Alan Baker

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I started writing in my teens, and published my first book in 1997 (quite a while later!). Since then, I have published eleven non-fiction books on various subjects, with my twelfth due out in August 2009. I am now concentrating on fiction (since that’s where my heart truly lies) – specifically cross-genre SF/cosmic horror of the type practised by H.P. Lovecraft, William Hope Hodgson, Clark Ashton Smith, Algernon Blackwood, Caitlin R. Kiernan etc.
Please note: I AM NOT THE ALAN BAKER WHO WRITES CHILDREN’S BOOKS. I AM THE ALAN BAKER WHO WRITES PARANORMAL, POPULAR HISTORY AND COSMIC HORROR BOOKS

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    Howard Davis
    Alan Baker posted a message to Howard Davis and won+3 Ha ha!!! Happens all the time. Now you're going to bounce between the two, trying to decide whic...Ha ha!!! Happens all the time. Now you're going to bounce between the two, trying to decide which one to concentrate on. Kind of like a mental Mobius strip with no way out. Ha ha haaaaaa! (more)
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    Heidi Polk posted a message to Alan Baker and earned+3 Oh my gosh! That's so exciting about The Martian Ambassador! CONGRATULATIONS! That's maybe...Oh my gosh! That's so exciting about The Martian Ambassador! CONGRATULATIONS! That's maybe something you could write an article on for CN - the difference between the publishing process for non-fiction vs. fiction or something like that...might be helpful for some of the other writers on the site (or those intimidated by the idea of 'crossing over')... I'll definitely let you know what I think of the new one... Take care! (more)
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    Heidi Polk
    Alan Baker posted a message to Heidi Polk and bagged+3 Cool. I've just started work on the third novel in the series. Ambassador will be published by Sn...Cool. I've just started work on the third novel in the series. Ambassador will be published by Snowbooks in April 2011 (my first novel sale - hooray!). I look forward to your thoughts on Feaster - it's a little bit darker, a fusion of steampunk with cosmic horror a la Robert Chambers and The King in Yellow. (Like your new avatar, by the way.) (more)
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    Heidi Polk posted a message to Alan Baker and bagged+3 Hi Alan! Are you kidding? I was so excited to see that there was a new one up - I just made a ...Hi Alan! Are you kidding? I was so excited to see that there was a new one up - I just made a trip to the library today and I think I might shelve (literally) the books and tackle yours first :) (more)
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    Heidi Polk
    Alan Baker posted a message to Heidi Polk and bagged+3 Hi Heidi! Thanks for adding Feaster. I hope you enjoy it. (No pesky instalments this time!)
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    Books in distribution. Can you publish on CN?
    Alan Baker posted Hi Linda and Anna You beat me to it, Anna! Probably just as well, since I didn't know the answ... in Books in distribution. Can you publish on CN? and bagged+5
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    Visitor posted a message to Alan Baker and gained+3 Hi Alan. I posted this question on the discussions forum, but as yet have had no reply. As I'm ea...Hi Alan. I posted this question on the discussions forum, but as yet have had no reply. As I'm eager to find out, perhaps you can help me with this. If I have work in print, self published through Lulu and listed on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and online bookstores, can I publish these same works on CN? Thank you in anticipation of your reply, Linda King. (more)
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    Curtney Jacobs
    Alan Baker posted a message to Curtney Jacobs and bagged+3 Hi Curtney. Welcome to CompletelyNovel. Thanks for adding The Martian Ambassador to your library....Hi Curtney. Welcome to CompletelyNovel. Thanks for adding The Martian Ambassador to your library. I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to comment. Best, Alan (more)
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    Visitor posted a message to Alan Baker and received+3 You're welcome. I don't normally read horror/sf but, I enjoyed this one. Linda. Author - Catherin...You're welcome. I don't normally read horror/sf but, I enjoyed this one. Linda. Author - Catherine,Tilly, womens Victorian fiction and Allsorts, a book of short stories. (more)
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    • Eden (Helen & Kurt Wolff Book)
    • The Drowned World