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Weekend Catch-Up

Image: 1000 Awesome Things And December is up and running! There’s a ton of work sitting in front of me right now in the lead up to the release of SLICK, so stay tuned as everything gathers pace towards the … Continue reading

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Slick Cover Art and a Happy Shed Seven Anniversary

Image: eFestivals An awesome day’s work yesterday and a blasting start to December! GDRs for December I started off by setting up my December plan of work, using the success of November as a springboard for launching into the next … Continue reading

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The 3 Ebook Deal

Image: Scan for the 3-Ebook Deal The 3-Ebook Deal It’s crazy, it’s mad, it’s everything you might have expected if you know me. If you don’t, this might come as a bit of a surprise… As you may have heard, … Continue reading

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Making an Arse of It, Part 2

I’ve written before about how great the recently re-released debut album from Kid Canaveral Shouting at Wildlife is, and I’ve also mentioned how much I enjoy listening to singer/songwriter King Creosote. As luck would have it, both of them kicked … Continue reading

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No God, Only a Writer

Image: The new Oxonian A Balance I wrote so late into Thursday night during my marathon launch into my new crime novel, that I didn’t think I would make it to the coffee shop yesterday morning to continue work on … Continue reading

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Leith School of Art Turns up Trumps

Image: FindHow.com Scottish Election Day I voted. I walked through the pissing rain and cast my vote, making sure to use my right to take part in our democratic process. It wasn’t as exhilarating as it sounds. Normally the party … Continue reading

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The Easter Bloat

Image: WebWiseforRadio.com I spent yesterday feeling bloated and stuffed. I think too much chocolate was consumed on Sunday, and the black pudding supper I had for my dinner definitely did NOT help matters. Greed, pure greed! PR My press release … Continue reading

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Live Music and Memories

Image: WebWiseforRadio.com I hope everyone’s having a great Bank Holiday weekend. For me, that enjoyment is now over, in fact, it never really started. The role of my day job means we don’t get the standard holidays but have them … Continue reading

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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

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My Bucket List

Image: Don DeBold Wide Days Well, Wide Days didn’t quite happen for me last night, or at least the gigs didn’t anyway. It turns out there had been some form of massive cock up at their HQ with regards the evening … Continue reading

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