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Tag Archives: Allan Guthrie
Indie Publishing and Me
A couple of years ago I met with Scottish publisher, author and agent, Allan Guthrie. We met up in a pub in Portobello and spoke at length about the publishing process, writing, and all that kind of stuff. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, eBooks, Literature, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Allan Guthrie, August Wainwright, indie, JA Konrath, publishing, Scott Nicholson
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A Day at the Portobello Book Festival
Image: portobellobookfestival.co.uk Nothing to Lose Yesterday’s trip to the seaside in the guise of the Portobello Book Festival, was both as enjoyable a day out as it was groundbreaking. Not only did I meet up with some other extremely talented … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Writing
Tagged Allan Guthrie, author, Canongate Books, crime writer, Francis Bickmore, how to get published, literary agent, Marianne Paget, new writer, Portobello, Portobello Book Festival, Portobello Library, Porty, publishing advice and tips, Publishing and Marketing, publishing industry, Writing
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Back From Rhodes and Ready to Rock
Image: Faliraki-Info.com Hello everyone and welcome back to Freedom from the Mundane! I’ve been gone for over three weeks, quite a long time in the blogging world but then again, needs must. I’ve been away on holiday, recharging my batteries … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Editorial Comment, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Poetry, Reading, Travel, Writing
Tagged Aegean Sea, Allan Guthrie, Annabel Aidan, Assumption of Right, Atlantica Aegean Blue hotel, Bazaar, beach, Book Festival, Books, BYE BYE BABY, Edinburgh City of Literature Story Shop, Family, gig reviews, Greece, Greener is the Grass, Holiday, JA Konrath, KILLING MUM, Kindle, Kolymbia, Lindos, Marmaris, Mediterranean Sea, music writing, News of the World, novel, novella, patron, Paul Auster, poetry chapbook, poolside, POOLSIDE POETRY 2, Prasonisi, Reading, Rhodes, Rhodes Town, Rhodos, Sara Gruen, seasick, shish kebab, Shopping, sun, SUNSET PARK, THE LIST, The Sky Project Charity, Tsambiki beach, Turkey, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, water sports, WHISKEY SOUR, 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 →