Dr. Rob
I love your writing. Glasgow seems wonderful. I lived in Nottingham but never made it to Scotland. I look forward to your next post.
Scottish author Jim Murdoch discusses writing, his own and other authors, and muses at length about his fascination with the perversity of language. Veering from the nostalgic to the acerbic his blog will amuse anyone with a love of language.
Recent PostsWe're not entirely restrictive. We're not . . . conservers of museum pieces. Not at all. — Edward Beckett There is a school of thought (passionately held by many) that holds that it is tantamount to sacrilege to tamper with ...
I have spent my life in conversations with people I have never seen, with people I will never know and I hope to continue until the day I stop breathing. - from Paul Auster's acceptance speech for the Prince of Asturias Prize for Letters I...
I knew very little about Paul Auster when I bought this book. I knew the name. I knew of him and that he was a respected, probably American, author. It was certainly why I picked the book up although I suspect its size – it's only 130 pages long â...
If you were asked to think of a prodigy, who would jump to mind? I would suggest that that list would be topped by Mozart. Wee Wölfi began to play the harpsichord when he was 3. By 5 he was performing publicly and had begun composing. But w...
When God created light, the first shadow was born – tagline to the film Shadow Builder This is a very long review so for those of you reading this in your lunch hour let me cut to the chase. The Master and Margarita can be reaso...
History is nothing but a certain kind of story that people agree to tell each other – J M Coetzee Titles are odd things. How do you decide on a title that will encompass a complete novel? What is the purpose of that title? Is ...
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 7 comments.
Dr. RobI love your writing. Glasgow seems wonderful. I lived in Nottingham but never made it to Scotland. I look forward to your next post.
Ken ArmstrongUp there with the very best writing blogs I have found.
Jim's posts are highly informed, intelligent and humane.
kebelleYou have a very helpful site for a newbie in the writing world like me.
Jim MurdochHey, looks like there's two of us - Scottish blood from Northern Ireland! Interesting Blog. I'll be taking a closer look at your work. My wife and I will publishing our first book this year, very exciting. Stop by my Blog and let me know what you think. I'll be adding to your blog to my Blogroll.
Jim
BT CassidyJim’s posts are insightful and helpful with a courteous tip of the hat toward his own preferences. He presents his view, acknowledged as such while remaining objective and informative- If you write, and want to learn more about writing check this blog regularly.
DiamondVVV1Great blog!
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Great Blog! I'm in St Andrews for a while; there's no better place to be a writer than Scotland.
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