Generated by All in One SEO v4.8.7, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Ian Martyn Author ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.martynfiction.com/blog-2/) - [2020: 30 (yes 30!) learnings from this writer](https://www.martynfiction.com/blog/2020-30-yes-30-learnings-from-this-writer/) - [Chocolate biscuits / biscuits for writers - a critique](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/chocolate-biscuits-biscuits-for-writers-a-critique/) - [Revising and the Indie-Author](https://www.martynfiction.com/editing/revising-and-the-indie-author/) - [Building a web site - the novice approach](https://www.martynfiction.com/web-sites/building-a-web-site-the-novice-approach/) - [Stuck? Writers block? Not sure how to get out?](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/stuck-writers-block-not-sure-how-to-get-out/) - [One writer's random learnings from 2019](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/one-writers-random-learnings-from-2019/) - [The publishing dilemma of the indie author](https://www.martynfiction.com/e-publishing/the-dilemma-of-the-indie-authors/) - [Guest post - Spaulding Taylor and her latest book, Last Star Standing](https://www.martynfiction.com/science-fiction/guest-post-spaulding-taylor-and-her-latest-book-last-star-standing/) - [Characters - where do they come from?](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/characters-where-do-they-come-from/) - [How do you choose the settings for your stories?](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/how-do-you-choose-the-settings-for-your-stories/) - [Brexit and the writer - reality is stranger than fiction](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/brexit-and-the-writer-reality-is-stranger-than-fiction/) - [Those pre-launch jitters - what to do?](https://www.martynfiction.com/e-publishing/those-pre-launch-jitters-what-to-do/) - [Story settings and the reader's mind](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/settings/) - [30 things one writer learnt in 2018](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/30-things-one-writer-learnt-in-2018/) - [That next book - to plan or not to plan?](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/that-next-book/) - [The appeal of magic in writing](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/appeal-magic-writing/) - [Writers - do we worry too much about the writing?](https://www.martynfiction.com/editing/writers-do-we-worry-too-much-about-the-writing/) - [That very last (honest, I mean it) revision - what I look for](https://www.martynfiction.com/writing/last-honest-mean-revision-look/) - [Ideas - where does that next great book come from?](https://www.martynfiction.com/inspiration/ideas-next-great-book-come/) ## Pages - [Home](https://www.martynfiction.com/) - [Inspector Kirby and Harold Longcoat](https://www.martynfiction.com/inspector-kirby-harold-longcoat-2/) - [Writers Resources](https://www.martynfiction.com/writers-resources/) - [Secret Garden - An Inspector Kirby Northumbrian Mystery](https://www.martynfiction.com/secret-garden-an-inspector-kirby-northumbrian-mystery/) - [Brexitus! - An Inspector Kirby Northumbrian Mystery](https://www.martynfiction.com/brexitus/) - [Dancing with the Devil](https://www.martynfiction.com/dancing-with-the-devil/) - [About me / Contact](https://www.martynfiction.com/contact/) - [Dancing with the Devil - a collection of short stories](https://www.martynfiction.com/dancing-with-the-devil-2/) - [My Books](https://www.martynfiction.com/books/) - [Inspector Kirby and Harold Longcoat - free copy](https://www.martynfiction.com/inspector-kirby-harold-longcoat/) - [Inspiration](https://www.martynfiction.com/inspirationbooksauthors/) - [Bleak - The first mission](https://www.martynfiction.com/bleak-first-mission/) - [Bleak - The first mission. Download page](https://www.martynfiction.com/bleak-first-mission-download-page/) - ['A Companion to the Future' - download page](https://www.martynfiction.com/companion-future-download-page/) - [Bleak - The story of a shape shifter](https://www.martynfiction.com/bleak-the-story-of-a-shape-shifter/) - [The Librarian](https://www.martynfiction.com/librarian/) - [A Companion to the Future - Free download](https://www.martynfiction.com/companion-future-free-download/) - [Stories and More](https://www.martynfiction.com/stories-and-more/) - [The Silver Dream Machine](https://www.martynfiction.com/silver-dream-machine/) - [The Pickpocket](https://www.martynfiction.com/the-pickpocket/) ## Categories - [e-publishing](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/e-publishing/) - [Writing](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/writing/) - [Editing](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/editing/) - [Blog](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/blog/) - [Web sites](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/web-sites/) - [Inspiration](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/inspiration/) - [Ships blog](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/ships-blog/) - [science fiction](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/science-fiction/) - [Androids / Robots](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/androids-robots/) - [Life in the future](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/life-in-the-future/) - [Space Ships](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/space-ships/) - [Blogging](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/blogging-2/) - [science fantasy](https://www.martynfiction.com/category/science-fantasy/) ## Tags - [reading](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/reading/) - [guilty secret](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/guilty-secret/) - [short story](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/short-story/) - [fantasy](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/fantasy/) - [predicting the future](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/predicting-the-future/) - [writing](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/writing-2/) - [evolution](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/evolution/) - [human](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/human/) - [body language](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/body-language/) - [expressions](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/expressions/) - [proof reading](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/proof-reading/) - [accent](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/accent/) - [dialect](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/dialect/) - [robots](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/robots/) - [androids](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/androids/) - [intelligence](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/intelligence/) - [moon](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/moon/) - [jumping](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/jumping/) - [space hopper](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/space-hopper/) - [B;log](https://www.martynfiction.com/tag/blog-2/)