Freedom From The Mundane

Image: Ed Fest Guide

Finally, it is here. The 2010 Edinburgh International Book Festival will begin in a little under two hours, and in a little under three my first of over thirty events shall begin. Between today and August 30th, I’ll be treading the famous boards in the Charlotte Square village for all but four [...]

August 14th, 2010 | Tags: Allan Brown, authors, Books, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh Book Festival, GDR's, Goals Dreams and Resolutions, literature, Philip Pullman, poets, Reading, writers, Writing | Category: Books, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing, Writing Process | Comments (2)

Image: British Council

I logged on to the Edinburgh Book Festival website first thing yesterday morning, but my hopes of an early scan of the 2010 events programme was dashed when I found out it was a 12 noon launch. I had to wait. It was tortuous.
Eventually the EBF launch press release was announced and by [...]

June 18th, 2010 | Tags: Amazon, America, authors, book sales, Books, chapbooks, Charlotte Square, Clark's Bar, e-books, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Family, Fringe Fantastic, Gail Galbraith, Kindle, lager, parents, Paul Auster, Photography, pint, Poetry, poets, Poolside Poetry, promotion code, royalties, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.2, special offer, U.S.A., weekend, writers | Category: Books, Day Job, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Family, Fiction, Photography, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Sport, Writing, Writing Process | Comments (2)

Image: WikiMedia

As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve rethought and realigned some of my goals for this year. I’ve made the adjustments necessary, and now, I announce them here:
Adjusted Goals for 2009
1-Have a major piece of fiction accepted for publication. (Done; STELLA)
2-Complete and submit one fully drafted novel or novella.
3-Write one new novel or novella
4-Write one new [...]

August 20th, 2009 | Tags: authors, book signing, Books, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fiction, GDR's, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Twitter, William McIlvanney, Writing, writing goals | Category: Books, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing, Writing Process | Comments (1)

Image: Eternal Press/Cate Masters

Today, I’m delighted to welcome fellow Eternal Press author and romance writer, Cate Masters, to Freedom from the Mundane.
Cate’s short stories and flash fiction has appeared at Eternal Press (2009), Wild Child Publishing (2009), Freya’s Bower (2009), Shadowfire Press (2009), The Battered Suitcase (2008), The Wild Rose Press (2008), A Long Story [...]

June 26th, 2009 | Tags: authors, book giveaway, Books, Cate Masters, competition, e-books, Eternal Press, Fiction, Interviews, One Soul For Sale, paranormal fiction, Reading, Writing | Category: Books, Fiction, Interviews, Reading | Comments (4)

Image: Ian Wilson

This morning when I let for the work the moon was full and falling through the sky with only a few wisps of cloud training in front of it. It was very atmospheric, but more amazingly, I realised that one of the themes that runs through Stella is the moon. So I find [...]

February 10th, 2009 | Tags: Auster, authors, book deal, Books, contracts, Fiction, McDermid, McIlvanney, PD James, Publishing and Marketing, Rankin, Reading, Stella | Category: Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing Process | Comments (2)