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Tag Archives: Val McDermid
Day 6 at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image: Porto & Fi I started my day off at the coffee shop, easing my way into what I knew would be a long one. I sat with a large cappuccino and read (electronically) more of Andrew Raymond Drennan’s The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Reading
Tagged Andrew Raymond Drennan, Apple, blepharospasm, blindness, bloggers, Blogging, Book Festival, Books, Candia McWilliam, Charlotte Square, City of Literature, computer, Day Job, Diane Parkin, EdBookFest, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Iain Banks, iMac, John Byrne, Reading, Shereen Nanjiani, Simon Hoggart, The Guardian, Val McDermid, writers
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I Fancy Holland
Image: Jan Ramroth I found myself on the bus going through Edinburgh at the unfeasibly early time of 6:30am yesterday morning. I was to spend the day working in an unfamiliar building on the other side of Edinburgh and it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Reading, Sport, Travel, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, Books, buses, Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, fiction competitions, Football, Holiday, Holland, Netherlands, poetry competitions, Portugal, Reading, Sleep, soccer, Travel, Val McDermid, weekend, World Cup, World Cup Final, Writing
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The Publishing Cycle
Image: Franklin Regional Middle School The advent of yet more school holidays has seen me working my day job mornings from home this week. Honestly, the amount of holidays kids in Edinburgh get leads me to conclude why a large … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged acceptances, Anthology, Books, Day Job, e-zines, Edinburgh, education, lit-zines, magazines, novels, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, publishing cycle, Ranfurly Review, Reading, rejections, school holidays, Scruffy Dog Review, Submissions, Val McDermid
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Keeping Balanced
Image: Metal Minnie I felt much better yesterday morning. I‘d got a great sleep the night before and was into work bright and early. Working early means I seem to get more done; less distractions and people sapping my time. … Continue reading
Day 2 At The Edinburgh Book Festival
My second day at the festival brought a contrast of learning and some great ideas to incorporate into my own writing process. I attended a workshop on self-publishing and then followed that up with a highly entertaining hour with Val … Continue reading
Freedom from the Mundane 
Always The Innocents
Image: Brainstorm A bad day in Cumbria. 12 people dead and 25 injured by a coward who went on the rampage with a gun. As soon as I heard something was happening, and at the point only 3 were dead, … Continue reading →