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What would you take with you if you had to leave your home, knowing that you would never return?

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I’m sure you know about Hurricane Sandy and the devastation she is causing. It must be awful for anyone caught up in it. Without trivialising the catastrophe, I thought I’d point you to the Brain Pickings website, which has pictures … Continue reading →

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guess the nationality of the man playing the accordion on the beach?

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Can you guess the nationality of the man playing the accordion? Yes? Post your answer below and you may win a copy of my latest crime  thriller, Food of Ghosts. (At the end of every month the names of all … Continue reading →

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do men read crime fiction?

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I had an author event at Wester Hailes Library here in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening and for the first time EVER since I’ve been doing author events (two years now), the audience was all men. Incredible!  Usually there are only … Continue reading →

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Mind maps made easy and dancing!

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You may remember a post a few weeks ago about an ex-writingclasses student, Wendy, who’s just started publishing her short stories in magazines. On her blog post today she takes about a new “mind mapping” app for iPad/ iPhone and  iPod touch … Continue reading →

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mum’s house in Wlén before and 90 years after (last pictures from Poland)

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It’s two years since The Blue Suitcase was published. When I checked on the Amazon Kindle chart a couple of minutes ago it was listed 32 –  I (still) don’t know how to do a screen shot: Average Customer Review: 4.8 out … Continue reading →

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gnomes as you’ve never seen them before (wroclaw continued …)

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If you remember a few posts ago I talked about The Anonymous Passers-by and my visit to Wroclaw in Silesia, Poland. And for no reason other than Wroclaw is a lovely place, here are some more photos from my Wroclaw visit. One … Continue reading →

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sunshine on The Blue Suitcase:)

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I apologise now for this unashamed boasting but on Sunday I got TWO wonderful reviews for The Blue Suitcase. And the reviews couldn’t have come at  a better time. Why? Well, the thing about us writers, is that we are … Continue reading →

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Books, Tunnock’s Carmel Wafers, fish and chips and a glass of rosé – Ratho Library is my dream library!

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If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that last week I visited Stockbridge Library and chatted to the Stockbridge library book groups about The Blue Suitcase and my new novel Food of Ghosts. It was a lovely evening. What you … Continue reading →

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Shaken, not stirred: Global James Bond Day!

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Hello All the film company behind the 007 franchise has designated today Global James Bond Day – as you do! This started me thinking about films adapted from books and how, after watching and enjoying the Bond films, I tried to read a … Continue reading →

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Stockbridge Library event :)

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A big thanks to Stockbridge Library book groups for being such a great audience and for making yesterday’s event such a success.  

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