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Baccara Burning Launched Today
As you’ll know, these last few months have been pretty turbulent for me, what with sickness, a new job, and other life events. The result of all this change meant I hadn’t written anything in a year, which was probably … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Books, eBooks, Fiction, Kindle, paranormal, published, Reading, Writing
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February GDR Plan
Fiction * Review BACCARA BURNING * Complete polishing off GATECRASH * Send GATECRASH to beta readers * Submit and recycle short fiction returns – not done Poetry * Continue work on LONDON chapbook for spring release * Continue writing coffee … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Fiction, Poetry, Writing
Tagged Books, dreams, eBooks, Fiction, GDR's, Goals, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Resolutions, Writing
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January Review of Work
Fiction * Complete polishing off GATECRASH – not complete; still in progress * Send GATECRASH to beta readers – not done * Submit and recycle short fiction returns – not done Poetry * Publish SILLY POEMS FOR WEE PEOPLE on … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, dreams, eBooks, Fiction, GDR's, Goals, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Resolutions, Writing
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I’m Back and with Book News Galore
Image: JT Lindroos Hello again an welcome back to Freedom from the Mundane, the daily writing blog I have been keeping up since sometime in 2004. My blogging record since 2012 began has been dismal. In fact, I’ve not blogged … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Websites, Writing
Tagged Blogging, book news, Chas Stramash, crime, eBooks, Fiction, GDR, Greener is the Grass, Penicuik Arts Festival, poems, Poetry, Reading, readings, Slick, thriller, Website, Writing
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Illustrated Edition of ‘Silly Poems for Wee People’ Now Available
Image: Chas Stramash Silly Poems for Wee People (Illustrated) Yesterday saw the launch of the illustrated edition of my popular kids’ poetry book, SILLY POEMS FOR WEE PEOPLE. Published under my pseudonym, Chas Stramash, the book is 38 pages long … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Editorial Comment, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged artist, Chas Stramash, children, crime fiction, e-cards, eBooks, fares, free, free books, free ebook, illustrated, illustrator, Kamila Ratajczak, kids, kids poetry, Kids' Poems, newsletter, PDF download, poems, Poetry, price rises, Scotfail, Scotrail, Silly Poems for Wee People, soundcloud, thrillers
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Christmas Headaches
Image: News.com.au I was into everything over the weekend—everything! Not only did I get through a ton of Christmas cleaning, DIY work, TV and gadget fixing, and writing work, but I also managed a Day Job Xmas bash, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Writing
Tagged alcohol, bevy, birthday party, brunch, Chrimbo, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas headaches, Christmas tree, cleaning, Cloisters, coffee and pastries, computer games, curry, daughter, DIY, eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, ereaders, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, free ebooks, Greener is the Grass, Indaba, Indian meal, Khushis, Kindle, Kobo, Mother-in-Law, novel, novella, pizza, pubs, Slick, South African food, summer reading, The Pear Tree, work, Writing, Xbox, Xmas
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A Child Abuse Reminder from Banksy at Christmas
Image: BBC Mega busy in the day job yesterday after my boss landed a heap of trouble on my desk at the last moment. Christmas cheer abounds in the office these days, so much so in fact, that yesterday the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Day Job, eBooks, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Scotland, Video, Writing
Tagged 3 Ebook deal, Banksy, Books, Carbuncle award, Catholic church, child abuse, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas lunch, crime, crime fiction, Day Job, eBooks, Fiction, Friday Vid, Hillman Imp, Linwood, night out, novella, priest, Reading, summer reading, The Proclaimers, works bash
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Time is Tight and the Scotrail Fiasco Rumbles On
Image: FoxNoMad Tight with Time Things are starting to get tight with time and for once it’s NOT to do with the eternal battle between the day job and my writing career. This time, it’s Christmas versus DIY. The house … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Day Job, eBooks, Family, Leith, Poetry, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged Art, art students, assault, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas presents, Christmas tree, decoration, DIY, eBooks, free ebooks, giveaway, home, House, illustrations, iMac, iPhone, Kamila Ratajczak, Leith, Leith School of Art, living room, loung, novels, Scotland, Scotrail, Silly Poems for Wee People, thrillers, ticket dodgers, time, time is tight, train, violence
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Freedom from the Mundane 
The CG Awards – My Best of 2011
Well here we are already, the end of another year. In only a coupe of days we shall slip noisily and cheerily from one year into another (I will, at least!), and then a new year shall dawn. 2012 holds … Continue reading →