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End of an era 11 May 2013 | 06:53 pm
It's been a while since I posted here, as I've gone through some very sad personal events which have shaken everything up, and not for the better. Taking deep breaths, and moving on. I've decided to ...
January writing: a visual guide 11 Feb 2013 | 01:54 pm
A flock of owls. May be a wisdom, I won't know until I re-read...
Operation Tidy Desk 2013 8 Jan 2013 | 01:46 am
It's not just every January that I want to scream at myself for the terrible mess of my writing desk, but every Monday. Spent a good amount of time at the weekend trying to making it a nicer place to...
Something new for 2013 5 Jan 2013 | 09:45 pm
A stamp in the calendar by my desk for every day I do some creative writing. This little guy is very lonely at the moment...
100 books in 2012: my top ten reads 31 Dec 2012 | 04:42 pm
In January I set myself the challenge of reading 100 books in 2012. I'm a fast reader, and an avid one, so it's not really a challenge, but between my rather bad eyes and lack of time I knew it would ...
Shortlisted for New Writers Awards 2012 29 Dec 2012 | 04:15 pm
A few months back, I decided to bite the bullet and apply for the New Writers Awards from the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Scotland. I have wanted to apply for the Awards for the last few years, ...
Wigtown Book Festival 2012 14 Oct 2012 | 07:35 pm
My boyfriend and I went to the Wigtown Book Festival a couple of weeks ago. We actually camped for the first time as adults, and were treated to two nights of wind and one of rather intense rain. It w...
An Evening With Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer 19 Aug 2012 | 11:58 pm
A week ago I went to see 'An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer' at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh. It was, as fans of either artist will be sure, a wonderful night, in what is probably my favo...
The League of Extraordinary Booklovers 10 Aug 2012 | 01:45 am
Scottish Book Trust is looking for people who can share a passion and knowledge of books (via email or Twitter) during the first Book Week Scotland (26 November – 2 December 2012). Members of 'The Le...
On new projects (or rewriting) 5 Jul 2012 | 12:30 am
Back in November 2008 (Four years ago?! How?) I wrote a novel called The Fractured Few for Nanowrimo. By the end of the month, I'd written over 50,00 words, invested a lot of time and energy, but was...
