Tag: Review

• Book Review: A Justified State

  Originally posted on pensitivity101: I enjoy Iain’s posts and so ordered my copy from Amazon which arrived last week. Our main characters are Danny, a State Cop grieving the loss of his family, Gabriella our assassin and Phillips, a Secret Service guy. The book gives good descriptions of a world in the not so distant…

  Iain Kelly

  01/12/2018

  creative writing, novel, Publishing, Review

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• Meet Guest Author – Iain Kelly…

  

  Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: ‘Write about what you know’ – it’s the advice author after author and book after book tells you when you’re starting out. Well, what if all you know is pretty humdrum and ordinary? I’ve never travelled much, I’ve never had a family tragedy or a relationship…

  Iain Kelly

  01/12/2018

  creative writing

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• PERFECTION

  

  Gustav sat on his foldout chair, staring at the carved tree trunk. The gathered crowd waited for his next movement. The Monterey Wood Carving Festival had finished two weeks ago. The other sculptures had since been removed. Gustav had become a local celebrity. He would leave when he was sure it was finished. He picked up…

  Iain Kelly

  07/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• A JUSTIFIED STATE – BOOK LAUNCH

  My first novel – ‘A Justified State’ – is now available to buy! ‘A Justified State’ is a thriller set in an imagined city of the future. The State is ruled by the socially reformist Central Party Alliance. Poverty and homelessness have been eradicated, but overpopulation, an energy crisis and an ongoing overseas war are threatening…

  Iain Kelly

  03/11/2018

  creative writing, Fiction, novel, Publishing

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• A TO Z CHALLENGE 2018 – HALFWAY SUMMARY

  

  Already we’re at the halfway intermission in this year’s A to Z Challenge. Thank you so much to everyone who has been reading, commenting and liking my stories so far, as we take a trip round all 28 countries of the European Union, it is really appreciated. Still some big countries to visit – like…

  Iain Kelly

  15/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Review

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