It would be wrong of me to tell you I blew my budget for July by the twelfth day. What would be more accurate is that I snuck up behind my budget and violently pressed a wad of tissues drenched … Continue reading July Budget – the one before the Book Festival
After you have counted the left-handed, those wearing glasses, calculated the boys to girls ratio and taken bets on who will be the first to ask for more paper and who will leave early, the only things left to do are … Continue reading Confessions of an Invigilator
Wendy MacNaughton is a wonderful artist and I absolutely love this story of the San Francisco Public Library. Keep scrolling down for the whole story. San Francisco Public Library by Wendy MacNaughton Continue reading Wendy MacNaughton
It is not just writers showing their talent at the book festival. The illustrious, multi-coloured, gluten-free Chrisdonia, Scotland’s literary paparazzo is once again official photographer. There are some interesting shots of a grubby man in home-made pants that I want … Continue reading Edinburgh Book Festival
It must be nice to look out over a book festival audience and think, “Well, at least this many people have read me. Everyone sitting in front of me has followed where I led, whatever the details of each personal … Continue reading Interesting and yet bonkers…
Writing the Long Way Around 