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Grab My Books For Free Today Only!

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I’ve been unable to blog the last few days. Guess why? I have discovered the source of the recent problems with my home PC’s Windows Operating System. It appears that under most conditions, running the disk defragmenter while using MS Vista is a bad idea. I’m not the only one who has had to [...]

May 1st, 2010 | Tags: baking, cakes, cinema, computers, Ewan MacGregor, Family, flix, Football, Free e-books, Kim Cattrall, movies, PC, Pierce Brosnan, Poetry Super Highway, Roman Polansky, Scottish League, sister, SPL, St Mirren, The Ghost, Vista, Windows | Category: Books, Family, Film & TV, I.T., Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Writing | Leave a comment

Why I Write

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In the end I never met my sister yesterday lunchtime—she lost her iPod at work in Glasgow and so never made the train to the Burg until several hours later. By that time I’d been into Leith and back again after a docs appointment. Apple cost me lunch with my sister!
On the way [...]

April 1st, 2010 | Tags: Baccara Burning, Bijou Bistro, Coffee, doctors, Guardian, iPod, Leith, novella, paranormal, sister, Twitter, Writing | Category: Fiction, Leith, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing, Writing Process | Comments (3)

Waiting For Binny

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Nice and early start on Saturday, made all the better with the knowledge it was only day 2 of my extended weekend. One of Gail’s pals had crashed over for the night – their night not ending until after 3am – so I took Laura to her dance lessons and came home, made [...]

March 8th, 2009 | Tags: alcohol, bevy, book cover, Celtic, cover design, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Family, Football, Glasgow, Hangover, Leith, marketing, promotion, Publishing and Marketing, Scottish Cup, sister, St.Mirren, Stella | Category: Family, Fiction, Food, Drink, and Bevvy, Glasgow, Publishing and Marketing, Writing, Writing Process | Comments (1)