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I’m Back and with Book News Galore
Image: JT Lindroos Hello again an welcome back to Freedom from the Mundane, the daily writing blog I have been keeping up since sometime in 2004. My blogging record since 2012 began has been dismal. In fact, I’ve not blogged … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Websites, Writing
Tagged Blogging, book news, Chas Stramash, crime, eBooks, Fiction, GDR, Greener is the Grass, Penicuik Arts Festival, poems, Poetry, Reading, readings, Slick, thriller, Website, Writing
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Fighting Back Against the Fare Dodgers
Image: The List TIME Newsfeed summed it up perfectly: if you ever find yourself on a Scottish train without a ticket, don’t even think about trying to sneak a free ride. The video in this article (which has now caused … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Fiction, Scotland, Travel, Websites, Writing
Tagged Books, Christmas, Coffee, Day Job, eBooks, fare dodgers, feedback, Fiction, free, giveaway, Internet, novel, novella, online, readers, Reading, Scottish, Shopping, Slick, Time magazine, Time Newsfeed, trains, Website
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The Dawning of a New Era
Image: Kameron Lombard To quote The Specials, this weekend marked what can only be described for me as the dawning of a new era. New Website I launched my new website, chopping off all the unnecessary clutter and focussing the … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Websites, Writing
Tagged Baccara Burning, Books, Chas Stramash, crime fiction, Dawning of a New Era, eBooks, Facebook, feeds, Fiction, free, giveaway, iTunes, paranormal fiction, podcasts, Poetry, Reading, RSS, soundcloud, Website, Writing
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The New Website is Go!
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Launch Date Announced
Image: HimHo I could hardly keep my eyes open at the day job yesterday. I was so tired I just wanted to do my work quietly and without interruption. Unfortunately, my position doesn’t entail that to be possible so I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Video, Websites, Writing
Tagged Amazon, chapbooks, coffee shop, eBooks, Edinburgh, grumpy, insomnia, Kindle, launch day, Leith, Lulu, Mac, media, pen name, poems, Poetry, Portobello, pseudonym, Sleep, Video, web development, Website, YouTube
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Hunting for Website Ideas
Image: Unknown I was a bit of a waste of space yesterday. I didn’t get much done in the morning at all, lunch was spent eating, and I was so lethargic come the evening, I switched tactics away from writing … Continue reading
Posted in Books, eBooks, Editorial Comment, Websites, Writing
Tagged blackboards, Books, Captain Blackheart, eBooks, Google, Google Books, Internet, racism, readers, sales, schools, web design, web hits, Website
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The Grindstone Grinds
Image: chestofbooks.com Long day back at the grindstone yesterday. I went in for 8am planning to take a long lunch and get away early, but neither happened. I suppose, looking back, it was as good a way as any to … Continue reading
Tearing Off Tights With My Teeth
Image: Khali Darasu I haven’t slept well for the past three nights. In fact, I’ve hardly slept at all. When I do finally get to sleep, I feel it’s been such a struggle to get there that when I wake … Continue reading →