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  • Dark Farm
    • Chapter 1. The buzzard
    • Chapter notes: Dark Farm
      • Chapter notes | 1. The buzzard
      • Chapter notes | 2. You came
      • Chapter notes | 4. Bad news morning
      • Chapter notes | 5. Killing time
      • Chapter notes | 6. Land of the dead
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Author: Dean Raven

I'm a writer of novels, screenplays and short stories. Early in my career I won some awards for short stories and had a few published, and since then I've concentrated on novels. My genre du jour is horror/fantasy, though my first published novel was social satire.
April 5, 2021April 4, 2021 Dean Raven Health, Writing

My intermittent fasting story

A writer's tale ... one month in About a month ago, I was corrupted by YouTube. I'd watched a couple of health-related videos, and as a result YouTube started pushing me videos about intermittent fasting ... to the point where I came to believe it was a world-wide phenomenon on the scale of Elon Musk … Continue reading My intermittent fasting story

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 Dean Raven Dark Farm, Novel, Writing

Advance reviews of Dark Farm

Excitingly, reviews of Dark Farm are coming in, leading up to my launch date of 5 May 2021 Now my writing, editing, formatting and cover design have been finalised, I've posted Dark Farm on book review sites BookSirens and NetGalley. If you would like your own free advance review copy, you can register with these … Continue reading Advance reviews of Dark Farm

July 23, 2019April 3, 2021 Dean Raven TV, Writing

Remember the Herculoids

"Somewhere in space live the Herculoids!" Mention the word 'Herculoids' today and most people would scratch their head in confusion. Which isn't surprising - there weren't many episodes made in either of its runs in 1967 or 1981. In fact, I hadn't thought about the Herculoids in over 40 years. Until last weekend. I was … Continue reading Remember the Herculoids

July 13, 2019April 4, 2021 Dean Raven Movies, Writing

Harold and Maude

"Hal Ashby's comedy is too dark and twisted for some, and occasionally oversteps its bounds, but there's no denying the film's warm humor and big heart." Rotten Tomatoes Harold and Maude was on TV the other day, and I watched it for what must have been the tenth time. I knew almost every scene, which … Continue reading Harold and Maude

July 7, 2019 Dean Raven Dark Farm, Writing

Dark Farm, chapters 1 to 3

Well, my site is now in full production, with at least one chapter per week being uploaded, along with chapter notes for each. I'll be releasing the whole novel (115,000 words) through web serialisation, as a tribute to the old masters such as HP Lovecraft himself. (Never mind the fact he reportedly felt prostituted by … Continue reading Dark Farm, chapters 1 to 3

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Dean Raven Uncategorized

The meaning of life

I was reading some articles the other day about the probability (or not) of life existing elsewhere in the universe. The last article was arguing that, because we haven't yet encountered any other signs or signals of life, Earth may be the only place life has arisen - ie it was a freak occurrence or … Continue reading The meaning of life

July 1, 2019July 5, 2019 Dean Raven Dark Farm, Novel

Chapter notes | Dark Farm | 1. The buzzard

The buzzard started off as a prologue, but after finishing it I could see it was a story in itself, and deserving of greater status. It's vital to setting the scene for the rest of the book. The next challenge (and crucial to its identity) was to decide a title. It had a working title … Continue reading Chapter notes | Dark Farm | 1. The buzzard

June 30, 2019July 5, 2019 Dean Raven Dark Farm, Writing

Ogre battle

And when the black crow flies to find a new destinationThat is the sign Ogre Battle has been one of my favourite Queen songs since I was a kid. There's something powerful and evocative in its slow build-up, thrashing guitars, screaming vocals and weird lyrics. And I love the backwards tracking and how it's mashed … Continue reading Ogre battle

June 28, 2019June 30, 2019 Dean Raven Uncategorized

My succubus

Writing my post, Nightmares do come true, has creeped me out. I was taking Toby for a walk this evening when I remembered another nightmare I had a couple of weeks ago. This was a wake-dream, where I was conscious I was lying in bed in the dark, when something came crawling up the blankets … Continue reading My succubus

June 27, 2019July 5, 2019 Dean Raven Dark Farm, Novel

Nightmares do come true

I've had some awful nightmares. A few years ago, there was a period of a few weeks when I dreamt of being attacked by sharks almost every night. It got to the point where my worry about having the nightmare seemed to be what initiated it. The only way I stopped it was by realising … Continue reading Nightmares do come true

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