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Mirrored Sword

A tragicomic romance of epic proportions

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Author: Allan Hands

Allan Hands is a pseudonym for a pair of writers, a brother and sister, and 'Mirrored Sword' is their first book together. He is the writer and she is part editor, part research assistant, part mentor. If Allan Hands were a yacht, the brother is the sails, the sister is the keel.

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March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Allan Hands

Time flies, as they say, and I'm not good enough with a shotgun to bring it to a sudden stop, or even a temporary halt, otherwise I would have posted more stuff by now. So this current post is just to keep things up to date, as well as give my blogging mind and fingers… Continue reading Update

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First the Book, Now the Movie

December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 Allan Hands

Mirrored Sword was conceived and written with a cinemagraphic eye for appearances, which is a fancy way of saying the author has watched so much television over the years, he/she films scenes in the imagination rather than just captures them in words. Characters aren't shadowy entities mouthing the occasional dialogue. They are embodied presences that… Continue reading First the Book, Now the Movie

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Getting Liked

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Allan Hands

We all like to be liked but not too much - right? A pat on the back, a kiss on the cheek, any kind of compliment requires some kind of positive response in return, if you want more of the same, but take care not to go over the top. Respond with only a subdued… Continue reading Getting Liked

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Life Mirrors Art

December 2, 2019 Allan Hands

Mirrored Sword (the tragicomic adventure that's as epic as its historic setting, the Wars of the Roses) has been something of an epic adventure even in its production. After ten years of drafting and problem-solving, working out how best to present a large cast of characters in a romantic fiction, with multiple points of view,… Continue reading Life Mirrors Art

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Time to Talk Time

November 15, 2019December 1, 2019 Allan Hands

Do you ever wonder about the nature of time? Who has time for questions like that! Authors of course. Sometimes we describe events in their correct order, but not always. Events in Mirrored Sword are seen from the viewpoints of different characters: sometimes they relive the past by remembering it, but sometimes they experience things we have… Continue reading Time to Talk Time

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