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National Novel Writing Month: The Debate
This November will see the 19th annual National Novel Writing Month take place. Otherwise known as NaNoWriMo, the basic idea — if you haven’t heard of it — is to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days … Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Writing
Tagged Devon Ellington, DI Lennox, Ink in my Coffee, NaNoWriMo, plotting, pros and cons, Writing
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Doing the Ironing
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
A Scottish Summer Solstice
Image: The Herald Summer Solstice Today is the Summer Solstice. In astronomical terms it’s when the sun’s apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost extreme, and appears to come to a standstill before reversing in direction. In Scottish terms … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Scotland, Writing
Tagged awakening, Baccara Burning, coffee shop, crime fiction, Day Job, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Fiction, Gatecrash, Glastonbury, notebook, novel, novella, paranormal fiction, plotting, Scotland, Stonehenge, summer solstice, Writing
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Eat Your Heart Out Leslie Nielsen
Image: The Sports Hernia Until last night I hadn’t shaved my hair for 11 consecutive days. For me, this is quite a record. I’m a skinhead, and normally shave back my hair to the bone every 4 or 5 days … Continue reading
Posted in Books, I.T., Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged 100 Club, bald, Books, characters, Christopher Lee, computers, hair, I.T, Leslie Nielsen, live music venue, London, money savers, Music, Oxford Street, plotting, Reading, Savvy Authors, shaving, silver fox, skinhead, structure, Submissions, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, websites, Wordpress, workshop, Writing, writing competition
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Bachelor Boy
Image: SELL Yesterday morning was all about one thing: the ticket launch for this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival. As you can see if you scroll down to yesterday’s post, I got all the tickets I was looking for. Will Self … Continue reading
First Draft Of Baccara Burning Down, Finally
Image: Unknown Deary me, yesterday was long and tiring. If you haven’t already heard my new book, SILLY POEMS FOR WEE PEOPLE VOL.2 was made available to the public at large, which for me involved much PR work and marketing-related … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Animals, book, book launch, daughter, Easter Friday, Family, Fiction, marketing, plotting, PR, Publishing and Marketing, school holidays, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.2, teenager, Writing
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Three Cheers For Spike Milligan
Image: art247 I spent yesterday working on BACCARA BURNING. I hit another sticky patch with it early on but I think I was just missing the obvious. I put it down to being rusty having had so long away from … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Film & TV, Writing
Tagged characterisation, charity, Comedy, DVD, Fiction, genius, novel, novella, plotting, Spike Milligan, spring clean, The Goon Show, writer, Writing
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Back On A Creaky Wagon
Image: Byrion Smith I wrote some poetry last night, my first writing of any form for almost two weeks. It wasn’t great stuff but at least it was writing, as in, the pen transferring my thoughts onto the page. It … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Freelance, Glasgow, Music, Poetry, Writing
Tagged album, Baccara Burning, CD, Freelance, gigs, Glasgow, Homecoming, laucnh party, Madness, Music, News of the World, plotting, Poetry, press release, Reviews, Scruffy Dog Review, ship launch, storyline, WIP, Writing
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Macaroni Day
Image: noellium Pretty tired this morning. Not from being up extraordinarily late last night but from a very early start this morning. There’s a lot happening today ranging from training courses to writing and a fair bit of website work, … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Assistant Editor, Coffee, Day Job, e-zine, Editing, egg & black pudding roll, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, frreelance writing, gig listings, Hairspray, Leith, live music, London, macaroni, musical, online magazine, plotting, Publishing and Marketing, Punk, Ranfurly Review, Scottish Parliament, Scruffy Dog Review, short story, Submissions, The Leither, The Vibrators, Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, webmaster, websites, work, Writing
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Turning The Page
Image: Akshay I hope you all enjoyed yesterday’s interview with Christina Katz, and probably the break from my insane ramblings. She’s an interesting writer and her book looks like a great investment if you’re a writer and have books out … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Writing
Tagged audio, Blogging, Christina Katz, Fiction, GDR's, Madness, Music, plotting, Poetry, Ranfurly Review, spoken word, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 