Diary of a Novel

Summer Stories: Poetry Slams and Publishing Tales

Hi everyone - what a strange season this has been! I hope that you and yours have been able to stay safe during these challenging times,...

Daffodils so beautiful...

Greetings, everyone, from Glasgow and Grasmere! I hope you enjoy my latest vlog, in which I travel for the first time to the beautiful...

Ellen and Arbor: the big book blog!

Hi everyone! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are (but not too hard - if you’re anything like Miss Gypsy, you won’t want to walk...

Gemini Gems! My Monthly Favourites for June

Hello there, my little Junebugs! Truth be told, I tried to begin this blog in May (and in April too!) I've been so busy polishing up the...

A New Season (and a New Chapter)!

May the force be with you, Gallerina Gang! I'm starting this month with a vlog that technically doesn't have anything to do with my...

Kiltwalk Kirsten!

Hi everyone, I’m a Gallerina full of gratitude today! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who supported my Glasgow Kiltwalk...

February Favourites: What I'm Loving this Month!

Baby, it's cold outside and it's making my Kiltwalk practice sessions that little bit trickier (click the link for more information on my...

That Love is all there is, Is all we know of Love

'That Love is all there is, Is all we know of Love; It is enough, the freight should be Proportioned to the groove.' Happy 2019, Glasgow...

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