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Making Changes
It’s been a while. I’ve not written anything, fictional or poetic, since last spring. That’s the best part of nine months. And I’ve not blogged since the middle of last September. The reason for this has been a shift of … Continue reading
Paranormal Sequel to ‘Stella’ is Complete
Image: Eternal Press A lot of things came together at once yesterday, and huge strides forward are being made on everything I’ve got going at the moment. Everything is very good at the moment! Baccara Burning I finished the final … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Freelance, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Websites, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, chapbook, Compass Freelance, crime, driving school, ebook, Fiction, Freelance, freelance web designer, freelance writer, Hunting Jack, Jackie McCann, Leith, Living Leith, novella, paranormal, poems, Poetry, readers, thriller, web design, websites
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As Busy as a Mosquito in a Nudist Colony
Image: Unknown Thanks to everyone who downloaded the latest iteration of my free ebook, SELEKTION, in yesterday’s Poetry Superhighway 24 Hour Free-For-All. I’m delighted to say that my ebook came in as the 2nd most popular with 75 downloads, only … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Fiction, Freelance, I.T., Leith, Photography, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged eBooks, Fiction, Freelance, Gail Galbraith Photography, GDRs. writing, Leith, Malmaison, Photography, poems, Poetry Superhighway, revisions, Selektion, websites, wedding fair
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Tweet Meet #2
Image: WWW Oasis My day kicked off in blistering fashion yesterday, with an hour in a city centre coffee shop reading the paper and enjoying a lovely cappuccino. It’s the perfect way to start the week; stick an oasis in … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Leith, Photography, Writing
Tagged coffee shop, Day Job, Edinburgh Photography Tours, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Freelance, James Christie Photography, Leith, Photography, Teuchter’s Landing, Tweet Meet, Tweetup, Twitter
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Oasis
Image: Paul Blinch Mad Bit of a mad day at the Day Job. I’m managing to clear a backlog of work caused by several months of “deep dive” technical work, which is good to finally get off my plate and … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Writing
Tagged and Bevvy, Botanical Gardens, car, commission, Day Job, drink, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, engagement, Food, Drink and Bevvy, free photo shoot, Freelance, lunch, Oasis, office, Photography, weddings, wife, work, Writing
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June Review Of Work
Image: Weekly Reader Looking back, June was a great month. May had been good and I had been wanting to build on it, so when carrying out my GDR review of the past 30 days I was delighted with the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Photography, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Editing, Fiction, Freelance, GDR's, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, sumbissions, websites, work review, Writing
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Camels In Princes Street
Image: Yes China Tour It was a scorching weekend—Scotland’s summer came early this year and now we (us Scots) are all heading back to work sporting skin all shades of pink and red the spectrum has to offer. Yes, we … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Music, Reading, Scotland, Writing
Tagged August Rush, coffee shop, DVD, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Marathon, Freelance, gardening, housework, movie, Music, pizza, Reading, scorching sun, Scotland, sun bathing, Weather, Writing
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The Longest Week
Image: David Blaine Long week it has been and I’ve not been feeling too great at all. I’m not sure if I came down with something or if I was just generally run down, but for the latter half I … Continue reading
Freedom from the Mundane 
A Giant U-Turn
Image: Eternal Press Something struck me last night as I was walking through Edinburgh after the day job. Well actually, two things struck me, and I’ll tell you about them both here. I should explain that the route of my … Continue reading →