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Reading Other Author’s Books
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
A fellow author, Rose Montague, author of Jade, posted an open query yesterday on one of her social media pages concerning reading other writer’s material. Since making a brief post on that thread yesterday I’ve been giving the matter some additional thought. Let’s start off with a…
…as a quill-scraper, are yeez an Author?… are yeez a Voice?… are yeez a Brand?… yes!… yes!… and yes!…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…in some of the science fiction movies, yer heroes and heroines are often endowed with the ability to clone themselves… to be more than one thing at the one time… to be in more than one location at the one time… and as yeez sat there in the cinema kids’…
…of shampoos, hair conditioners and mobile phones…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…I remember with a smile, some years ago, watching an episode of the David Letterman Show… in the course of his monologue he told the audience of his experience that morning in the shower… when he had finished his morning ritual, he realised that he had used the hair conditioner…
…look who yeez have coming to dinner…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…I’m getting fascinating feedback from this posting I threw on to Facebook this morning: …here’s a wee bit of Facebook distraction for yeez (as if we need any more, right!)… imagine yerself as the host or hostess at a dinner party where you are able to invite twelve other real…
…Reviews for Authors… yeez can hear we scribblers sing it, ‘You Are So Beautiful To Me’…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…most self-respecting quill-scrapers worth the label will admit it’s nice to have sales… yer bills have to be paid… yer candles for the virtually-lit garret have to be bought… that sneaky wee thing called ‘Life’ sum’times requires income… moolah… folding stuff… squiggles on the credit side of yer bank account……
…my first paid honest day’s work… I was nine years old…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…when yeez become a quill-scraper, lots of people are genuinely interested to know from where yeez conjure up yer characters… for this ol’ Jurassic, a simple delve back into my formative youth in Docklands Govan in Glasgow provides a mix of many colourful personalities… our family lived on the ground…
…it’s deja vu, all over again, Mabel… when yeez need a friend…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…this ol’ Jurassic’s been around long enuff to believe in the truism that plenty of us can have hundreds of acquaintances, maybe even more for the ultra-gregarious among us… but few in our midst have more than a handful or two of enduring friendships … the kind of bonding unblemished…
…that Penelope Dreadfulle woman from Blackfriars Courant has pegged my character hero, Jack Calder in an interview… WURLD exclusive…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…Jack..Jack… how could yeez let yer guard down to talk to Ms Dreadfulle about herself… yes, yes… I know she’s got her ‘ways’….but, ye’ve got yer image to think of, man… here’s what the woman wrote on her web page, http://blackfriarscourant.wordpress.com : Exclusive Interview with Jack Calder of International Security…
Hand of Fire By Judith Starkston Review and Info
Originally posted on readful things blog:
Blurb: The Trojan War threatens Troy’s allies and the Greek supply raids spread. A young healing priestess, designated as future queen, must defend her city against both divine anger and invading Greeks. She finds strength in visions of a handsome warrior god. Will that be enough when the half-immortal…
Botticelli’s Bastard
Originally posted on readful things blog:
Botticelli’s Bastard by Stephen Maitland-Lewis Art restorer Giovanni Fabrizzi is haunted by an unsigned renaissance portrait. Obsessed to learn the truth of its origin, he becomes increasingly convinced the painting could be the work of one of history’s greatest artists, which if true, would catapult its value to the…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 