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Three Days Until NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Colin Galbraith

With three days to go until the big kick off, I find myself in an unusual position with regards to writing a fresh novel: I’ve two belting ideas.  One is the idea I hinted at in my last blog post … Continue reading →

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A Fruitful Diversion

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Anders B. My weekend went nothing like I planned it. It all went wrong on Friday night and the crisis lasted until late last night, and yet – and YET – I still managed to have a highly productive, … Continue reading →

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Keeping Balanced

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Metal Minnie I felt much better yesterday morning. I‘d got a great sleep the night before and was into work bright and early. Working early means I seem to get more done; less distractions and people sapping my time. … Continue reading →

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What If Moments

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Unknown Woke up yesterday with a bit of a cold; stuffed head and nose, sneezing, heavy eyes—you know they type of thing. Maybe I’m working too hard. Or more likely it was because I went to bed topless and … Continue reading →

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Zoolook

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Nice and cold this morning – perfect for listening to my new CD, a re-order of an album I had on cassette tape many years ago, but have not heard since. Zoolook was always my favourite Jean Michel Jarre album … Continue reading →

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Oddness And Loveliness

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

An odd day. For some obscene reason I’m suddenly finding it difficult to rise from my kip in the mornings of late. It’s not like I don’t get up; this morning for instance, I got up later then normal and … Continue reading →

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One Of Those Days

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

It was one of those days. Everything I started didn’t seem to follow through, and I ended up fiddling around trying to work out what was going wrong and getting bogged down with it all. Not good. I’m behind on … Continue reading →

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Calton Hill Pt.1

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Saturday was such a nice morning I took Laura with me when I went out. I had a couple of things I wanted to do in the morning, but I took out more time to take in a few other … Continue reading →

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Shaping the Idea

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

It must have rained heavily overnight. Large puddles had gathered on the corners of the roads, and our back garden gleamed with droplets on all the trees, the smell of an early morning dew rampant when I went out to … Continue reading →

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