Matthew Sylvester
Musings
Where I try to draw concepts for my next novel
Believe it or not, I can’t draw. However, I can draw well enough to enable the ‘lucky’ artist chosen to turn these images into reality and actually look fairly decent. Added to the descriptions from the text and the fluff for the Two Pistols Pariah universe, I’m hoping that these will look absolutely epic. Or … Continue reading
To get further in life, surround yourself with people who inspire you
That title is somewhat misleading. I don’t want this to come across as ‘use people to get where you want to be’ type post. That’s not what this is about, and anyone who does that is, in the words of Will Wheaton, a ‘Dick’. As everyone is no doubt aware, my interests lie in a) … Continue reading
The secret life of Walter Mitty
Never before have I seen a film with which I can relate 100%. I don’t mean that I believe that I have lived as unfulfilling as Walter had up until the point of the film – although I do have certain periods where I know I closed the door of opportunity very firmly in my … Continue reading
The art of blogging, I passed my first grading
Lots of people write blogs. Some write them to record their thoughts and lives, writing an invaluable historical account of life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Others write them to comment on aspects of more serious matters such as politics, economics, the environment and animal welfare for example. Yet more, me included, write blogs … Continue reading
A change of direction, and a bit more focus
Those few of you that read this blog will know that I have one published martial arts book, a number of published and to be published short stories and one steampunk novel that is currently doing the rounds. Aside from those I also have a number of stories that have either been rejected, or that … Continue reading
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