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Jo Nesbø Catches Scorsese’s Eye
Image: Jo Nesbø The Crime Fiction Crown I’m not in any way surprised to hear that Norwegian crime writer, Jo Nesbø, is to have one of his novels turned into a movie. Not only does this cement his reputation as … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged 3 book deal, advertising, Baccara Burning, beta readers, Books, cover art, crime fiction, criticism, eBooks, Facebook, Facebook Ads, Family, feedback, Fiction, Jo Nesbø, JT Lindroos, marketing, Newhaven, Norway, novels, Reading, revising, Slick, tartan noir, The Peacock Inn, Writing
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The Dawning of a New Era
Image: Kameron Lombard To quote The Specials, this weekend marked what can only be described for me as the dawning of a new era. New Website I launched my new website, chopping off all the unnecessary clutter and focussing the … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Websites, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, Books, Chas Stramash, crime fiction, Dawning of a New Era, eBooks, Facebook, feeds, Fiction, free, giveaway, iTunes, paranormal fiction, podcasts, Poetry, Reading, RSS, soundcloud, Website, Writing
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Scotland: The Safest Place in Britain
Image: Glasgow City Council A short entry today as I have been caught between needing to do things and life things getting in the way. So now I must fly like the wind, people, fly like the wind. London How … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Glasgow, Music, Poetry, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Aidan Moffat, Book Festival, Books, charity, Charlotte Square, City of Literature, EdBookFest, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, English, exhibition, Facebook, gig review, Glasgow Academy, haiku, Jim Devine, London, London communities, Man in the East, Manchester, Poetry, Reading, rioting, riots, safe, Scots, Toots and the Maytals, Trees for Life, violence
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Summer Issue of the Ranfurly Review Launched
Image: Ranfurly-Review.co.uk I started my Sunday off, as ever, with a nice coffee and read of the paper in Costa Coffee in town overlooking Edinburgh Castle. I finally fond the perfect seat that allows for the best 3G reception, as … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Day Job, Edinburgh, Leith, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Art, chapbooks, Costa Coffee, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Editing, Facebook, Fiction, newspaper, Poetry, Poetry Supoerhighway, Publishing and Marketing, Ranfurly Review, Reading, recorded poetry, Silly Poems for Wee eople Vol.3, Stella, Sunday morning, Trees for Life, Trevor Jones, websites, Writing
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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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Time for a Pub Crawl
Image: The All Seeing One The day job has squeezed much of my time over the last couple of days but I’ve still managed to get through some good work. Savvy Workshop Comments on my first optional extra script came … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Travel, Writing
Tagged alcohol, beer, booze, Chinese food, cinema, dream land, dreams, drinking, Facebook, Family, Gail Galbraith Photography, male bonding, movies, Photography, Savvy Authors, script writing, social networking, The Diners, Twitter, Website, Writing, writing workshop
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So That Was Christmas
Image: Getty Images It’s the gap between Christmas and New Year and all over Scotland people are gearing up for the big celebration. Very soon, we shall turn 2010 over to the bucket of history and make the leap into … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Reading, Writing
Tagged 2010, 2011, Apple, board games, Books, CDs, Charades, charity, Christmas, cinema, Duran Duran, DVDs, Facebook, Family, food and drink, gifts, ice, iPhone, iPod, James Bond, Just Giving, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Little Fockers, Marie Curie Cancer Care, New Year, Ocean Terminal, Pizza Hut, presents, Reading, Santa Claus, snow, Trivial Pursuit, Weather, Writing
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Under The Surface Of The American Dream
Image: PC Pro I shaved! Boy, was it good. The floor of my office was covered in a scattering of hair clumps as my clippers took the growth from my skull and face in one easy swipe. It felt so … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Leith, Reading
Tagged American Dream, bald, cinema, critique, Facebook, hair, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Leith, Mark Zuckerberg, movie, novella, Ocean Terminal, proofing, readers, Reading, Sean Parker, shave, skin, The Social Network, Vue Cinema, Writing
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Another Belter
Image: MIT I noticed out of my office window yesterday that I’d still to pick up the bird table that got blown over on Friday night. It’s still to attract the attention of any little feathered friends, so I repositioned … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, I.T., Music, Poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, Animals, bird table, birds, Bluegate Poets, chapbooks, creative energy, Day Job, European tour, Facebook, Fiction, Fringe Fantastic, live gigs, Madness, Music, nature, novella, paranormal, Paris, Poetry, Poolside Poetry, Stella, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Advertising Pays
Image: Foothills Data Slick The launch date for SLICK is January 2nd, and with the marketing ball already rolling (and working for once), everything seems to be going rather excitingly and spiffingly well. I got through a huge chunk of … Continue reading →