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An Old Friend
An old friend has been staying with me these past couple of weeks, after nine years in the wilderness. The last time I saw him he was an unsure 16-year old, a bit lost, with a lot of confusion and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Glasgow, Literature, Reading, Writing
Tagged Aye Write!, Glasgow, Hunting Jack, Jackie McCann, Mitchell Library, Sandi Toksvig, William McIlvanney
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The 3 Ebook Deal – Free Ebooks for all Readers
Click on the logo above or visit the 3 Ebook Deal web page to sign up for this AMAZING offer! Simply sign up to the mailing list at http://www.colingalbraith.co.uk or ‘LIKE’ my Facebook page [www.tinyurl.com/colinonfacebook], and you will be entitled … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Reading
Tagged 3 Ebook deal, eBooks, free, free ebooks, novels, special offer, thrillers
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Jo Nesbø Catches Scorsese’s Eye
Image: Jo Nesbø The Crime Fiction Crown I’m not in any way surprised to hear that Norwegian crime writer, Jo Nesbø, is to have one of his novels turned into a movie. Not only does this cement his reputation as … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged 3 book deal, advertising, Baccara Burning, beta readers, Books, cover art, crime fiction, criticism, eBooks, Facebook, Facebook Ads, Family, feedback, Fiction, Jo Nesbø, JT Lindroos, marketing, Newhaven, Norway, novels, Reading, revising, Slick, tartan noir, The Peacock Inn, Writing
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November, and Why It Rocks
November I love November. I love the shift from the unsettled weather of October, which can often have Scotland shivering under a bitter sky one minute then basking in warm sunshine the next. Technically, it’s classed as autumn, but it’s … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Editorial Comment, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Scotland, Websites, Writing
Tagged album, Allan Guthrie, Amazon, Anstruther, articles, Autumn, Baccara Burning, Blasted Heath, Books, bus pass, Chas Stramash, crime fiction, digitial publisher, dreams, eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh book Festival Blog, Fiction, Fife, free stuff, Fruit Tree Foundation, full moon, GDR's, Goals, Hunting Jack, invitation, Jackie McCann, John Cooper Clarke, Kindle, Kyle MacRae, Lothian Buses, LP, marketing, Music, Northern Lights, November, podcast, Poetry, QR Codes, Reading, Resolutions, revisions, Scotland, shooting stars, special offers, Stella, The Sky Project, websites, winter, Writing, Yello
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The Dawning of a New Era
Image: Kameron Lombard To quote The Specials, this weekend marked what can only be described for me as the dawning of a new era. New Website I launched my new website, chopping off all the unnecessary clutter and focussing the … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Websites, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, Books, Chas Stramash, crime fiction, Dawning of a New Era, eBooks, Facebook, feeds, Fiction, free, giveaway, iTunes, paranormal fiction, podcasts, Poetry, Reading, RSS, soundcloud, Website, Writing
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Ranfurly Review 16 Now Available
Image: Ranfurly Review It feels like Friday. It feels like it should be Friday. Maybe getting an #FF this morning is what confused me, because for one glorious moment I hoped it was be Friday. Alas, it’s only Thursday. The … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Animals, Books, bunny, CDs, DIY, ezine, Family, Fiction, Friday, genre fiction, Glasgow, House, hutch, iTunes, J.A. Konrath, Music, Origin, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, rabbit, Ranfurly Review, Reading, techno-thriller, Theatre, Thursday
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Illustrated Edition of ‘Silly Poems for Wee People’ Now Available
Image: Chas Stramash Silly Poems for Wee People (Illustrated) Yesterday saw the launch of the illustrated edition of my popular kids’ poetry book, SILLY POEMS FOR WEE PEOPLE. Published under my pseudonym, Chas Stramash, the book is 38 pages long … Continue reading →