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Grrr. Arrgh.
Here’s a teeny bite-size review, for a teeny bite-size book. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been...
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Boo!
Wooohoooo! Boom! 109k done and dusted. My Nano draft will now be tucked away for a month to fester and grow tentacles and do all the things bad Nano drafts do. Soooo for May I’ll be writing a new...
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Spooky Shadows
Food! Avocado and tomato on toast. Bit of salt, bit of pepper, bit of nom. I’m cracking on with my new WIP (I’m frantically writing this post in between write club sprints!) and have a stack of new...
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Floppy Bear
Sometimes one has an urge to eat cupcakes. But more often than not, one has no urge to actually make the cupcakes. Therefore one must call upon the Boyfriend, and hand him the recipe for knobbly...
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We Come In Peace
Mmm… granola. Yesterday the sun was out, and I enjoyed breakfast in the Meadows. I also wandered through a couple of old Kirkyards here in Edinburgh. I swear, the air was colder… I’m going to see...
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Into Darkness
So, Star Trek. If you want a review that’s looking for faults because this film has enjoyed so much hype, then you’ve come to the wrong place (I suggest the broadsheets). If you want a review that’s...
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An Award!
Ooo, shiny! Let’s start with a MASSIVE thank you to the lovely http://booksteame.com/2013/05/09/very-inspiring-blog-award/ for nominating me. Head over there for your book-review needs. Okay, so...
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Scrivenerlicious
Dear Sunshine, I miss you terribly. Please visit… I need you; my life Is cold and dark without you. I know it’s a lot to ask, what with it being MAY and all, but if you can find the time in your...
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Auld Cynic
I’m back from my London jaunt, which was all very jolly. Once I find my camera lead I’ll upload a few pics. But first: a review. Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than...
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Chickatito
Roast Chickpeas – the perfect afternoon snack. Like any normal person, I’m often on the search for a nibble around the 3pm mark. Lunch and tea are equally far away, and my belly needs filling. It’s...
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Fire in the Disco
Finally, here are a few snaps from last week’s London trip. Here’s the Globe, home to that rather successful playwright. Tower Bridge, taken from the Tower of London. Despite the sky-high entrance...
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Bring-a-ling
Source: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/connect/events/gifted-edinburgh-book-sculptures-tour-2012-0 I just finished the cutest book ever, about a secret artist who left a series of gorgeous...
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Brucie Bonus
Exciting thing number one: I have a new bit of bling. Exciting thing number two: I bought my bling with Christmas money I found in my drawer. Score! Exciting thing number three: I just baked a healthy...
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Here Comes the Bride
Ooft. Yesterday was what we call a ‘belter’ of a day. I have obligatory sunburn, but it’s not too bad (a wee rosy forearm; a wee scarlet shoulder…) It’s June, summer finally seems to be arising from...
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Merlin’s Beard
Phew. Glad to report the wedding was nothing like a wedding from Game of Thrones, and was in fact very lovely and beautiful and SUNNY! Good grief – we were all in shock. Sunshine? In summer? In...
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Whoozy Woozy
Who’s/Whose Let’s go over the difference. Who’s is the contracted version of who is/who has (for a chat about apostrophes – see here: http://camitchell.net/2012/12/11/apostrofuffle/) Whose is a...
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Sterling Stirling
Argh! WordPress has gone all weird. Apologies if rogue elements make their way into this post… I’m deeply unsettled by the new colour scheme on my blog’s dashboard. It’s like when Facebook introduced...
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I Am Saaaiiling
The shortlist for the Scottish Children’s Book Award was announced earlier this week. Naturally I had a peek and one of the YA nominees caught my eye. When Dylan emerges from the wreckage of a train...
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Bendy Bits
I’ve found something really cool – a free, 30 day yoga challenge with short, daily workouts. I did my first this morning and feel all bendy and floppy and at peace with the world. Anyone who sits at...
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Excitement!
New favourite search that brought someone to my blog: how to write woo hoo for excitement To whoever searched this, I WANT TO MEET YOU! I want to read what you are writing. I want to read the...
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