 1 follower or 1 million.
04:24 AM - Feb 03, 2023
This is a cool horror book box subscription service that I hadn't seen before.
https://twistedretreat.com...
https://twistedretreat.com...
10:39 PM - Apr 17, 2023
It's my birthday! The best present I could get is you grabbing one of my books for yourself or a loved one. Or both. Spread the weird! 🖤
11:21 PM - Apr 16, 2023
I wrote a thing about social media and the changing landscape we're all traversing.
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https://alanbaxter.substac...
The collapse of all we don't control - by Alan Baxter
Hi folks. Please excuse this extra missive, but I felt it was important. Social media, by its very nature, is ephemeral. It passes by like leaves in a wind and most people see only a fraction of the content posted by people they actively follow. The chance of being exposed to new followers is even s..
11:06 PM - Apr 16, 2023
Okay, I finally got my hands on a copy of the Woke Agenda. Well, I saw it on an Antifa computer and grabbed a photo when they weren't looking. I'm shook. It's shattering stuff. I mean, brace yourselves, this is world-changing. This agenda is fucking RADICAL.
07:05 AM - Apr 16, 2023
It's my birthday tomorrow and a great present would be a few new folks joining here as it really helps to keep me writing. You get a lot for it too!
06:42 PM - Apr 15, 2023
My birthday is coming up next week. If you wanted to help me celebrate, any of the following would be awesome:
- Buy my books
- Buy my books for someone else
- Sign up for my Patreon
- Drop a tip through Ko-fi
- Share my pinned spout
- Be kind to yourself
- Be kind to others
🎂
- Buy my books
- Buy my books for someone else
- Sign up for my Patreon
- Drop a tip through Ko-fi
- Share my pinned spout
- Be kind to yourself
- Be kind to others
🎂
05:16 AM - Apr 15, 2023
Man, I just belted out a 5,850 word short story today. Been a long time since I dropped a word count like that or an entire story in a day. It's good though, I like it!
02:33 AM - Apr 14, 2023
It's my birthday next week. The first card just arrived from some of my best mates in the UK. Lolz 😄😄😄
11:08 PM - Apr 13, 2023
Today's typo. Look, it's not wrong, as they are skinny-dipping, but it's not what I meant to say:
Beverly boobed in the water, slicked her long brunette hair back with both hands.
Beverly boobed in the water, slicked her long brunette hair back with both hands.
10:48 PM - Apr 13, 2023
Spoutible added a button to tip or subscribe. Pretty cool, as long as it doesn't throttle engagement, which is possible. For now I added my Ko-fi account to the button, but what are other people doing? It says "paste your payment provider URL" but I'm not sure what that is. Is there a direct option?
07:44 PM - Apr 13, 2023
Grief is like wearing a suit of stones. It never gets any lighter, you just get used to carrying the load. Then every now and then another stone gets added and you have to get used to the weight all over again. Vale, Heather.
03:01 AM - Apr 12, 2023
My latest newsletter has gone out. Find it here if you're not subscribed.
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10:34 PM - Apr 11, 2023
"The doctor's name is Frankenstein, actually, not the monster."
Yes, Victor Frankenstein. And he made the monster, so he's technically the monster's father, so the monster is his son, and would use the family name, so the monster IS Frankenstein too.
Monster Frankenstein.
Yes, Victor Frankenstein. And he made the monster, so he's technically the monster's father, so the monster is his son, and would use the family name, so the monster IS Frankenstein too.
Monster Frankenstein.
08:48 AM - Apr 10, 2023
I posted a behind the scenes look at one of my old notebooks, where I'm juggling with ideas that eventually became my novel, BOUND. There's also a short story exclusive to patrons, featuring Silhouette from BOUND and the rest of the Alex Caine Series.
https://www.patreon.com/po...
https://www.patreon.com/po...
06:42 PM - Apr 07, 2023
I've tidied up the Home page of my website a bit. What do you think? Any suggestions or issues?
https://www.alanbaxteronli...
https://www.alanbaxteronli...
