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Tag Archives: submission
Death by Digital
Image: DigitalAssetManagement.org.uk So, what d’you think of the new blog look? Not bad, eh? I’m very pleased with it. I fancied a new look, something quirkier and different. I particularly like the flash drive as the search bar! You know … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, blog, blog theme, Blogging, Central Station, competition, crime, design, digital, eBooks, Fiction, Found, indie publishing, International Record Store Day, Kid Canaveral, Kindle, King Creosote, manuscript, Music, novella, Rachel Sermanni, Scottish music, short story, submission, SXSW, The Phantom Band, Twitter, Withered Hand, Writing
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Buzzing
My head was a veritable hive of buzzing nonsense today. After the intensity of last week’s Muse Conference, a high load of freelance work, and coping with a busy day job, I ended up sleeping in slightly this morning. Waking … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Fiction, Film & TV, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged agents, Black Plague, cinema, De Niro, Edinburgh, Editing, novellas, novels, Pacino, publishers, Research, Sleep, submission, tired
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Weeble Resemblances On The Increase
Last night’s chat was great fun. A lot of people showed up for Devon’s dialogue chat and I managed to get a couple of questions in myself. Devon is one of those tutors that offer full and interesting answers to … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Writing
Tagged articles, beer, bevy, Edinburgh, event, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, friends, Indian cuisine, Muse Conference, online chat, submission, workshops
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A Blown Head (No Jokes Please)
I needed to stir things up slightly this morning so I kicked things off by working on what I never managed to yesterday – the NaNo outline. And I’ve hit a snag that may have to wait until November before … Continue reading
Posted in Freelance, Writing
Tagged articles, Freelance, head blown off, Muse Conference, NaNoWriMo, submission, workshop, Writing
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Off Schedule
This last week has knocked me right off my schedule for GitG, and I’m now roughly 11,000 words behind. So I’ve upped my daily target for the rest of September to 3,000 words per day in order to get it … Continue reading
Bunch Of Whining Gits
Rather miraculously, I managed to get myself up and into the day job before 8:30 this morning. Considering I had a belly full of beer and vodka last night, followed by 5 hours of broken sleep, I think I deserve … Continue reading
July GDR Review
It’s that time of the month again: the literary dabs, if you will. (I suspect only Scottish readers will get that poor gag). Before I go into my losses and achievements for July, here’s something to make anyone who has … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment
Tagged agents, babies, British Gas, Bulgaria, Day Job, Family, Fiction, Freelance, friends, GDR's, gigs, novella, submission, Website, Writing
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Split Banana
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!! I received an email over the course of the weekend that has had me thinking quite heavily, once more, about Jackie McCann. I can’t seem to get away from him or his story. Let me explain. The … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Books, Fiction, gig, Hunting Jack, Jackie McCann, Liquid Rooms, live music, novel, Punk, submission, The Dickies, Writing
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No Camping Allowed
Image: NZTourMaps.com New Sub Ready Out of the desire to get back into the flow of things with something substantial, and out of a nagging feeling that I’d missed something, I read through the full manuscript for GREENER IS THE … Continue reading →