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Weekly Photo Challenge – Fresh

Due to the nice weather we’ve been having, a lot of people have been posting pictures of icy drinks for this week’s photo prompt.  I considered adding a gin and tonic to the list, but opted to go with something a bit more representative of life at the moment (more’s the pity..).  Y’see reader, the first thing I am faced with of a morning is this: a fresh page in my notebook, waiting to be filled with more of the rewrite of book 7 I’ve been ploughing through.

IMG_0750This is the sort of rewrite that has changed almost everything – focus, plot, gender of the main protagonist… you name it, I’ve changed it.  In a lot of ways it’s been like starting from scratch – afresh, if you want to labour the point a little more.  Still, I’m optimistic the story will come out of the process fitter, happier and more productive.  And if not, guess I’ll crack into the gin.

Think Before You Write

IMG_0691I recently made a vow to start drafting things longhand.

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Celebration of Iain Banks

Iain 3In my line of work, people occasionally send me press releases about interesting booky things that are occurring.  I received such a missive yesterday from the Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust on the subject of a season of events celebrating Iain Banks.

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Storytelling Lessons I’ve Learned From ABBA

AbbaMusic is a way of telling stories, and so it stands to reason that you can learn a thing or two about storytelling from music.  Nowhere is this more evident than in the words of Swedish pop band, Abba.  Here are three things they have taught me.

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What’s In A Name

Last weekend I did some writing in a coffee shop, as is the style of Edinburgh based persons with an interest in penning fiction for children.

Story I am working on in blue.

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Health Warning For Writers

Writing is a pretty sedentary activity, which is problematic because apparently this leads to IMMINENT DEATH (much like everything else in the world – let’s face it, everybody dies. Still, I will endeavour to address this sensibly..).

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