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Tag Archives: Greener is the Grass
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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Greener is the Grass – the Video
The trailer for my upcoming crime novella, GREENER IS THE GRASS, to be published by Smashing Press on 4th May.
Posted in Fiction, Video
Tagged Books, crime fiction, Fiction, Greener is the Grass, trailer, Video
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I’m Back and with Book News Galore
Image: JT Lindroos Hello again an welcome back to Freedom from the Mundane, the daily writing blog I have been keeping up since sometime in 2004. My blogging record since 2012 began has been dismal. In fact, I’ve not blogged … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Websites, Writing
Tagged Blogging, book news, Chas Stramash, crime, eBooks, Fiction, GDR, Greener is the Grass, Penicuik Arts Festival, poems, Poetry, Reading, readings, Slick, thriller, Website, Writing
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Christmas Headaches
Image: News.com.au I was into everything over the weekend—everything! Not only did I get through a ton of Christmas cleaning, DIY work, TV and gadget fixing, and writing work, but I also managed a Day Job Xmas bash, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Writing
Tagged alcohol, bevy, birthday party, brunch, Chrimbo, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas headaches, Christmas tree, cleaning, Cloisters, coffee and pastries, computer games, curry, daughter, DIY, eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, ereaders, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, free ebooks, Greener is the Grass, Indaba, Indian meal, Khushis, Kindle, Kobo, Mother-in-Law, novel, novella, pizza, pubs, Slick, South African food, summer reading, The Pear Tree, work, Writing, Xbox, Xmas
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From Glasgow to London
Image: TortureCare.org.uk Giggidy Did you like yesterday’s video? Hilarious wee cat, eh? I had a fun time at the Jamiroquai gig on Wednesday night with my sister—as is usually the case when we crack open a tinny and go to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Travel, Writing
Tagged chapbooks, Clapham Grand Theatre, crime fiction, doner kebab, eBooks, Glasgow, Greener is the Grass, Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, Kindle, live music, London, London International Ska Festival, manuscript, novella, Poetry, press releases, public transport, revisions, Scotrail, SECC, train, Twitter, Writing
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There’s Not a Herd of Wild Horses…
Image: FindingDulcinea.com The weather couldn’t quite decide what it wanted to do on my walk through Edinburgh yesterday. One minute it was blowing a gale and threatening rain, the next it was calm and cloudy. It even went sunny and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged book marketing, book selling, Books, children's books, Coffee, eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Bookshop, Fiction, Fringe Fantastic, Greener is the Grass, independent bookshop, Kids' Poems, novella, Poetry, Scotland, Scottish weather, Spoon Cafe, Twitter, Walking
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The Kindle Experiment
Image: Windell Oskay Greener is the Grass I’ve not given up on BACCARA BURNING yesterday morning while working on the final polishing up of GREENER IS THE GRASS, the world felt normal again. I felt like I was a writer … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, Calibre Ebook Management, chapbooks, competition, eBooks, Editing, Fiction, Fringe Fantastic, Greener is the Grass, Hunting Jack, Kindle, manuscripts, Poetry, poolside, revisions, self-publishing, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.2, Twitter, Writing
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Analysing One’s Writing Self
Image: DefeatDragons.com Writing Baccara Thanks Kristin and Devon for your comments and advice in yesterday’s blog post. After the day job, I went home via a coffee shop and sat and thought about what you both said, and about BACCARA … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Leith, Publishing and Marketing, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, Blogging, Books, cartoons, competition, crime, Doonesbury, eBooks, Fiction, GDR's, Greener is the Grass, Hunting Jack, justice system, manuscripts, novella, Scottish justice, Twitter, violence in Scotland, Writing
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Looks Like It’s Hell For Me, Folks!
Image: Boston.com I found myself wandering around Portobello yesterday mid-morning with my wife and father-in-law looking for a coffee shop. We’d gone out to buy floor tiles but the place wasn’t open yet, so we nipped into Portie for a … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, I.T., Writing
Tagged Apple, church, coffee shop, computers, Editing, Fiction, Greener is the Grass, hard drive, Heaven and Hell, manuscript, Microsoft, novella, PC problems, Portobello, Religion, Ten Commandments, Windows Vista
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Back From Rhodes and Ready to Rock
Image: Faliraki-Info.com Hello everyone and welcome back to Freedom from the Mundane! I’ve been gone for over three weeks, quite a long time in the blogging world but then again, needs must. I’ve been away on holiday, recharging my batteries … Continue reading →