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Hunting Jack Cover Reveal

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Colin Galbraith

Attention! Here’s the new cover of my next novel, HUNTING JACK, out in February next year with the terrific Blue Sea Publishing. It’s a tense crime/thriller/gangster story set in Glasgow and Edinburgh and based on the Ice-Cream Wars of 1984. … Continue reading →

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Greece Provides the Inspiration Yet Again

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Colin Galbraith

We arrived back from the beautiful Greek island of Rhodes in the early hours of Sunday morning, after a wonderfully relaxing (lazy) and productive holiday. It’s the first two-week vacation we’ve had since we visited Sri Lanka in 2015, and … Continue reading →

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Doing the Ironing

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Colin Galbraith

I’m really enjoying writing this new novel. How long has it been since I said anything remotely like that? The past couple of weeks have been particularly intense as bit by bit I’ve picked away at what this novel actually … Continue reading →

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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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Christmas Headaches

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

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 →

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Fighting Back Against the Fare Dodgers

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The List TIME Newsfeed summed it up perfectly: if you ever find yourself on a Scottish train without a ticket, don’t even think about trying to sneak a free ride. The video in this article (which has now caused … Continue reading →

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Weekend Catch-Up

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

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

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

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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Onwards and Upwards

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Civil Society If you don’t like the wind and the rain, the last couple of days will have been utterly miserable for you here in Scotland. If, however, you quite enjoy the sound and effect of the wind and … Continue reading →

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Toilet Decisions

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: PetTastics I must have stayed up way too late working on SLICK on Sunday, because I was shattered yesterday morning on the way into the day job. It took copious amounts of coffee to get me up to speed, … Continue reading →

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