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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.

Tangling with Snakes

November 10, 2019 Allan Hands

Allan Hands has never smiled at a crocodile (you can’t get friendly with a crocodile), but he has got indecently close to snakes. Australia has some of the deadliest specimens in the world, including the homicidal but humbly named Brown Snake, always ready, willing and able to kill anyone that sets foot in its belly-only… Continue reading Tangling with Snakes

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To Be Self-Published or Not to Be

November 7, 2019November 28, 2019 Allan Hands

… self-published, that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troublesAnd by opposing end them.  So said Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, with some help from Yours Truly, because a writer’s soul is up for grabs every time he puts… Continue reading To Be Self-Published or Not to Be

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My Royal Connection

November 3, 2019 Allan Hands

Allan has now contracted a graphic artist to come up with cover designs for the two Mirrored Sword Books. His name is Patrick Knowles, based in the U.K., and he is Allan's only known connection with royalty. "How does this connection come about?" I hear you ask. Patrick's work "includes calligraphy for the wedding of… Continue reading My Royal Connection

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Practice Makes Perfect

October 31, 2019December 5, 2019 Allan Hands

Yesterday Allan had practice managing this blog, assisted by a Happiness Engineer from WordPress, the outfit that hosts this website. The job title is their choice of jargon, not Allan's, but the engineer was quite a happy chap - a Spaniard working in Japan. Such is today's global community! They used a third site called… Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect

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