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Fingering the Pulse
Quick update because I got a lot of good work done early this week. I reviewed my GDR plan for the year and realised, that with eight months of my writing year gone, I’ve met several goals already as well … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Writing
Tagged Bloody Scotland, crime writing, JA Konrath, short story, Stage Play
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Ian Rankin And The Live Book Festival Twitter Feed
Image: Twitter Before I get stuck into yesterday’s goings on at the Edinburgh Book Festival, I want to say a humongous thanks to everyone who has emailed and tweeted me to express their enjoyment of my book festival blogging and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Scotland, Writing
Tagged blind, blindness, Blogging, Bookfest Burnout, Candia McWilliam, chapbooks, crime writing, death, Doors Open, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edwin Morgan, Fringe Fantastic, Ian Rankin, Lin Anderson, live tweeting, Makar, poems, Poetry, Poolside Poetry, Rebus, run-down, social media, The Complaints, Twitter, What to Look for in Winter: A Memoir in Blindness
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Crime Writing Thoughts
Image: inloughborough.com I’m often charged with appearing as an aggressive sort. I’m a big guy, I shave my head and I tend to frown a lot. Why? I’ve grown into that shape, I enjoy the freedom of having no hair … Continue reading
Focussing On What Matters
Image: RollingStone.com The weather held yesterday, but only just, teetering on the edge of a humidity-fuelled downpour for most of the day, threatening warm rain, which thankfully never came. Not that I would have noticed anyway, trapped in my large … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Scotland, Writing
Tagged best seller, Book Festival, crime author, crime writing, Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, GDR's, Ian Rankin, novelist, The Complaints, Writing
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Day 5 At The Edinburgh Book Festival
Hunting Jack is moving full steam ahead. When I left it this morning to leave for the day job I had some important decisions to make with regards to the ending, none of which I answered. So I ploughed on … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Writing
Tagged Aline Templeton, Animals, Book Festival, crime, crime writing, Edinburgh, Editing, Fiction, Hunting Jack, novel, workshop, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 