Tag Archives: Non-Fiction

Time Out With Christina Katz

Image: Christina Katz It’s been a while but here’s another guest blog spot for you! Christina Katz is currently on a blog tour for hew new book, and I’d like to welcome her here to Freedom from the Mundane for … Continue reading

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Meeting McIlvanney

Image: East Ayrshire Council Trying to work in my day job yesterday morning was nigh impossible. I simply could not keep my mind from drifting away from the book festival event with William McIlvanney that I was to attend at … Continue reading

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Soaring With The Eagles

Image: Chuck Abbe I woke up feeling a lot lighter on my feet and freer in my head after yesterday’s announcement. When I got stuck into preparing my GDR review for March I realised I had actually gotten through more … Continue reading

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November GDR Review

Fiction * NANOWRIMO – Blood Ties – 50,000 words required by end of month (G1,G2,G3,D1,D2) – never completed; 37,073 words (74%) of Blood Ties * Decide on short story possibilities from Muse output; edit and write (G1,G2,D1,D2) – complete; competition … Continue reading

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Head Above The Waterline

I’m still managing to stay clear of the water level, though I get the odd wave that almost throws me off my feet. Having the afternoon off for child care duties helped out enormously today. Laura went shopping with her … Continue reading

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My Latest Epiphany

Life imitates art in the saddest of ways sometimes. A young girl has died in a swimming pool while on a Mediterranean island, reflecting almost exactly the tragic event that I am currently writing about in my novel, . When … Continue reading

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Quick Check-In

Just a quick check-in today; my workload has peaked to maximum and my CPU is running at 101% just now. The good thing about it is I’m writing like a crazy person, ensuring I hit my personal deadlines so as … Continue reading

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Falling From The Sky Without A Parachute

Today I felt like I was falling from the sky without a parachute. Here’s why – A parcel finally arrived for me at my day job – in the WRONG building. How on earth those pillocks in the mail office … Continue reading

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The Lull Is Over

My week started off pretty depressingly, but then walking into the day job always has that affect. Of course, the blocked toilets, broken coffee machine, and lack of any form of internal postal service did nothing to improve my mood. … Continue reading

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Grey Clouds

Bit of a smelly day today weather-wise – which is just how I like it. Cool, drizzly, and grey. It always brings out the best in me. *Ahem*. One thing me and the other members of my day job team … Continue reading

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