Tag: indie author

• BOOK REVIEW: THE TEARS OF BOABDIL by NEIL MacDONALD

  

  The Blurb: Vince is an accomplished liar and undercover Special Branch agent. Truth, for him, is the story we tell. Sworn to his country, committed to his work, he takes on a new mission – masquerading as an Islamic convert to infiltrate a British Jihadi group. There, he meets the beautiful sister of the leaders…

  Iain Kelly

  23/01/2021

  book review, creative writing, Literature, Review, Writing

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• DOUBT

  The End. Sit back and feel that wave of satisfaction. Done it. Seventy-thousand words. A great ending. A strong start. Plenty of twists. Sags a bit in the middle. Needs a bit of work there. That character is a stereotype. That part is unbelievable. Is it really any good? It’s dire. Back to the start.…

  Iain Kelly

  28/11/2020

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• ARREST

  

  ‘Give me your shirt,’ Gabriella told him. Danny removed his jacket and shirt and handed it to her. She ripped it into shreds and began wrapping it round Henrik’s chest. ‘It’s a clean wound, in and out. Gone through the lung but he should survive if we get him to a hospital soon enough.’ ‘How…

  Iain Kelly

  12/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• VISTA OF WAR

  

  Their camp was just outside the old boundary wall of the city, in a wooded area on the crest of a hill that overlooked the valley below. Central City sprawled out before them as far as they could see. The secluded camp sat in a clearing between six oak trees. Branches from the trees stretched…

  Iain Kelly

  09/07/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• Review: State of War by Iain Kelly

  Delighted to receive a fantastic review from Laurie Bell on her blog SolotheFirst, for my latest novel ‘State Of War’. Do check out her reviews of all the books in ‘The State’ trilogy and the books as well. About the Book The State is at war at home and abroad. While the global First Strike…

  Iain Kelly

  07/07/2020

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