07:23 PM - Apr 06, 2023
The novel I'm working on has some of my best writing, I'm really pleased with how it's coming together. But it's also a lesson in letting the story be what it wants to be. The central premise, even the working title, is based on a core idea that... isn't actually happening. Interesting!
11:29 PM - Apr 05, 2023
How to write a book:
- Come up with some wild ideas
- Mix ideas into spicy story soup
- Add troubled characters (don't admit who they're based on)
- Getting bored? Hurt a character
- Hope for the best
- Don't panic! Keep writing!
- Did you get to the end?
- Now make it not shit
- Come up with some wild ideas
- Mix ideas into spicy story soup
- Add troubled characters (don't admit who they're based on)
- Getting bored? Hurt a character
- Hope for the best
- Don't panic! Keep writing!
- Did you get to the end?
- Now make it not shit
06:40 AM - Apr 05, 2023
Did you know that if you sign up for my Patreon at AU$5/month you get all kinds of stuff including loads of exclusive fiction? At AU$9 you also get an ebook of everything I release, before release day. At AU$20 you get an ebook AND a paperback and more! Come and join us! 😃👍
07:06 AM - Apr 04, 2023
Friends, I'm directing the Speculative Fiction Festival at writingNSW on June 24th. I can't wait for you to see the amazing line-up of guests we've got on board and the stellar program of panels. If you have any interest in writing sci-fi, fantasy or horror, be there!
2023 Speculative Fiction Festival
Writing NSW is pleased to announce that our 2023 Speculative Fiction Festival will return on Saturday 24 June, directed by multi award-winning author Alan Baxter. Alan is calling for submissions from both established and new voices keen to share insights and discuss all aspects of the genre.
12:31 AM - Apr 03, 2023
I just posted part 15 of my serialised novella, only available to patrons.
https://www.patreon.com/po...
https://www.patreon.com/po...
10:00 PM - Apr 02, 2023
You like cosmic weirdness? You like sporror? You like crime mixed into your horror? May I invite you to visit the isolated Australian harbour town of Gulpepper. You may never leave...
#WelcomeToTheGulp
#WelcomeToTheGulp
06:46 PM - Apr 02, 2023
Most of my stuff never even reaches 100 reviews. The best before now is less than 300. And here's SALLOW BEND just past 500 reviews. FIVE HUNDRED! 🤯 Averaging 4.3 out of 5 stars 🌟 Thank you, everyone! It's huge and it really helps. 😃🙏
04:49 PM - Apr 01, 2023
@spoutible I used the Quick Verify option and authorised Twitter re my legacy check mark there but nothing seems to have happened. Any ideas?
04:45 PM - Mar 31, 2023
Ah, it's April 1st. Quick reminder that "prank" is usually just another word for bullying. Don't be a dick.
04:43 PM - Mar 31, 2023
Happy Transgender Day of Visibility to every trans person. You are seen, you are loved, we're glad you're here.
Trans Rights Are Human Rights
#TDOV2023
Trans Rights Are Human Rights
#TDOV2023
10:30 PM - Mar 30, 2023
The Tasmanian Tiger is very sadly extinct. I know for a fact that no Tasmanian Tiger ever read one of my books. I'm not saying that's definitely why they're extinct, I'm just asking if you're comfortable taking that chance.
02:00 AM - Mar 30, 2023
Real talk - The many streams of an author's income:
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The many streams of an author's income - by Alan Baxter
Real talk time. This comes up a lot, so I thought I'd post about it. It's no surprise to anyone that it's hard as hell to make a living at this gig. Paradoxically, there's also a well-repeated misconception that always goes something like, "Wow, you've got so many books..
10:17 PM - Mar 29, 2023
Friends, save the dates in your diaries! Speculative Fiction Festival at Writing NSW on June 24th and a big multi-author event in Sydney on June 25th. Save the dates and watch this space for details. Gonna be epic.
12:14 AM - Mar 29, 2023
