Tag Archives: summer

Day 9 at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: EdBookFest The sun shone and the people came—that’s the picture to take from day 9, Sunday at the Edinburgh Book Festival. We sat around, we chatted, we bathed in the sun as it warmed our backs (and bald heads), … Continue reading →

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Setting Up Podcast Technology

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: articalwiki.com Podcasting I had to be in the day job early doors yesterday so never got anything done prior to then, so I threw myself into getting the podcast software setup for the book festival project. I’m using a … Continue reading →

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Best Pals

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: LifeSound.com Breakfast Bonding As you can probably tell from yesterday’s blog post (There’s Not a Heard of Wild Horses… ), my weekend was an absolute belter before Sunday even got under way. After all the excitement that was Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Writing: Like Shitting a Brick Sideways

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Middlesextimber.co.uk Slow Weekend I took most of the weekend to myself. I took my time, relaxed, let my substantially depleted hair down, and got through some choice work in the progress. It wasn’t without its pain, as you will … Continue reading →

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Free Ebooks on Twitter

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: MadrasGeek.com I’m fast approaching my 1000th Twitter follower, and as a show of thanks, not to mention a heightened sense that there’s a marketing opportunity somewhere in here, I’m giving away all my published books as e-books to whoever … Continue reading →

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And Now The Weather, By Lothian Buses

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: RichardWalter The rain is back. Summer is over. I knew it was raining heavily because Lothian Buses were running late yesterday morning; the two often go hand in hand. I could feel the waves of precipitation soaking through my … Continue reading →

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Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: TampaBay While perusing the pages of the electronic version of The Guardian yesterday lunchtime, I was delighted to discover that this very blog was highlighted for its Edinburgh Book Festival coverage in their Edinburgh Today supplement. This isn’t the … Continue reading →

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No Sign Of The Seven Year Itch

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Unknown Day 2 of the Edinburgh Book Festival and my first full day in the Square. The weather, as it did on Saturday, started off cool and overcast but by lunchtime it was sunny and very warm ,perfect weather … Continue reading →

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Pit Stop

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: TRF1 I started to feel quite run down towards the end of last week and after my last blog post on Saturday felt really quite rubbish. So I downed tools and took a pit stop, a little time out … Continue reading →

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Shorts And Shades

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: RJ Bejil I was a bit of a pig at work yesterday. After indulging in a black pudding and fried egg roll for breakfast, I then proceeded to eat a jumbo hot dog with BBQ onions and chips for … Continue reading →

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