Blàs of the Highlands – Ceitidh HuttonBlàs of the Highlands – Ceitidh Hutton
Blàs of the Highlands is set on the stunning North Coast 500 in the Scottish Highlands. It follows Stroma and her friends throughout the year of the return of Auntie
Category: Writing
Book Launch Event – Child of the EarthBook Launch Event – Child of the Earth
Crowvus are a small indie publisher based in Wick, in the far north Scottish Highlands, who publish their own books, run writing competitions and offer support for other indie authors.
Poetry is a bit like bread makingPoetry is a bit like bread making
It has a mystique surrounding it. It has a reputation for being ‘hard’. Think T S Elliot, maybe, or whoever it was you ‘hated’ at school, where poetry was often
StorytellingStorytelling
I am privileged to know a lot of creative people: writers, artists, musicians and makers of all sorts. My belief is that we are fundamentally creative beings, and predominantly
A Day Out at the Edinburgh International Book FestivalA Day Out at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a lively and eclectic mix of books and people. All sorts of people; all sorts of books. I was fortunate to be able to
Poetry instead of TeaPoetry instead of Tea
Today there was poetry in the afternoon, instead of tea. The instigator of the Poetry in Motion group, Clio Gray (author and library assistant at Tain library), read from Gerald
A Greater FearA Greater Fear
I fear Alzheimer’s more than cancer, or more accurately, any form of dementia: a disease that can rob me of my abilities and ultimately my mind itself – my life
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…
I would like to think that the 25 comments in my queue contain an element of interaction; that somewhere, if I look hard enough, there will be a word of
“Born to Sing: No Plan B”“Born to Sing: No Plan B”
I’m a life-long Van – ‘The Man’ – Morrison fan, and his current album, due for release on October 1st, doesn’t look like changing that, with its classy mix
A Writing LifeA Writing Life
I’ve been meaning to write something about writing for a long time, but every time I start I’m crippled by gnawing self-doubt: what do I have to say about writing?