Writerly thoughts for the day
It’s remarkable how tiny mistakes have the power to persist in a manuscript that’s so far been rewritten from scratch three times and edited even more often. In…
Month: March 2012
Review: The History Of Pendennis
The History Of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray My rating: 3 of 5 stars The History of Pendennis is the second of Thackeray’s novels that I’ve read, and…
The ice axe as a symbol
This is the Prima ice axe, similar to the one used by pioneering English climber Owen Glynne Jones in his last few years of life. Jones was killed…
The next step
For thirteen years I’ve been attempting to write fiction, from clumsy early attempts at fantasy novels, derivative and lacklustre, to the days when my interest in historical fiction grew and…
First thoughts on the Amazon Kindle
I’ve finally got one! For several years now I’ve been an ebook convert. The tipping point happened in 2007 when, on a trip to the Alps, my brother…
First post in over three years
This blog was established in March 2007, but I last wrote in it on the 10th of February, 2009, to announce the launch of Glencoe Mountaineer. At the time…