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Jane Isaac – Before It’s Too Late…
Next week sees the launch of Jane Isaac’s new book Before It’s Too Late. This is Jane’s third book, her second for Legend Press, and it’s set in lovely Stratford upon Avon, England, where Detective Inspector Will Jackman has a … Continue reading
A wedding, a tour, a tiny mistake and a daily deal…
This October’s been a busy month for me. The first item on the agenda was my niece’s wedding in Troon, on the west coast of Scotland. As everyone knows, Scottish weather can be a bit hit or miss, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, The Writing Life
Tagged Books Are My Bag, Legend Press, The Cold Cold Sea, This Little Piggy
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Dear old Glasgow town…
Well, I had a brilliant time in Glasgow launching The Cold Cold Sea. The city was looking great after hosting the Commonwealth Games; flowers everywhere and a really good, energetic atmosphere in the air. I missed the Duke of Wellington … Continue reading
Posted in My books, Scotland, The Writing Life
Tagged Alison Gray, Bea Davenport, launch party, Legend Press, Scotland, The Cold Cold Sea
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PUBLICATION DAY
We are PUBLISHED!!! Today, as well as being Swiss National Day, is the official publication day for me and The Cold Cold Sea! I can’t tell you how much this means to me; The Cold Cold Sea as a project … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Legend Press, publication, The Cold Cold Sea, video trailer, Writing
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The end of the road…
I was thinking about songs last week, ones about roads and journeys. The Long and Winding Road… Leaving on a Jet Plane… Goodbye Yellow Brick Road… Keep Right On to the End of the Road… This last one has been … Continue reading
The Truth Will Out
Big day on April 1st this year – my Legend Press friend and colleague Jane Isaac’s second novel, The Truth Will Out, will be published. A few weeks ago I asked Jane some questions… How did you come to write … Continue reading
This could be a Swiss cow… read on!
Let’s think clichés – you hear ‘Switzerland!’ and you think – what? Chocolate, cheese, snowy mountains… Maybe you think ‘Cuckoo clocks!’ – but they actually originated in the Black Forset region of Germany. Or ‘Lederhosen!’ – but they’re more Bavarian. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, Scotland, travel
Tagged England, haggis, Highland Cows, kilts, Legend Press, London Eye, Scotland, Switzerland
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Everything you’ve always wanted to know about cellars in Switzerland…
And yes, we really do. It’s a legal requirement in Switzerland that each inhabitant must have – within easy reach of his/her home – a nuclear fallout shelter. So today I’d like to invite you on a photo tour of … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, moving house
Tagged cellar, Legend Press, Switzerland, The Cold Cold Sea
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The Cold Cold Sea (2)
Yes – here it is – a new cover! After literally weeks of discussion, trial and error, ‘what-if…’ ‘Could we…’ and ‘Darker – no, lighter…’ – with the Legend Press designers, we eventually came up with the ‘old’ cover a … Continue reading
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Tagged cover design, Legend Press, The Cold Cold Sea
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2013: The best of times and the worst of times…
I thought long and hard about what kind of blog post could possibly do justice to 2013. But there are some things that all the words in the world can’t describe; you have to be there, living the feeling. So … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged 2013, getting published, Legend Press, moving house
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