Matthew Sylvester's Blog

Well, of course one is. Somewhere around the world. But this time I’m referring to a novella written by myself and based on the disease I invented for my article How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse in the United Kingdom. Hey, it’s only been four years since I wrote that! Featuring Shadow Company, a group of […]

As a self-pubber and now a publisher of other people’s work, I’ve been an affiliate of Amazon for years. Even before I was a self-pubber I was running a website called Practical Martial Arts, which I first put up in 1996 (providing the inspiration for pretty much every other martial art that uses practical in … Continue reading →

Due to attending local sci-fi events, I got talking to the wonderful and talented Marc Ducrow. I helped him out with some contacts and we kept talking over Facebook (such a wonderful tool). Then, when I was looking for a cover artist for Blaise Maximillian: Emancipation I asked him if he’d be able to take my … Continue reading →

Blaise Maximillian: Bitter Defeat is now, as the title above says, available in paperback! At over 200 pages, this book guarantees a good read whilst sat in your favourite chair, safe in the knowledge that you will never have to go through the trials that Maximillian and Thatcher do! Available on ALL Amazons, you can … Continue reading →

The safe house was looking in pretty good shape considering it had been shot to shit an hour or so ago. Granted the windows were gone, the carpet was covered in dust, and there were bullet holes and scorch marks all over the place, but the JTF had made it comfortable, if not homely. Delta … Continue reading →

Delta One looked like shit. They might have done the business when called upon but right now they looked dead on their feet. We probably look just as shit, I thought, Scratch that, we do. Looking at my team I could see just how much the stress of the situation had taken its toll. Driffel especially looked like … Continue reading →

I’ve been writing some fanfic for Tom Clancy’s The Division, created by many people including the very talented Richard Dansky. This isn one game that I can honestly say I’m utterly hooked on. Seriously, Battlefield might as well be uninstalled for all the time I give it now.   This is the first time that … Continue reading →

My radio was going apeshit. The airwaves filled with chatter. Panic bounced its way across the city receiver to receiver. ‘Switch to five, those JTF pukes have completely lost the plot,’ my stomach knotted, it was becoming clearer as to how so much of the city was now in the Dark Zone. ‘Fucking dicks couldn’t … Continue reading →

First night that I’ve not been in bed asleep by this time due to pain and painkillers, and so I’m pleased to announce that I have uploaded the cover for Blaise Maximillian: Bitter Defeat to CreateSpace for approval. That’s right, soon there will be a print version! I’ve gone for a glossy cover, and I’m … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Alternative Realities:
David Guymer, best selling author for the Black Library, the Godfather of Gotrek and Felix has kindly written a guest blog for us. This is part four. Editors and why they’re better than you What works in my own head doesn’t necessarily play in anyone else’s, and it’s important to…