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Tag Archives: Douglas Adams
Day 8 at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image: Porto & Fi Another cracking, if somewhat shorter day at the Edinburgh Book Festival–only 8 hours spent in Charlotte Square instead of the requisite dozen. Tiredness, however, is beginning to creep into affairs. Long days coupled with intense periods … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing
Tagged bloggers, Blogging, Book Festival, Books, Britannia Spice, British literature, Charlotte Square, City of Literature, Diane Parkin, Douglas Adams, EdBookFest, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Indian food, JF Derry, Joseph Brooker, Leith, Louise Welsh, Paul Mundoon, photo shoot, Poetry, Pulitzer prize, Ray Ryan, Reading, Robin Robertson, Sam Leith, self-publishing, Shakespeare, Simon Lelic, Spiegeltent, T S Eliot, The Guardian, writers
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Stepping Back for a Good View
Image: David Dewar Rewards Aplenty Felt dreadful all day yesterday. The weekend’s lack of sleep through the work put in at all hours of the day eventually took its toll. From the moment I woke up I felt out of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Fiction, I.T., Writing
Tagged 42, Baccara Burning, computers, Day Job, Douglas Adams, edits, Facebook, Fiction, financial rewards, Guardian, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, manuscript, novella, overtime, Peter Gill, revisions, Twitter, Website, Writing
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Script Writing At Ten
Image: Rupert Neve Am I struggling to get back into the daily routine or what? Yes, is the short answer. Taking a week off is one thing, getting back on top of day job requirements afterwards is quite something else … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Fiction, Leith, Poetry, Politics, Reading, Video, Writing
Tagged autobiography, Blogging, book trailers, chapbook, cigarettes, Day Job, Douglas Adams, Fiction, General Election, plagiarism, Poetry, radio broadcast, Reading, script writing, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.2, Star Wars, Stephen King, The Hitch Hikers Guide to theGalaxy, videos, Writing
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