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Tag Archives: book
Doing the Ironing
I’m really enjoying writing this new novel. How long has it been since I said anything remotely like that? The past couple of weeks have been particularly intense as bit by bit I’ve picked away at what this novel actually … Continue reading
‘Living Leith’ Delayed
I spent last Saturday with my wife in both a professional capacity as well as a social one. I’ll cover the professional part first. I’m still on the hunt for a suitable front cover for my forthcoming poetry chapbook, LIVING … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Leith, Photography, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing
Tagged book, Edinburgh, Le Sept, Poetry, publishing, restaurant
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Missing the Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a week old, kicking off at Charlotte Square last Saturday and by all accounts, it’s going well in what is its 50th year. I say “by all accounts” because so far this year, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Literature, Writing
Tagged book, Charlotte Square, EdBookFest, Edinburgh, festival, Reading, Writing
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A Book I Couldn’t Put Down
Image: davidnichollswriter.com One Day I practically ran to the coffee shop yesterday morning, such was my desire to get seated and keep reading One Day. I had under one hundred pages to go and was really, REALLY, enjoying the read. … Continue reading
Time Out with Annabel Aidan
Image: Devon Ellington/Champagne Books Assumption of Right is the first novel to come from romantic suspense author, Annabel Aidan. But this isn’t just any ordinary romantic suspense story in the traditional sense, for Aidan has spiced this genre up by … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Fiction, Interviews, Reading
Tagged Annabel Aidan, Assumption of Right, book, Interview, Morag D'Anneville, novel, Reading, Secret Service, Simon, United States, Vice President, witchcraft
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First Draft Of Baccara Burning Down, Finally
Image: Unknown Deary me, yesterday was long and tiring. If you haven’t already heard my new book, SILLY POEMS FOR WEE PEOPLE VOL.2 was made available to the public at large, which for me involved much PR work and marketing-related … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Animals, book, book launch, daughter, Easter Friday, Family, Fiction, marketing, plotting, PR, Publishing and Marketing, school holidays, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.2, teenager, Writing
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My New Book ‘Stella’ Launched Today
Image: Eternal Press OFFICIAL NOTICE: STELLA is now an officially released book!! Wayhey! It’s been a few years in the coming but at last, finally, I have another major fiction publication to add to my literary C.V. Here’s hoping STELLA … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Reading
Tagged 5k run, book, book launch, book now available, buy Stella, Cancer Research, CDs, death, e-book, Eternal Press, friends, funeral, Glasgow Green, launch party, marketing, Music, new ideas, promotion, published, Stella
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I Love The Summer
Image: Life.com One of the managers in another department has been giving us hassle over getting some software installed and configured quick-sharp. It’s led to much debate and juggling of people’s already hectic schedules. So today I took a look. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Publishing and Marketing
Tagged blog tour, book, book reviews, city girls, Day Job, e-book, feather in cap, guest author, marketing, Michelle Miles, promotion, Publishing and Marketing, romance author, Stella, summer, Weather, Website
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Interview With Sage Cohen
Image: Sage Cohen As promised, I’m proud to welcome Sage Cohen to Freedom from the Mundane in what is the first special event of its kind I’ve had on this blog. Sage is the author of Writing the Life Poetic: … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading
Tagged book, Interview, Poetry, Sage Cohen, Writing the Life Poetic
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