"I have no idea what a raconteur does – but I’m happy to give it a go!"
Author Q&A: we catch up with multi-talented writer, musician and comedian, Keith Errington...
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Plan and write your novel in 2025
I still have a few of the 2025 Writer Planners if anyone would like one (£15+postage)...
Happy Harvey Day!
Love reading delightfully quirky dark and urban fantasy? Rum & Rosemary is out now...
Flash!Mob Jan25: A LINE IN THE SAND
300 wobbly words... fast, funny, smart fiction from Harvey Duckman & The Robinson House Writers
Out now: PROOF OF THE PUDDING
Many thanks to everyone who sent in stories for December's Flash!Mob: PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
Dec24: Going this way, that way, backwards and forwards...
Hi everyone, Hope you have all had a safe, inspiring, warm and peaceful holiday season so far. Bizarrely, I wrote the title of this post just before I read the latest blog post by Mark Hayes… (https://markhayesblog.com/) but yes, I am a pirate at heart, and always will
Routes to Publishing... trad or indie, and everything in between
If you’ve finished your book, or you’re getting close, there are a few different routes you can take to get to the point where you have your book in your hand...
SHORT STORY: White Christmas by Kate Baucherel
Originally published in Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 12, December 2019
Out now: WAR OF THE WORDS
Many thanks to everyone who sent in stories for November's Flash!Mob: WAR OF THE WORDS.
Flash!Mob Dec24: PROOF OF THE PUDDING
300 words... any genre... any style... go wild with the whatifs!
"Fiction works better if I’m not just grinding it out to order, but have time to court the inspiration."
Author Q&A: we catch up with the amazingly talented and wonderful Nimue Brown...
Announcing the Annual Harvey Drabble Challenge
To wrap up the year, we're experimenting with the rather exciting challenge to write and narrate a 100 word drabble.
AuthorQ&A
"There is much blood on the pages and pain held open to the light."
Author Q&A: we catch up with Harvey regular Mark Hayes to talk books, writing and baring of the soul...
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SHORT STORY: The Tower by Mark Hayes
Originally published in Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 6, September 2020
Flash!Mob Nov24: WAR OF THE WORDS
300 words... any genre... any style... go wild with the whatifs!
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Out now: Goblins, Ghouls and Pumpkin Spiced Latte
Many thanks to everyone who sent in stories for October's Flash!Mob: GOBLINS, GHOULS and PUMPKIN SPICED LATTE.
Halloween Harvey Part I: "You could expect bars of Highland Toffee, a ‘canny bag of Tudor’ crisps or even a tin of Bass shandy..." by Will Nett
Samhain. Oiche Shamhna. Missy Night. Whatever. I can barely recall my first memory of Halloween – I’ve had a few bangs on the head since I was a kid – but I suspect it involved waiting for Match of the Day or Midnight Caller to finish *cue saxophone solo* so I
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SHORT STORY: The Devil's Bargain by Jack Pentire
Originally published in Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 10, September 2022
AuthorQ&A
"Before the electric light was invented, it was easy to people the night with all kinds of terrors…"
Author Q&A: to celebrate the opening of our Dark Urban Fantasy basket, we catch up up with Harvey regular Jon May at the launch of his new book, The Dumb Supper (by Jack Pentire)...
Flash!Mob Oct24: GOBLINS, GHOULS & PUMPKIN SPICED LATTE
Have fun this October...
ShortStories
Out now: STORM IN A TEACUP
Many thanks to everyone who sent in stories for September's Flash!Mob: STORM IN A TEACUP.
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Happy Harvey Day!
Want a book rich in zombies and plague, wasteland raiders and alien invaders, lost tech and ancient lore, nuclear Armageddon, the end of the world and beyond…?
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SHORT STORY: Distance by Andy Hill
Originally published in Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 6, September 2020
AuthorQ&A
"If in doubt, throw a dice with six bizarre options. The dice is your creative WD40."
Author Q&A: we catch up with Andy Hill as we get ready for the release of Harvey's first Post Apoc anthology...