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.
Blog Detail
The Truth About Lies
http://jim-murdoch.blogspot.com/
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.
- Added on: Nov 16th, 2007
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Jim Murdoch
- Listed in: Writing Fiction
- Tags: books poetry fiction literature stories language
Recent Posts
This post is bluey-green and tastes minty fresh
I've just had a couple of poems accepted by Ink, Sweat and Tears. If you'd be so kind as to click on this link and have a wee read at them I would be most grateful. I'll wait. Good. Now, let me tell you something about them: Truth's L...
An interview with Ani Smith
There are a lot of different blogs that I subscribe to. Some are by seasoned (i.e. older) writers like Dick Jones or Reyes Cardenas, others are by comparative youngsters like Marion McCready or Colin McGuire. When you compare these it’s ha...
Winged with Death
Other music exists to heal wounds; but the tango when sung and played is for the purpose of opening them, for the purpose of sticking you finger in the wound and to tear them until they bleed – Unknown If you're like me probably all y...
What passes for normal service will be resumed... whenever
So, here's the deal, I'm not actually writing this post. Correction, I am actually writing this post, I'm just not actually typing this post. My good wife (of whom I can say nothing wrong) is actually typing this for me, the reason being I am lying f...
The Optimist
Ooooooo K. Let’s get a couple of things straight here before we start. I would never have brought this book in a month of Sundays. Had I seen it lying on one of the 3 for 2 tables in Waterstones I wouldn’t have given it a second glance. ...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 7 comments.
Ken Armstrong
Up there with the very best writing blogs I have found.
Jim's posts are highly informed, intelligent and humane.
kebelle
You have a very helpful site for a newbie in the writing world like me.
Jim Murdoch
Hey, 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 Cassidy
Jim’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.
DiamondVVV1
Great blog!
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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