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Books and Boudoir
Image: BoudoirPhotography.org.uk I had to work on day job tasks late into Tuesday night and then very early yesterday morning, so by the time it came time to leave yesterday, I was shattered. I saved the evening by grabbing a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Music, Photography, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Amazon, articles, Big Audio Dynamite, Blogging, Books, boudoir, Day Job, eBooks, Eternal Press, Gail Galbraith Photography, gig review, Kindle, Man in the East, Music, Poetry, poetry competitions, portrait photography, Rachel Sermanni, Sleep, Twitter, wedding photography, Wide Days, Withered Hand, work
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Broken Hearts (Fans)
Image: bbc.co.uk Being a St. Mirren fan doesn’t usually give one anything much to ever shout about. It sort of comes with the territory. Today, however, all that is different. Being a west-coaster in the land of mainly Hearts and … Continue reading
Posted in Freelance, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged articles, cup final. Scottish football, eye test, frames, freelance writing, GDR plan, glasses, League Cup, Paisley, spectacles, St Mirren
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Relaxing Productive
Image: Linis Bohman It was a productive weekend. I swapped my Saturday and Sunday routines around so I could have a lie on Saturday morning. I needed it—really needed it—and it paid off. When I arose the infernal tiredness had … Continue reading
A Busy Week
Image: Heavenawaits Busy; that about sums it up. Work, work, work but it’s been at a good pace this week so I’ve not been burning myself out as I have felt I have been doing recently. And I’m lapping up … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged articles, Day Job, insomnia, Reviews, royalties, Scruffy Dog Review, Sleep, Stella, Thanksgiving, Writing
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A Mad, Mad World
Image: hammerhouse Not a particularly long blog post today as yesterday was swamped. As Monday’s in the day job go, it was a mad one, though I was expecting it as the rota has been packed out for a few … Continue reading
Theoretical Reviews
Image: Lorne Thomson I don’t know about you but yesterday seemed to drag. It was ages before the morning was out of the way, and then when the sun came out for the afternoon it only made things worse. With … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Fiction, Freelance, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged adverts, articles, Autumn, competition, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Fiction, Freelance, gig listings, gigs, live music, Madness, News of the World, press, Reviews, Sneaky Pete's Theoretical Girl, Weather, Writing
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Home-Based Writing Retreat
Image: Will Cheyney I worked late into the night last night. One minute it was a warm and sunny day, my coffee was tasty, the words were flowing, and the bunnies were hopping around in the back garden. The next … Continue reading
Burning a Hole
Image: Liz West I nearly never went to the ‘Ten at Ten’ event at the Edinburgh Book Festival yesterday morning, but I’m glad I did. When I got up around 7am I was tired and just wanted to sleep. But … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Music, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Scotland, Writing
Tagged apartheid, articles, author event, Blogging, coffee shop, Edinburgh Book, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fiction, Freelance, gigs, Gillian Slovo, Madness, Man in the East, Music, News of the World, Oasis, poet, Poetry, Publishing Scotland, Sean O'Brien, South Africa, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 
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 →