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Neil Shooter

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I grew up in Robin Hood Country, spent some time in the sprawling metropolises (?) of London, England, and Toronto, Canada, and now I've found a quiet corner of rural Ontario to put myself out to pasture in.
I'm always in search of my serenity and my muse.
I try to read, and to write, a little bit every day, so that my gears keep turning...
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Neil Shooter My most recent book is called Annual 2013, and is a compilation of everything that I published in 2013, and a lot more besides. I remembered having Ru…moreMy most recent book is called Annual 2013, and is a compilation of everything that I published in 2013, and a lot more besides. I remembered having Rubert the Bear annuals at Christmas when I was young, and I wanted to do something special for the end of the year. Life intervened, and I didn't publish it until after Christmas, but it contained everything I'd published, a description about everything I'd published, as well as a sneak peek at a number of things I'm working on, and other things I've had locked away in a box in a dark basement corner for many years.
I'd like to make an annual for every year, but as I haven't yet published anything in 2014, I'd better pull my socks up and get writing!(less)
Neil Shooter The cave echoed with his ragged breaths as he tried to pull himself, sideways, through the gap he had misjudged so badly, but it was no use.
A rapid ta…more
The cave echoed with his ragged breaths as he tried to pull himself, sideways, through the gap he had misjudged so badly, but it was no use.
A rapid tapping sound, like the manic typing of a writer in full flow, infringed on his awareness, approaching through the darkness, was replaced by a whoosh of air, and then the skittering thing was on his head, in his hair, probing with a hard, pointed appendage, searching for a juicy spot.

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Causality

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The Kinnon Gate

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"Woke Rant" or "World-building Opportunity"?

I stumbled upon a post from a fantasy and science fiction author today, who decided to have a rant about the Black Dwarf Queen of the new LoTR series, saying her existence was a pandering to “woke liberals” who in some way wanted to revise history, presumably the history of Tolkien.
Now, I remember the scandal about those Elves in the second movie of the trilogy being where they “should not be”. I Read more of this blog post »
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