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Tag Archives: Daily Writing Tips
Rangers Fans Shame Scotland
It was a very sad start to the day. Rangers playing in the UEFA Cup final last night may have been great for Scottish football, but the rioting that followed the game has shamed the whole of Scotland. Fans battling … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Freelance, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged credit crunch, Daily Writing Tips, Football, Freelance, Manchester, osteopathy, police, Rangers FC, riots, Tommy Burns, violence, Writing
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New Author Photos
MAJOR hectic day at work, mostly because I had so much to do with being off the next couple of days, but also because a friend of mine lost his father a couple of days ago, and I received a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Freelance, Reading, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, author, Daily Writing Tips, freelance writing, images, Internet, leg, mailing lists, photographs
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RTFM
Long day. Not so much with my workload, more so with the fact I have STILL got this damned cold. I’m still coughing and my head is still full of gunk, to the point where headaches are just something I … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Editorial Comment, Freelance, I.T., Poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, articles, Books, Brick by Brick, Daily Writing Tips, Day Job, Editing, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Flu, freelance writing, GDR's, health, I.T., Non-Fiction, novels, One Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Poetry, Ranfurly Review, Reading, Reviews, Scotland's Treasure, Scruffy Dog Review, Writing
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Celebrities Taking The Literary Piss
What’s happening in the literary world with celebrities? For a while we have seen celebrity biographies hitting the shelves in favour of genuine works of cultural benefit, which has culminated in Weidenfeld & Nicolson being slated for “turning its back … Continue reading →