Tag Archives: books

Google searches this week…

Posted on October 9, 2020 by

The internet is a blessing when you’re writing a book. I often wonder how writers managed before the www was part of daily life. For your main research, it’s usually more helpful to go and look at whatever you need … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, Scotland, The Writing Life | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

The ‘Q’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on October 4, 2020 by

First of all, apologies for the somewhat homemade appearance of the blog this week; the new WordPress block editor has arrived and I can’t get the classic version back. (If anyone has an idiot’s guide to the new version, please … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The ‘D’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

This is an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting 26 books in 26 days, each title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry, I’m planning on taking around 26 months to get … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Ready for a day with a good book?

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

Now that the weather has turned into something we can enjoy, sitting out on the balcony with a cold drink and a great book, how about stocking up your kindle with a few summer(ish) reads? I joined in a version … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

2017 – the best of times and the worst of times… (a minimalist’s version)

Posted on December 31, 2017 by

Another year bites the dust, and like most years, 2017 had its ups and downs. Here are a few of mine: Best decision – turning some of my old magazine stories into a charity anthology for a year. All profits made … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland, The Writing Life | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

If wishes were horses…

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

When I was a child, my greatest wish was to own a pony. Unfortunately, we lived in the middle of Glasgow, and a pony would have decimated the family finances anyway. I had to make do with a budgie, and … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, The Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Book Lovers’ Tag… (followed by very exciting book news)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

Here’s a fun Q&A idea I saw recently on Shelley Wilson’s blog. Below are my reading habits, good ones, bad ones, and downright ugly ones. What are yours? Do you have a specific place for reading? In trains, in bed, … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

The A B C of writing a book… (only slightly tongue-in-cheek)

Posted on February 7, 2016 by

Please note, this is not a list of instructions – that needs no A B C. To write a book, ‘all’ you need to do, according to a cartoon doing the rounds on social media, is: Sit. Stay. Write. This … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Your name in books…

Posted on October 3, 2015 by

Can you spell your name in books? This is a fun blog game I came across last week, when I was catching up with things after my break in Scotland. It had me wandering round my bookcases looking for titles … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , , | 25 Comments

New home, old books…

Posted on April 19, 2015 by

We’ve arrived, we’re here in the new flat, most of the boxes are unpacked and even the bookshelves are beginning to take shape. I’m going in for a different kind of book organisation in this flat. What you see here … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, moving house | Tagged , , , ,