Metal Fan Digs Country Shock!

I don’t usually go for C&W but….came across this embedded song from James McMurtry, called ‘We Cant Make It Here Anymore’ and it really got my attention. Click the link below and read the lyrics!
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22052.htm

Seeds Of Earth review: SciFi Now mag

New issue of Sci Fi Now magazine (#25) is out on the shelves right this very instant, and their reviewer has given Seeds Of Earth it a spiffing 4 out of 5 star, thumbs up review. Splendid!
There’s no online version of the mag, so I’ll hand-craft a small quote for you:
“In this first installment of the Humanity’s [...]

Borders And Interzone: A Muchness Of Egoboo

Gosh wowee – after the shameless self-promotionising of the last post, can the cozmoz stand another frabjous bout of autopuntery? Why, yes it can!
News just in – Borders have let it be known that Seeds Of Earth will be their Lead Scifi Title for the month of March, doncha know. All power to the Lords [...]

Iron Mosaic: Short Stories, Tall Tales, Condensed Epics, And Enigmatic Narratives

 Landmarks are important. I began writing with serious intent back in 1986, and my first story acceptance was Writing For A Dying, a Barkeristic horror story which appeared in a UK small press zine called Cassandra Anthology that same year. My first professional sale was Waltz In Flexitime, a nifty, quickfooted little time-travel story which appeared [...]

Why We Write: Describing The World Or Changing It

Motivations and reasons for writers doing what they do are plentiful. For many it is a driving compulsion for expression, exploration both inner and outer, and for understanding. For others, writing fiction is a way to propagate a world view, or some understanding already arrived at. For yet others, its a job of work,  a [...]

Seeds Of Earth Review at BookGeeks!

The honourable and upstanding Simon Appleby over at BookGeeks has posted a rather spiffing review of Seeds Of Earth at the BookGeeks website -
http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2009/02/09/simon-as-review-seeds-of-earth-by-michael-cobley/
Influence-spotting aside (hey, coulda been a subtle homage, doncha know!)(well, okay, the unconscious wins again), Simon delivers an uplifting positive review. Just makes a body feel good while the snaw is blanketing the [...]

Yet More Tasty Morsels at Concept Sci Fi

Oh yes, indeedy – Concept Sci Fi’s new issue is now out, containing an interview with yours truly, and including an extract from the new book, Seeds Of Earth (a link to which you can now see to the right of this here section)
Gary Reynolds is doing a fabulous job with Concept Sci Fi, and [...]