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What is Autoscopic Projection?
Autoscopic Projection is a technique that could enable coexistent sensory bilocation (the ability of a person to be 'in two places at...

Neil Mach
Sep 121 min read


Castlehood : Knightly Historical Fiction
Castlehood by English author Neil Mach has a fascinating premise. The Marches setting for his knightly historical fiction (a contested region that lays between England and Wales) feels vivid and turbulent.
Ysldora’s role as the only female castellan in this region instantly captures the reader's attention.

Neil Mach
Sep 121 min read


What is intrusive polynomial absentia?
What is intrusive polynomial absentia ? Polynomial absentia is intrusive because you don’t want it to happen... but it still does!...

Neil Mach
Sep 113 min read


Why are wartime novels unpopular with contemporary audiences ?
Older readers relate to stories set in the Second World War ; but do younger readers experience the same connection with our recent past?...

Neil Mach
Jul 122 min read


What is Viant Lipoxeny ?
What is Viant Lipoxeny - photo credit Aperture Vintage Through the use of technology or concentrative detachment techniques (meditation),...

Neil Mach
Jul 111 min read


R E Holding Guilds and Magic
R E Holding Guilds and Magic Author R E HOLDING was born in Iowa and now resides in the Missouri Hills with her husband. She has a...

Neil Mach
Jun 261 min read


Does your daily life stifle creative expression? How do you keep yourself from giving in to the mundane?
There are those who say that life is an illusion and that reality is but a figment of the imagination. .. But how can creative thinkers...

Neil Mach
May 133 min read


Looking to get attention for your book?
Are you an independent writer trying to find a strategy to put your new book in front of readers? Here's a fantastic chance to discuss...

Neil Mach
May 31 min read


The Patternmaker and the Tide by Neil Mach
When an older man stumbles upon a baby on the shoreline; what’s his response? What does this old man do when a single young woman...

Neil Mach
May 32 min read


Surrey Farmland Girls - Triumph on the Land
NEIL MACH is working on a fictional novel that recounts the experiences of a group of land army women in Dormansland (near Lingfield,...

Neil Mach
May 21 min read


What do creative writers do? Why are major AI companies trying to exploit their creative resources?
Several American authors are suing Meta for copyright infringement, alleging that Meta used pirated books (found on LibGen) to create its...

Neil Mach
Mar 313 min read


Should a classic story ever be rewritten?
Concerns have been raised by some regarding Disney’s new live-action “Snow White” film (directed by Marc Webb and written by Erin...

Neil Mach
Mar 173 min read


Are you an indie author looking for a way to promote your book? Come do an interview with me!
Are you an indie author looking for a way to promote your book? Why not do an interview with me? I am a seasoned podcaster with over...

Neil Mach
Mar 73 min read


Who is the Queen of Cùl Lodain?
From the Scottish Gaelic, “ Cùl Lodain ” translates to “back of the small pond” — but who is the Queen Cùl Lodain? Who is the Queen of...

Neil Mach
Feb 142 min read


What is a freeform multivalent polyscopic entity?
A freeform multivalent polyscopic entity is an 'unseeable' consciousness. In Neil Mach's clean urban fantasy thriller, Moondog and the...

Neil Mach
Feb 132 min read


What is a crossover point?
What is a crossover point in fantasy fiction? What constitutes a crossover ? What is a crossover point in fantasy fiction? photo credit:...

Neil Mach
Feb 42 min read


What is fantasy?
What is Fantasy? Put simply, fantasy is exploring or discovering our shared liminality. What is fantasy? A Bulgarian-French historian...

Neil Mach
Feb 32 min read


What is an ADEP rifle?
What is an A.D.E.P. rifle? An A.D.E.P. rifle is an active denial electroshock plasma device. The weapon is fired by a police officer in...

Neil Mach
Jan 221 min read


Moondog series of clean urban fantasy thrillers
In Neil Mach’s Moondog series of clean urban fantasy thrillers, young readers are introduced to a Romani detective named Moondog, who...

Neil Mach
Jan 221 min read


How Mickey Clarke from Staines challenged the F.A.
In the late 1980s, Mickey Clarke from Staines challenged the F.A. In 1962, a brutal, coach-sanctioned tackle ended the career of Mickey...

Neil Mach
Jan 222 min read
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