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Mark Fleming

Born

in Edinburgh, The United Kingdom

July 18, 1962

Website

http://www.markjfleming.net

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Horror

Influences

Irvine Welsh, James Kelman, William Mcilvanney, Stephen King, Ed McBai ...more

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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, my most recent book is a short-story anthology, Big Bang Over The Western General.

Written in a terse style reminiscent of the American genius of short fiction, the late Raymond Carver, these 19 stories focus on everyday situations which can suddenly spiral out of control. The timescale of the opening story, Apples, is the two minutes of the silence commemorating the war dead. The protagonist, a decorated veteran, flashes back to a terrible incident from 1945 which has plagued him every since. This is the tip of a veritable iceberg of drama, tension, sex and violence, the remaining 18 stories touching numerous bases, from Goth parties to house fires, post-club sex to horrific gang initiations. Not for the feint-h ...more

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Mark Fleming's Blog

Mark Fleming isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.

How easily stories grow legs

When I look back at the early drafts of my debut horror/fantasy novel, THE WOLF WARRIORS, the story that is unfolding seems remarkably distant to the one that I recently concluded.

There is certainly an argument that any work of fiction should be like a journey. There is a point A and a point Z, and everything that happens in-between is all about propelling the reader along the way. In order to cre Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 05, 2014 08:17 • Tags: fantasy-writing, novel-concepts, the-wolf-warriors, why-i-wrote-the-book

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Mark Fleming’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 266 ratings · 49 reviews · 25 distinct works

	Confessions of a Football Chaplain 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Wrestling, Not Rasslin'! by Mark Fleming, Scott Teal (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brainbomb: A Lurid Story of Bi-polar Illness 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wolf Warriors (Wolfslayer, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Bang Over The Western General: Scottish Short Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reluctant Soldier, Uneasy Veteran: A Year in Vietnam and Beyond liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bedlam 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bedlam and Other Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quotes in Code 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PRIGIONE DORATA 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars