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Tag Archives: Newhaven
Jo Nesbø Catches Scorsese’s Eye
Image: Jo Nesbø The Crime Fiction Crown I’m not in any way surprised to hear that Norwegian crime writer, Jo Nesbø, is to have one of his novels turned into a movie. Not only does this cement his reputation as … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged 3 book deal, advertising, Baccara Burning, beta readers, Books, cover art, crime fiction, criticism, eBooks, Facebook, Facebook Ads, Family, feedback, Fiction, Jo Nesbø, JT Lindroos, marketing, Newhaven, Norway, novels, Reading, revising, Slick, tartan noir, The Peacock Inn, Writing
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West is Best
Image: Alliance Online Weegies It’s what I always expected. In a recent survey, it was been proved that west is best and that Glaswegians are more likely to have determination, passion and perseverance as well as the skills needed to … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Glasgow, Writing
Tagged birthday, dinner, GDR's, Glasgow, Glaswegians, haddock, Newhaven, Peacock Inn, west is best, whale
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Sometimes it Pays to be Bold
<t able style=”float: left;” border=”0″ width=”170″> Image: Alliance Online A good day. A very good day. Workshop I worked through and revised the final exercise on the Advanced Dialogue course. The next stage will come after the course, so I’m … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Video, Writing
Tagged advanced course, agents, author, birthday, dialogue, eating out, eBooks, emails, Friday Vid, GDR's, Newhaven, novella, pays to be bold, Peacock Inn, Publishing and Marketing, work review, workshop, Writing
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A Day Off from the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image: Porto & Fi I had a day away from the Edinburgh Book Festival yesterday, the first of only two days off from the 17 that make up its run. There was no particular reason for this other than a … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy
Tagged Apple, Book Festival, Books, Charlotte Square, City of Literature, Diane Parkin, dining, EdBookFest, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, friends, iMac, Newhaven, Porto & Fi, Reading, restaurant, wedding anniversary, writers
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Tackling The Whale
Image: coolantarctica.com Happy birthday to me! Yes, yesterday was my birthday, not that they are very exciting affairs any more once you get to 36–just another year to tick off—but it had all the ingredients I look for in my … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy
Tagged Animals, birthday, comedian, Day Job, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Football, gifts, glasses, haddock, Michael McIntyre, Newhaven, Peacock Inn, Spongebob Squarepants, St Mirren, whale
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Weekend Catch-Up
Well that’s us booked our summer holiday for 2009! Talk about organised? Yesterday morning sharp Gail and I popped into the local agent and came out with a booking. We’ve become the grabbers of good holiday deals over the last … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Poetry, Reading, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged drink, Family, Father's Day, fish tea, Food, Drink and Bevvy, gardening, grass, haddock, health, holidays, meal, Newhaven, Peacock Inn, plants, Rabbits, restaurant, upset stomach, weeding
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Freedom from the Mundane 