Matthew Sylvester
Writing
ALWAYS read the bloody BRIEF!
I went away for a lovely week-long break with my family at Haven Riviere in Hayle. Whilst there I thought I would use all of the quiet time to write for the Fringe Works Cadavers anthology. The brief was as such; Stories should be set in the real world, and must revolve around the adventures of … Continue reading
The scum crawl out of the shit – How to get likes for your facebook page off the back of a bombing
So, the page Amazing and Crazy Videos has created a spoof photo of a page that was created supposedly created two days before today’s bombing called ‘Thoughts Go Out To All Involved In the Boston Explosion’. They are claiming it is part of a conspiracy and using it to drive people to their page for … Continue reading
Things are well and truly Grimm!
As some of you who read this blog on a regular or semi-regular basis might know, at the start of the year I said that I would get published. I’ve had a number of acceptances for my short stories and my first one has been published! Death’s Messengers has been released as part of Fringe Works’ Grimm … Continue reading
The cold embrace
The following is a story that was inspired by a couple of pencil sketches by Karl Kopinksi of two French cavalrymen from the Napoleonic era. I don’t know what setting that Karl had in mind for them, but I hope he likes this one! ***** Snow drifted slowly down, adding to the inches that had … Continue reading
Andromeda’s Offspring Anthology – The Enlightened Soldier
Well, a while ago I said that I would write and that I would get published this year. What I was hoping would be published was my novel, Shattered Lands: Torquemaster Rising, which is what I term as a Steamfantasy. More accurately, it’s Steampunk crossed with Shadowrun. However, I digress. Whilst I was waiting for various … Continue reading
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