Author Archives: iandavidmartin

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!”

Link to first novel, The Flame, in the SHEHKRii series at amazon.com – https://amzn.to/3rdOWk0 Over many years I’ve bumped into these books and kept them close. Something in each of them has inspired me and kept me on the writing path. With some, the connection is obvious and others refuse to explain themselves but touchContinue reading “BOOKS WHICH HAVE INSPIRED ME TO WRITE”

WHAT IF ALL MYTHOLOGIES WERE BUT A PALE AND DISTORTED SHADOW OF THE TRUTH AND CIVILIZATION A CURSE UPON HUMANITY? WHAT IF YOU DISCOVERED THE TRUTH NOT BY ACCIDENT BUT BECAUSE IT SOUGHT YOU OUT! HOW DO YOU RECONCILE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GODLIKE POWERS BUT CLAIM TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN FELLOW TRAVELERS ON THEContinue reading “SHEHKRii – Novel series”

EXTRACT FROM THE TRAVEL AGENCY – I.D. MARTIN 2014 Available in the Kindle Store at Amazon.com – http:/www.shorturl.at/tCGTV   REGULATOR 4 CUVALLA – 6TH PLANET EXTANT TO STAR HHH-4/98.34.02 35,000KM STATIONARY ORBIT EVERY ORIFICE, please, Mac.” “Excuse me!” “I assume you viewed the tutorial?” “Yeah, yeah.” Teegan McNamara looked down her nose at the trayContinue reading “SKINS”

EXTRACT FROM THE TRAVEL AGENCY – I.D. MARTIN c2014 Available in the Kindle Store at Amazon.com – http:/www.shorturl.at/tCGTV OBSERVATIONS ON TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND PERSONAL JOURNAL Rrorssh (Egg Guardian to Rahl of the Selekhan Science Academy) The thirty five thousand year (Earth standard) history of the Settled Quarter is one of incremental and heavily managed growth. QuiteContinue reading “THE SLIPWAYS – AN ALTERNATE FTL”

Just finished the third volume of my Shehkrii series ( shorturl.at/cBFKV ) and published it on Amazon through KDP. I’m going to centralize my marketing on my Author Page at Amazon and try to drive sales through Twitter, Amazon Ads and various book/writer sites. Having a few issues updating my WordPress site for a newContinue reading “New Developments – 12 Dec 2020”