Tag Archives: dialogue

Sometimes it Pays to be Bold

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

<t able style=”float: left;” border=”0″ width=”170″> Image: Alliance Online A good day. A very good day. Workshop I worked through and revised the final exercise on the Advanced Dialogue course. The next stage will come after the course, so I’m … Continue reading →

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Indian Summer

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Fernlea Hotel Summertime Really slow and warm day yesterday, and I mean really slow and warm. In fact, it was slower than a fish swimming through jelly, and warmer in the Athens of the North than it was in … Continue reading →

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Piecing Together a Plot

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Row Three Workshop Over lunch, I wrote and posted the revised version of part 2 of the fourth exercise at the Advanced Dialogue workshop. I’ve edited in a sentence or two to subtly indicate where the antagonism is coming … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams Fiasco Continues

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Winkled Weasle Little bit tired yesterday after being out so late on a school night for the Darling event. No worries though, as I stopped in at the coffee shop on the way to the day job to write … Continue reading →

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Four and a Bit Decades

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

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 →

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A Book I Couldn’t Put Down

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

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 →

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Web Development on the Mac

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: OmniTechNews I took the easy route into the day job yesterday, i.e., I got up at 9am, made some strong coffee and wholemeal toast, and then left the house so I arrived dead on 10. As I said, nice … Continue reading →

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New Characters and Old Friends

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: MensMeditation I cannot believe how long this week is turning out. I’m sleeping again—always good when that happens—but I nearly tripped over my eye lids on my way to the day job yesterday morning—not so good—hate it when that … Continue reading →

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