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Tag Archives: Fiction
NaNoWriMo: Done, Dusted and Over For Another Year
It’s all over! NaNoWriMo is complete, at an end, finished, over, caput, at an end, over and done with. It is no more. Fin. And I completed the challenge! Tired and just a little surprised with the monumental effort it … Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Writing
Tagged crime novel, DI Lennox, Fiction, NaNoWriMo, Scotland, thriller, Writing
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What Makes You Think You’re Any Good at Writing?
There’s a common misconception that if you’re a writer, it logically follows that you must be loaded because you obviously sell a lot of books. It also seems to be the common perception that if you’re a well-known writer you … Continue reading
At the Starting Blocks
It took two hours of careful construction, but my new writing desk came into being on Friday evening. I’ve built a few items of furniture over the last week but this was the toughest, mainly because it was so large … Continue reading
A Bit More On Baccara
Sales of Baccara Burning are going better than I expected following its release on Friday. From what I can tell, over half of these sales have come through people who already bought and enjoyed Stella, the book that Baccara is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, Fiction, paranormal, Writing
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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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What’s Up for 2013?
About the only thing I managed to do during the latter half of last year was put together a plan of work for the new 2012/13 writing year – that’s September onwards. Obviously, that’s been nothing short of a disaster … Continue reading
GDRs: September’s Plan of Attack
Okay, so I’m nearly done with all my reviewing and planning, and it’s time to get down to work. So here’s September’s plan. Regular readers will notice it’s much, much smaller than of my previous years’ efforts, but at least … Continue reading
The Non-Writing Life Versus The Writing Life
Last week it was almost freezing here in Scotland. Dark clouds smothered the nation; rain, drizzle and hail fell at one point or another; beer gardens were empty. This week is a different story, and as if the Gods that … Continue reading
A Couple of New Releases
Bit of a mad weekend: two books released, a play, a lot of writing, more reading, and a new project on the horizon. Let me explain. New Crime Novella Released On Friday my newest crime book was released to the … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Leith, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Theatre, Writing
Tagged crime, Fiction, Greener is the Grass, Leith, play, Poems from a Coffee Shop Window, Poetry, Siege Perilous
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April Review of Work
Fiction * Complete BACCARA BURNING – done * Start revision of GATECRASH – IP * Send GATECRASH to beta readers – not done * Re-write DAFFODILS for Bloody Scotland competition – IP Poetry * Complete production of POEMS FROM A … Continue reading