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The Truth About Lies

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.

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  • Beckett's voice

    Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 18:12 in , global village, recording, voice

    Like George Orwell before him, Samuel Beckett had a strong aversion to being filmed or even having his voice recorded. Although he was nothing less than magnanimous in his own cantankerous way with his first biographer, Deirdre Bair, he did draw the ...

  • Novel-looking word clouds

    Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 09:25 in

    One of the sites I frequent is Baroque in Hackney. Our Katy has just got a new book of poems out called Me and the Dead and she thought it might be a good idea to reduce it to a word cloud. Now call me a copycat if you will but I couldn't resist the ...

  • A genre-defying blog

    Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 03:39 in , magic realism, slipstream, writing

    Reality is above all else a variable and nobody is qualified to say that he or she knows exactly what it is. As a matter of fact, with a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality which did not exist before. —Margaret HalseyThe hard...

  • Under Control

    Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 03:04 in , mark mcnay, writing

    A few weeks ago, and a year late, I posted a review of Mark McNay's debut novel, Fresh, and I had no problem recommending the book. So you can imagine my delight when an advance copy of his second novel, Under Control, dropped though my letterbox a f...

  • Aggie and Shuggie 4

    Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 04:08 in , book review, scottish writing

    Maggie:  Ma! C'mere, Ma.Aggie:   Whit is it? Ah'm tryin t fix yer faither's tea.Maggie:   Huv ye seen these new reviews af Unca Jim's book?Aggie:   Does yer da know yer usin his comptuta?Maggie:   Ah wis daen skulwork.Aggie...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 10.00 out of a possible 10 based on 6 comments.

robertstevenson

Dr. Rob Said:

I love your writing. Glasgow seems wonderful. I lived in Nottingham but never made it to Scotland. I look forward to your next post.

Rating: 10 | Posted: Monday May 19th, 2008 at 17:17 | More Reviews From robertstevenson | Report This Comment

Felixmartin

Ken Armstrong Said:

Up there with the very best writing blogs I have found.

Jim's posts are highly informed, intelligent and humane.

Rating: 10 | Posted: Sunday April 20th, 2008 at 13:30 | More Reviews From Felixmartin | Report This Comment

kebelle

kebelle Said:

You have a very helpful site for a newbie in the writing world like me.

Rating: 10 | Posted: Friday February 22nd, 2008 at 20:36 | More Reviews From kebelle | Report This Comment

jimmurdoch

Jim Murdoch Said:

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

Rating: 10 | Posted: Thursday January 24th, 2008 at 14:55 | More Reviews From jimmurdoch | Report This Comment

BTCassidy

BT Cassidy Said:

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.

Rating: 10 | Posted: Wednesday January 23rd, 2008 at 17:54 | More Reviews From BTCassidy | Report This Comment

DiamondVVV1

DiamondVVV1 Said:

Great blog!

Rating: 10 | Posted: Saturday November 24th, 2007 at 18:24 | More Reviews From DiamondVVV1 | Report This Comment

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