RobinKHickson
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Robin K Hickson enrolled on UEA's Creative Writing MA. Published in British Fantasy Society Journal. Member of a British Science Fiction Association Orbit. https://substack.com/@robinkhicksonauthor
First video review for The Controller is live. 'Graveyard Shift' gets the ZAKY treatment.
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The ZAKY Test: Does "Graveyard Shift" survive the apocalypse?
Does "Graveyard Shift" survive the apocalypse?
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December 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
First video review for The Controller is live. 'Graveyard Shift' gets the ZAKY treatment.
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It's a GIFT!
Merry Christmas!
And a Happy New Year…
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December 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's a GIFT!
The definition of how to write a novella?
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November Reviews: The Word For World is Forest
Ursula Le Guin (Gollancz)
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November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The definition of how to write a novella?
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November Reviews: I Am Pilgrim
T. Hayes (Bantam Press)
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November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Book reviews?
Interested in UEA Creative Writing MA?
Interested in UEA Creative Writing MA?
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Book reviews?
Interested in UEA Creative Writing MA?
Interested in UEA Creative Writing MA?
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A debut novel... that isn't.
A debut novel... that isn't.
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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A debut novel... that isn't.
A debut novel... that isn't.
November Reading: Grave Yard Shift
M. L. Rio (Wildfire)
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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How to Hook an Agent - review
How to Hook an Agent - review
Robin K Hickson (@robinkhicksonauthor)
New interim book review - Guide to How to Hook an Agent
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November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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How to Hook an Agent - review
How to Hook an Agent - review
Send me your read and review suggestions for November!
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November Reading Pool
November 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Send me your read and review suggestions for November!
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Book of the Month scoring system
10/10 — such an impact on me that I’d pack the book in my go-back in the event of the apocalypse, and probably use it as a pillow until the zombies caught up with me. Even then, I’d fight to prevent them from eating it.
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10/10 — such an impact on me that I’d pack the book in my go-back in the event of the apocalypse, and probably use it as a pillow until the zombies caught up with me. Even then, I’d fight to prevent them from eating it.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Book of the Month scoring system
10/10 — such an impact on me that I’d pack the book in my go-back in the event of the apocalypse, and probably use it as a pillow until the zombies caught up with me. Even then, I’d fight to prevent them from eating it.
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10/10 — such an impact on me that I’d pack the book in my go-back in the event of the apocalypse, and probably use it as a pillow until the zombies caught up with me. Even then, I’d fight to prevent them from eating it.
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How would an air traffic controller manage the creative writing process?
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The Air Traffic Controller's Guide to Writing
Now – this is the real bollocks.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
How would an air traffic controller manage the creative writing process?
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AI - it's bollocks, right? Or is it? open.substack.com/pub/thecontr...
October 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
AI - it's bollocks, right? Or is it? open.substack.com/pub/thecontr...
How My Father's Death Got Me Into a Top MA Programme
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October 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
How My Father's Death Got Me Into a Top MA Programme
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Very happy to announce I have been accepted on the UEA Creative Writing MA. I thought it would be fun to chart my progress (including all the cringe moments) on Bluesky.
Good idea? Bad idea? Let me know...
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Good idea? Bad idea? Let me know...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Very happy to announce I have been accepted on the UEA Creative Writing MA. I thought it would be fun to chart my progress (including all the cringe moments) on Bluesky.
Good idea? Bad idea? Let me know...
www.uea.ac.uk/course/postg...
Good idea? Bad idea? Let me know...
www.uea.ac.uk/course/postg...