Scrolls Ch12, Pt 2: Alternative Avenues

Published: March 31, 2011, 1:29 p.m.

This episode Scrolls flips over the page to see things from the other side in terms of\xa0starting out\xa0as a writer.\xa0 Acting as a companion piece to the Author Interviews

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recorded at the SFX Weekender we've pulled together three authors who have taken non-traditional approaches to getting their fiction out into the public domain.

Joining Phil and Clover in a virtual round-table discussion of their experiences, and the pros and cons of these alternative avenues are:-

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Barry Nugent\xa0(Shadowy Godfather of the Geek Syndicate and author of\xa0Fallen Heroes, self published through\xa0Lulu's print-on-demand service)
Alex Keller\xa0(Author of pre-teen steampunk novels\xa0Haywired\xa0and\xa0Rewired, printed by small-press publisherMogzilla) and
Mark Bell\xa0(Author of folk horror novel\xa0Binder of Bone, Keeper of Corn\xa0which he has published exclusively as an e-book).

Here are some additional links to items mentioned in the episode that may be of interest to you:

Barry's\xa0twitter\xa0and Fallen Heroes, the comic\xa0http://fallenheroescomicdotcom.wordpress.com/
Alex's\xa0twitter\xa0and website\xa0http://alexkelleruk.tumblr.com/\xa0(although I believe a Wordpress blog is in the offing soon)
Mark's blog\xa0http://sirswithinswift.blogspot.com/

Normal Service - i.e. blather, banter and bullshit about books - resumes soon in the next episode 'Life, the Multiverse and Everything.'

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