Category: Writing

• A- Z CHALLENGE 2021 – THEME REVEAL

  

  This year, for the month of April, I will be taking part in the A to Z Challenge for bloggers. The challenge is to post a blog everyday through April on a particular theme. This year my theme will be an A to Z guide to my trilogy of novels, ‘The State Trilogy’, covering topics…

  Iain Kelly

  08/03/2021

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Literature, Writing

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• THE STATE TRILOGY: COMPLETE COLLECTION – NOW AVAILABLE

  For those who follow my blog who might be interested in reading my novels, I’m delighted to announce that The State Trilogy is now available in one complete volume exclusively from Amazon. The State Trilogy: Complete Collection brings together the novels A Justified State, State Of Denial and State Of War in both Amazon Kindle…

  Iain Kelly

  01/03/2021

  Books, creative writing, Fiction, Literature, novel, Publishing, Writing

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• ADVERTISEMENT

  

  Only 11 words allowed this week, so not really a story! This week my story collection is free to possess from Amazon. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Possess. Click on the link to read more stories by other writers. Get ‘Collected Sketches’ for free for the next few days…

  Iain Kelly

  13/02/2021

  Books, sammiscribbles, weekend writing prompt, Writing

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• BOOK REVIEW: THE TEARS OF BOABDIL by NEIL MacDONALD

  

  The Blurb: Vince is an accomplished liar and undercover Special Branch agent. Truth, for him, is the story we tell. Sworn to his country, committed to his work, he takes on a new mission – masquerading as an Islamic convert to infiltrate a British Jihadi group. There, he meets the beautiful sister of the leaders…

  Iain Kelly

  23/01/2021

  book review, creative writing, Literature, Review, Writing

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• THAT UNFAMILIAR FEELING

  

  It’s hard to describe what it is like to be a football supporter of the Scottish National team. Most of the time it is a painful experience. It’s not that we’re bad at football. We invented the game and played in the first ever international match against England. We’ve had some great teams and great…

  Iain Kelly

  13/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Non-fiction, Short Story, Writing

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