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Tag Archives: Eternal Press
Books and Boudoir
Image: BoudoirPhotography.org.uk I had to work on day job tasks late into Tuesday night and then very early yesterday morning, so by the time it came time to leave yesterday, I was shattered. I saved the evening by grabbing a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Music, Photography, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Amazon, articles, Big Audio Dynamite, Blogging, Books, boudoir, Day Job, eBooks, Eternal Press, Gail Galbraith Photography, gig review, Kindle, Man in the East, Music, Poetry, poetry competitions, portrait photography, Rachel Sermanni, Sleep, Twitter, wedding photography, Wide Days, Withered Hand, work
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Fizzing
Image: AHI Suddenly, I am back up to full speed without even noticing. After my recent lay off I decided to concentrate on one project at a time and to clearing my outstanding GDRs from last year. Now, I find … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged chapbooks, Day Job, Editing, Eternal Press, Fiction, GDR's, poems, Poetry, projects, Publishing and Marketing, royalties, sitcom, stageplay, Stella, Writing, writing competitions
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Hooray For Harold Lloyd
Image: ANL.gov Those lovely people over at Eternal Press, the company that published my latest book, STELLA, are in celebration mode. 2009 was one of their best ever year’s for sales, and to celebrate it they are giving away FREE … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Writing
Tagged Arts Market, black and white movies, block art, Drill Hall, DVDs, Eternal Press, GDR, Harold Lloyd, Leith, Out of the Blue, Photography, silent movies, Stella, Writing, Writing Process
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Time Out With Cate Masters
Image: Eternal Press/Cate Masters Today, I’m delighted to welcome fellow Eternal Press author and romance writer, Cate Masters, to Freedom from the Mundane. Cate’s short stories and flash fiction has appeared at Eternal Press (2009), Wild Child Publishing (2009), Freya’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Interviews, Reading
Tagged authors, book giveaway, Books, Cate Masters, competition, e-books, Eternal Press, Fiction, Interviews, One Soul For Sale, paranormal fiction, Reading, Writing
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My New Book ‘Stella’ Launched Today
Image: Eternal Press OFFICIAL NOTICE: STELLA is now an officially released book!! Wayhey! It’s been a few years in the coming but at last, finally, I have another major fiction publication to add to my literary C.V. Here’s hoping STELLA … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Reading
Tagged 5k run, book, book launch, book now available, buy Stella, Cancer Research, CDs, death, e-book, Eternal Press, friends, funeral, Glasgow Green, launch party, marketing, Music, new ideas, promotion, published, Stella
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Making Time For Things
Image: Sara Petagna It’s a glorious morning outside. After a Friday that saw the clouds and rain return, and a Saturday that didn’t really know what it wanted, today I look out of my office window and the sky is … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing
Tagged Blogging, Books, chores, Day Job, dinner, drink, e-book, Eternal Press, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, home, Publishing and Marketing, Stella, sunshine, time, Weather, Writing
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Life And Art
Image: BBC Online Since I was feeling much better yesterday morning, I started the day off with a glorious bap containing a beautifully runny fried egg lain across a spicy and thick slice of black pudding. Washed down with a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing
Tagged anniversary, competition, Day Job, digital camera, e-books, Eternal Press, Fiction, Freeview box, horse racing, Leith, medieval remains, newsletter, novella, Ranfurly Review, Stella, The Patter, trams, Twitter
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Weird Things Inside My Head
Image: Martin Kingsley I hope you all liked the interview with poet Sage Cohen in yesterday’s post. Hopefully it made a nice change from the norm, and I think you’ll agree it made for great reading. I’d like to thank … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, UK, Writing
Tagged 30, anniversary, Blogging, Camden Crawl, Camden Town, clouds, Day Job, e-books, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Editing, Eternal Press, Fiction, London, Madness, moon, novella, poems, poet, Poetry, Poetry Super Highway, Sage Cohen, sky, Writing
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The Firearm Issue
Image: Kevin Stanchfield Thanks for everyone’s comments regarding gun crime in Thursday’s blog post. It generated a lot of debate, some of which, I’d like to come back on. Brenda, I hear you when you say that the handguns used … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Fiction, Politics, Publishing and Marketing, Reading
Tagged Chinese meal, Day Job, e-books, Eternal Press, Fiction, firearms, guns, knives, novella, Poetry, Stella
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Stella Will Hit The Book Shelves In One Month
Image: Dawné Dominique (Eternal Press) The countdown has begun. I received confirmation yesterday morning that my new book, Stella, will be released by Eternal Press on 7th June, 2009 – one month today! Celebrations will soon begin all across the … Continue reading →