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Tag Archives: Glasgow
Hunting Jack Hits the Cyber-Shelves
My new novel, a tense thriller set in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1995, was released yesterday by Blue Sea Publishing. HUNTING JACK is the story of a young Scottish lad brought up in London by his Aunt and Uncle after … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged book release, book trailer, crime novel, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hunting Jack, Jackie McCann, London, mailing list, release day, thriller
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Hunting Jack Cover Reveal
Attention! Here’s the new cover of my next novel, HUNTING JACK, out in February next year with the terrific Blue Sea Publishing. It’s a tense crime/thriller/gangster story set in Glasgow and Edinburgh and based on the Ice-Cream Wars of 1984. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Blue Sea Publishing, crime, Edinburgh, gangsters, Glasgow, Hunting Jack, ice-cream wars, London, new book, new novel, novel, publishing, thriller
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An Old Friend
An old friend has been staying with me these past couple of weeks, after nine years in the wilderness. The last time I saw him he was an unsure 16-year old, a bit lost, with a lot of confusion and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Glasgow, Literature, Reading, Writing
Tagged Aye Write!, Glasgow, Hunting Jack, Jackie McCann, Mitchell Library, Sandi Toksvig, William McIlvanney
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Believe
Today, history will be made…
Posted in Glasgow, Sport
Tagged Buddies, cup, final, Football, Glasgow, Hampden, Saint Mirren
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Groundhog Day
Image: Slate.com Happy Groundhog Day! Although this is mainly an American and Canadian custom, I love the whole idea of it. Punxsutawney Phil comes out and if he sees his shadow, we get six more weeks of winter. As it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Glasgow, Poetry, Writing
Tagged America, Animals, Baccara Burning, book sculptures, bunnies, bunny, Canada, Edinburgh, Fiction, Gatecrash, Glasgow, Groundhog Day, jokes, Mopsy, mystery sculptures, performance poetry, Pippin, Poetry, poetry reading, Punxsutawney, Punxsutawney Phil, Rabbits, Reading, rewrites, Shawlands, Slick, spring, winter, Young's Interesting Books
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Book Sales and Rising
Image: Blogspot Get Over It I felt absolutely downtrodden going to the day job yesterday and it was all down to the thought of missing that blasted Arab Strab gig. It got stupid when people were tweeting they had a … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Music, Poetry, Video, Writing
Tagged Arab Strap, Baccara Burning, crime, dining out, dinner, drinks, ebook, eBooks, Editing, Family, Fiction, Friday Vid, friends, gig, Glasgow, Leith, meal, Music, Nice n Sleazy, paranormal, Poetry, revising, royalties, sales, Shed Seven, The First Big Weekend, Twitter, Video, Writing
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