Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Jan 25, 2018
- 3 min
Artist in Residence - a new year and a new blog!
Happy 2018 everyone! As many Glasgow Gallerina fans will know (come on, there must be a couple of you!) my Diary of a Novel blog is where...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Jan 16, 2018
- 2 min
Dear Edward, it's over: an open letter to British Vogue
Dear Edward, I respect you greatly, and I respect Vogue too. The magazine means a lot to me: in 2016 I was honoured to be one of nine...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Dec 24, 2017
- 10 min
Christmas Eve: A Short Story
The stolen coins in her pocket sit awkwardly against her hipbone. Kit feels their bulk at her side with every step she takes: their...
Kirsten
- Dec 10, 2017
- 3 min
It's beginning to look a lot like ... the last blog post of 2017!
A short and sweet post this time - perfect (I hope!) for the festive season! I'd like to start by saying a huge thank you to everyone who...
Kirsten (with guest blogger Sara McQueen)
- Nov 30, 2017
- 8 min
Feel the Fear and Write it Anyway: Addressing Anxiety in Fiction
Anxiety has been a feature of several periods throughout my life, and I’m not alone. Studies report that anxiety disorders (an umbrella...
Glasgow Gallerina
- Nov 6, 2017
- 4 min
Thinking Creatively about Creativity (with a little help from Hamilton!)
To quote Hamilton – a musical I have listened to on loop to such an extent that my collie Gypsy now barks along in tune! – ‘every...
Glasgow Gallerina
- Oct 20, 2017
- 4 min
Thimbles of Bravery: Art, Animals and the Act of Creating Character
One of my favourite modern works of fiction is The Goldfinch, a Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Donna Tartt. With art and animals...
Glasgow Gallerina
- Oct 6, 2017
- 5 min
To Thine Own Self Be True: how autobiographical can a novel be?
‘What’s it about?’ That is the first question a person will ask when you tell them that you’re writing a novel. Of course, many writers...