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Simon Says!: Britain's Got Talent
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Writing advice for any writers who happen to be passing by! Monday, 1 June 2015. This last week of television has been full of talented hopefuls doing their best to please four judges and millions of television viewers. Whenever I hear the thud of a rejection falling on the doormat (or pinging into my email inbox) I often imagine hearing four loud buzzers going off and four huge red crosses flashing above my head. 1 June 2015 at 22:54. Really its about hard work, isnt it? 2 June 2015 at 09:32. So this is...
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A Breath of Fresh Air From Scotland: March 2011
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A Breath of Fresh Air From Scotland. News From Angus Whitson, Scotsman, Countryman, Writer. Wednesday, 30 March 2011. A good place to live. We're lucky living where we do, on the edge of woodland at the foot of a glen, beside a river and sufficiently far away from any major urban centres for there to be little light pollution of our skies either daytime or night time. It all means that wildlife treats are relatively commonplace. We regularly see four red squirrels fighting over the three peanut feeding s...
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A Breath of Fresh Air From Scotland: Rising from the ashes of good intentions
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A Breath of Fresh Air From Scotland. News From Angus Whitson, Scotsman, Countryman, Writer. Tuesday, 11 January 2011. Rising from the ashes of good intentions. To realise how long it's been since last I blogged. Good intentions expressed last year,. For goodness sake, came to nothing but I'm awash with New Year purpose and 2011 is my year of the blog - so watch this space. 21 January 2011 at 15:53. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Philosophy of keeping dogs. What am I doing?
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Akasha Savage: January 2011
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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." H.P.Lovecraft. Welcome to the Darkside. Join me, Akasha Savage, as I brave the deepest dungeons and scale the misty mountains to achieve my dream: to see my novel Bathory in print. I will take you by the hand and keep you beside me as I cross this uncharted territory. Let us step into the moonlit darkness together. Tuesday, 25 January 2011. Introducing Countess Erzsebet Bathory. My daug...
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Life in Clarity: Recently Read - The Dispatcher
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012. Recently Read - The Dispatcher. The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn. The phone rings. It's your daughter. She's been dead for four months. What I Thought -. I loved this book! It has the feel of a spit on your boots, down and dirty, old American era. A feel I didn't really think I would be able to get in to, but one I found it impossible not to get dragged right down into the grit of. Labels: David Ryan Jahn. 15 May 2012 at 19:22. I was sold from the first two lines of the blurb!
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Notes From the Festival: The sound of Norway
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Notes From the Festival. Read about what's been happening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Tuesday, 13 August 2013. The sound of Norway. Is it really day 4 already? There have been plenty more Book Festival highlights in the last few days including:. Yesterday evening's Jura Unbound when the magnificent Ljodahått brought their intriguing blend of poetry and music all the way from Norway. The moment Sandi Toksvig met the Gruffalo. Cerys Matthews played some open air tunes. Edinburgh City Libr...
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Notes From the Festival: Listen again, first books and photographs
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Notes From the Festival. Read about what's been happening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Wednesday, 21 August 2013. Listen again, first books and photographs. As day 12 draws to a close we look back on the last couple of days (and then look forward too) . We've now published audio recordings of a handful of this year’s events in the Media Gallery our website. Including Baroness Susan Greenfield in conversation with Kirsty Wark. Susan Greenfield talks to Kirsty Wark. The Big Voting Box.
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Notes From the Festival: 08/11/13
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Notes From the Festival. Read about what's been happening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Sunday, 11 August 2013. The perfect beginning and plenty more to come. Wow – what a day we had yesterday! There was dancing and drumming. And books being signed. Jeremy Strong made the audience laugh their socks off. And Salman Rushdie told us that ‘You cannot be a novelist unless you are fully engaged in life’. And that was only day one! Rome-born Niccolò Ammaniti unveils his new novel. Brigadier Davi...
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Notes From the Festival: 08/19/13
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Notes From the Festival. Read about what's been happening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Monday, 19 August 2013. An actor's life, monsters in the Gardens and some very important poetry news. In the last few days we’ve seen…. Revealing quite a lot. Including his thoughts on the Russian winter Olympics and his exciting movie plans for next year. The announcement of a major new poetry competition for young people – the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Interviews with two of our Stripped. Recounts i...
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Notes From the Festival: Stripped kicks off and Independence is in the air
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Notes From the Festival. Read about what's been happening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Thursday, 15 August 2013. Stripped kicks off and Independence is in the air. So, what’s been happening since we last posted? Alasdair Gray set the record straight. Over his ‘settlers and colonists’ comments and revealed why he turned down a knighthood. Our Stripped programme of events. Got underway in fine style with two legendary creators - Chris Ware and Joe Sacco. Still to come…. To celebrate the br...
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