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NaNoWriMo: Done, Dusted and Over For Another Year
It’s all over! NaNoWriMo is complete, at an end, finished, over, caput, at an end, over and done with. It is no more. Fin. And I completed the challenge! Tired and just a little surprised with the monumental effort it … Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Writing
Tagged crime novel, DI Lennox, Fiction, NaNoWriMo, Scotland, thriller, Writing
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Your Majesty, This Is Your Life
It seems that it’s a requirement, particularly in these potent days of nationalist and republican debate, for Scottish writers to be card carrying nationalists and republicans. Week after week I listen to writers getting behind the SNP and taking potshots … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Scotland
Tagged Alex Salmond, Britain, Great Britain, Jubilee, nationalism, republicanism, Scotland, The Big Question, The Queen, United Kingdom
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Broken Nation – A Poem in Response to the Debate on Scottish Independence
There is a lot of debate going on here in Scotland just now, most of it surrounding the issue of Scottish Independence. When the SNP won the Scottish parliamentary elections in May 2011, they ensured their manifesto contained a promise … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics
Tagged Alan Bissett, Alex Salmond, Britain, nationalism, poems, Poetry, Scotland, Scottish, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom
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How Not To Make Friends On Twitter
Image: Telegraph.co.uk I’ve started using a service to monitor who follows and unfollows me on Twitter. Through registering with TwitQuit, I’ve been able to highlight some interesting activity that I wouldn’t otherwise have been aware of. As you might expect, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged 6 Nations, Calcutta Cup, debate, discussion, England, Fiction, Football, Internet, media, Murrayfield, poems, Poetry, rugby, Rugby Union, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Six Nations, social, TwitQuit, Twitter, Writing
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Time is Tight and the Scotrail Fiasco Rumbles On
Image: FoxNoMad Tight with Time Things are starting to get tight with time and for once it’s NOT to do with the eternal battle between the day job and my writing career. This time, it’s Christmas versus DIY. The house … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Day Job, eBooks, Family, Leith, Poetry, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged Art, art students, assault, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas presents, Christmas tree, decoration, DIY, eBooks, free ebooks, giveaway, home, House, illustrations, iMac, iPhone, Kamila Ratajczak, Leith, Leith School of Art, living room, loung, novels, Scotland, Scotrail, Silly Poems for Wee People, thrillers, ticket dodgers, time, time is tight, train, violence
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Not Even Hurricane Bawbag Can Squelch the Scottish Humour
Image: Spoof Yesterday was probably one of the most exciting days Scotland has had with regards to the weather, in decades. And while the aftermath of the storm will mean a lot of cleaning and tidying up, in true Scottish … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Glasgow, Leith, Poetry, Scotland, Video, Writing
Tagged #HurricaneBawbag, children, Friday Vid, funny, gales, hurricane, Hurricane Bawbag, kids, Leith, Living Leith, OMG Trampoline, poems, Poetry, Scotland, Scottish humour, Silly Poems, Silly Poems for Wee Poeple, storm, Twitter, Video, viral, You Tube
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The Illustrated ‘Silly Poems for Wee People’ Edges Closer
Image: Chas Stramash The temperature was almost at freezing yesterday on the way to the day job. As good a reason as any then, to stop off via the coffee shop and warm myself up. I thought I might use … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, eBooks, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Apple, bad weather, Blogging, eBooks, Editing, illustrated poems, illustrations, iMac, Leith, Living Leith, manuscript, poems, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, revisions, Scotland, Silly Poems for Wee People, temperature, The Sky Project, workload, Writing
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An Evening at The SKY Project
Image: theskyproject.co.uk I think it’s safe to say that yesterday was one of the most rewarding days I’ve had as a writer. When I first picked up the pen in any serious kind of fashion, the last thing I ever … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Poetry, Scotland
Tagged charity, children, creativity, deprivation, disadvantaged, Elspeth Murray, If and When Game, imagination, kids charity, Kilmarnock, poems, Poetry, poverty, riddles, Scotland, Shortlees, The Sky Project, Writing, writing games, youth
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Manky Scotland
Image: Flickr A manky day, truly manky. It was below freezing for most of it, the overnight snow (yes, snow!) had iced up hard, and I nearly skidded onto my arse at least twice on my way into the day … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Leith, Music, Poetry, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged freezing, gig review, Kilmarnock, Leith, Living Leith, Music, planning, Poetry, preparations, Scotland, Scottish weather, Shed Seven, SKY Project, sleet, snow, Travel, Weather
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Iain Banks: Scotland Won’t Be The Same
Yesterday was a tough day among the readers and writers of Scotland and far beyond, as Iain Banks went public that he is in the final stages of gall bladder cancer and has been given only months to live. It … Continue reading →