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National Novel Writing Month: The Debate
This November will see the 19th annual National Novel Writing Month take place. Otherwise known as NaNoWriMo, the basic idea — if you haven’t heard of it — is to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days … Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Writing
Tagged Devon Ellington, DI Lennox, Ink in my Coffee, NaNoWriMo, plotting, pros and cons, Writing
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What’s Up for 2013?
About the only thing I managed to do during the latter half of last year was put together a plan of work for the new 2012/13 writing year – that’s September onwards. Obviously, that’s been nothing short of a disaster … Continue reading
Four and a Bit Decades
Image: Wikimedia Anniversary My parents, Dave and Ena, were married 41 years ago today. Yes, that’s two score and one years ago – four decades and a bit – they took their vows in Mount Florida Parish on the south … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Reading, Websites, Writing
Tagged 41, anniversary, Books, boudoir, coding, decades, Devon Ellington, dialogue, eBooks, forty one, four decades, Glasgow, JA Konrath, Jack Daniels, Kindle, marriage, Mount Florida, Origin, parents, Reading, scenes, web development, websites, wedding, workshop, 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
Writing Induced Insomnia
Image: Infoniac Insomnia I’ve been sleeping crappy these last few nights. It’s baffling given that I’ve been working my skinny white ass off and gone to bed knackered each night. I’ve no idea then, why it is I should be … Continue reading
Posted in Family, I.T., Writing
Tagged Advanced Dialogue Workshop, Animals, backup scheduled, Books, data backup, Devon Ellington, DIY, eBooks, exercise, GDR's, iMac, insomnia, Reading, sanding, Savvy Authors, Sleep, special offer, stripping, Tropical Fish, wallpaper, Windows, workshop, Writing, writing course
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Day 13 at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image: EdBookFest It was kind of muggy over Edinburgh for the 13th day of the Edinburgh Book Festival yesterday. Would it rain or wouldn’t it, the question was on everyone’s lips. I’d arranged a half day from my day job … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Glasgow, Reading, Writing
Tagged Advanced Dialogue Workshop, Alexander Shannon, bloggers, Blogging, Book Festival, Books, British Army, charity, Charlotte Square, City of Literature, criminals. organised crime, David Leslie, Devon Ellington, eBooks, EdBookFest, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, exhibition, GDR's, Glasgow, iMac, Irvine Welsh, James Robertson, Knockshinnoch, Louise Welsh, mining disaster, murder, Muriel Spark, Reading, Robert Louis Stevenson, Savvy Authors, Scotland, Scottishness, The Guardian, Trees for Life, underworld, William Burroughs, William McIlvanney, writers
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