Author Archives: iandavidmartin

In a rush of enthusiasm across August/September I have finished the first draft of the second Silver Path novella. I’m sitting on it now for a few weeks before I start polishing and its off to the editor (Zoe Markham) in November. The story just took off after a little outlining and didn’t exactly writeContinue reading “THE SILVER PATH CONTINUES”

Book 1, a novella has come back from the editor (Markham Correct) and I think we might have a project. Zoe’s (Markham) sharp eye has picked up my usual stumbles and pointed out some logical missteps but overall it ‘intrigued’ her. I’ll take intrigued any day of the week. My concerns were that I wasContinue reading “THE SILVER PATH & THE GOLDEN BELL – Progress Report”

Something to wet the whistle or tickle the fancy depending on your metaphor preferences. Its from the new project which at this stage, 10,000 words in, looks like being a series of novellas. WARNING – Strong-ish language. “This is a bit seedy.” “About what you’d expect from a chop shop,” answered the young man besideContinue reading “NEW PROJECT – THE SILVER PATH – ONGOING”

A Travel Agency story I wrote this as an exercise in exploring the technology of the Travel Agency universe and as a treatise on the limitations of an Earth-centric view which has been discussed in popular science off and on for some time. I hope you enjoy … DR FIONA BOON GAPED; SHE COULDN’T HELPContinue reading “THE DEAL”

THE SILVER PATH & THE GOLDEN BELL The ideas for this series of novels/novellas have been around for over 5 years but with the completion of the third Shehkrii book, I’ve started thinking I might jump into a new universe and play there for a while. So, what’s it about … In a nutshell –Continue reading “NEW PROJECT”

Other than “Where do you get your ideas from?”, the next most asked question to aspiring writers is often, ”How do you do it?” “How long have you got?” pops its head up again here. American commentators have categorized a dichotomy that, in my view, is quite accurate. You are either a PANTSER or aContinue reading “MY PROCESS”

This is a selection of pictures from places I’ve been over the last fifteen years. I LOVE to travel. Literally can’t get enough of it but with limited resources it’s always well spaced out.  Seeing other places and people is fascinating and sometimes, intimidating especially when there are language difficulties. But it never fails toContinue reading “RANDOM TRAVEL PIX”

EXTRACT FROM THYLACINE– I.D. MARTIN c2016 Available in the Kindle Store at Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/Thylacine-Mr-I-D-Martin/dp/1541059786 This story grew out of my concerns for the longevity and effectiveness of the environmental movement in Australia. Having lived through the triumph of the Franklin Dam campaign and the rise of political eco-warriors I was dismayed that time hadContinue reading “THE GREEN ARMY”

Reproduced from TIMBER – Stringybark Stories (2018) – Anthology Strong language warning A tale from Australia in the 60’s. THE INVISIBLE BOY My fingers touched the rusty iron cladding of the shed. My mind entered my fingers, became one with the sensory resonance of touch. And I vanished. Just as fucking well, ‘cos that prickContinue reading “THE INVISIBLE BOY”

Because I write what can be loosely called ‘cross-genre’, sometimes ‘mixed genre’, it’s often difficult to explain to people what a story is all about. “How long have you got?” is often my first response. Anyway, short answers are difficult, so I’ve tried a number of times to break things down to basics. It’s beenContinue reading “EXPLAINING WHAT A STORY IS ALL ABOUT!”