Matthew Sylvester
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Blaise Maximillian is now on GoodReads
I’ve finally started to work out how to use GoodReads and so I have been able to add Blaise Maximillian: Bitter Defeat to GoodReads. Please feel free to go along and comment on the discussions, add a review, and recommend it to your friends!
Happiness is sometimes being uncomfortable
True that. Sometimes, in order to be happy, you have to step outside of your comfort zone. Today, I did just that and started to work on the cover for a book I’ve decided that I will self-publish, hopefully on September 30th, my birthday. Why is this uncomfortable? Well, mostly because I’ve got the ‘only real … Continue reading
Rapier and dagger – getting to the point, and why a gentleman should never be without one
Many authors write about sword fights and duels, but often either fail to mention the swords being used, or get the weapons wrong. Often they’ll give a weapon to someone who really shouldn’t be using that sort of weapon, or have it used in the wrong way. This also applies to role-players who take their … Continue reading
Why armour doesn’t work in films and series such as Vikings
No matter now good looking the armour, no matter how historically accurate it is, or isn’t, armour just doesn’t work. There are many examples of armour parting like paper as a sword or axe cuts across the wearer’s abdomen or back in a spray of blood and gore. For years this used to vex me … Continue reading
Canaries – A Sinjorge Crusade short – WH40k
Corporal Garth Broadshaw adjusted the cuff on his dress uniform; tugging out a wrinkle here, smoothing a crinkle there. Satisfied that they were as perfect as they could be, he pulled gently at his starched collar, wincing as his fingers brushed against the chafed skin of his neck. Sighing, he straightened up in his saddle and … Continue reading
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