#Scottish Fiction

[cha-mij]

Seriously tempted to write something like Outlander which is less romance, time travel and drama but more a Sharpe/Aubrey-Maturin/Cadfael/Shardlake of the Jacobean era.

Does anyone know of any modern books that already exist so I don't have to write it? 🤣

[miasmablog]

Scottish Fiction / Edwin Morgan It isn't in the mirror It isn't on the page It's a red hearted vibration Pushing through the walls of dark imagination Finding no equation There's a red road rage But it's not road rage It's asylum seekers engulfed by a grudge Scottish friction, Scottish fiction It isn't in the castle It isn't in the mist It's a calling of the waters as they break to show The new black death with reactors aglow You think your security Can keep you in purity You will not shake us off Above or below Scottish friction, Scottish fiction

[anniiieeeelaboratory]

Late night microscopy session fueled by Scottish fiction.

[gregkauffmanstarkeybooks]

"A grave threat has cast a shadow over the Kingdom of Fife. King Artair MacKenna is fearful of an uprising from people who once glorified him as a just and mighty ruler, but who now unfairly view him as a menace and danger to their peaceful way of life. A fierce, undisciplined warrior tribe led by chieftain Toran Taggart wishes to force the King from his throne and replace him with someone they feel is better for their livelihood. MacKenna has no choice but to employ the services of rogue Matheson Underwood and his small army of outlaws to defend him and his castle.It promises to be bloody standoff between the warrior tribe and the savage might of the outlaws. Matheson is a powerful adversary, but Toran has decades of keen battle prowess behind him. Who will win the throne of the Kingdom of Fife?"

Historical fiction involving a questionable land war between rival Scottish clans.

This book is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook formats.

[martyr0l0gy]

seeking recommendations for historical fiction based in urban Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen) with female main characters ! queer/disabled/bipoc rep especially needed ! please help !

[theaskew]

Filth, a novel by Irvine Welsh, 1998. (Jonathan Cape, UK.; W. W. Norton & Company, US)

[jenmedsbookreviews]

The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone

Today I am delighted to share my review of The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone, the second book in the Enceladon series @writerdougj @OrendaBooks @randomthingstours #books #bookreview #thecollapsingwave #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

Oh happy days. This is the book I have really been looking forward to! Today I’m sharing my thoughts on The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone, the second book in his Enceladons series. I loved The Space Between Us and it was one of my very top reads of 2023. My thanks to publisher, Orenda Books, for the advance copy of this book and to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the tour invite. Here’s…

[three-jackdaws]

Pathologist humour

[thegirlwiththelantern]

Book Week Scotland TBR

Book Week is this month and I thought I’d throw together a TBR to mark the occasion. These are all Scottish books – by Scottish authors, or relating to Scotland. I’ve chosen to make a list of seven books but I don’t expect to get through them all. Though it sure is tempting to try. You can read about Book Week here. And you can find the events here. A Gift of the Sea (Tales of Seann Àite #3) by…

[its-suanneschafer-author]

BOOK REVIEW: Anatomy by Dana Schwartz

Anatomy: A Love Story is set in Edinburgh in 1817. Hazel Sinnett is a young woman of seventeen who wants to be a surgeon. Unfortunately, as a member of the upper class, she is destined to marry to provide a rich man an heir, to be pretty, and idle away her life in luxury. She’s known her future fiancé since they were babies but now his kisses leave her unmoved. Still determined to become a…

[ghcstao3]

soap who runs a podcast wherein he’ll explain and discuss complex science processes in a way that doesn’t make learners feel dumb or left out, but also is engaging for more advanced and knowledgeable listeners who are familiar with concepts.

he’ll often have guests, usually fellow science people who maybe have more expertise than him on certain topics, but sometimes he’ll just bring in others to have a better perspective on questions and details someone less science-y might want to know.

one day, a guest has to pull out last minute, so soap asks his boyfriend ghost if he’d like to try out an episode—if he doesn’t like it, soap can just re-record and post something else no problem. but ghost agrees—by osmosis of just being around soap for so long he’s pretty knowledgeable in the realm of science himself, and, really, it’d be a wasted opportunity to hear his boyfriend rant about something he loves for an hour.

everything goes well—episode goes up, and… people are already demanding ghost to return. his deep, rough voice combined with being relatively evenly matched with soap in terms of that day’s concept made for a great listen—though, perhaps the fact that they have great chemistry as a cause of their relationship also plays a part in the episode’s positive reception.

so ghost becomes a semi-regular. he’d hate to impede on soap’s thing entirely, but he doesn’t mind returning every once in a while whenever soap plans on talking about something ghost is familiar enough with. there just seems to be an extra ounce of passion from soap whenever it’s ghost as a guest, though no one’s aware it’s because they’re dating.

[cj-kenobi]

my fill for day 5 of @codywanweek! Scottish mythology (aka a kelpie obi-wan au!)

find the fic here on AO3!

Other days: 1 2 3 4 6 7 8

little bonus art under the cut!

[miasmablog]

Rationale

I chose the poem Scottish Fiction by Edwin Morgan as the focus of my video montage assignment because the album on which it features (The Remote Part by Idlewild) is one of my favourite records of all time.

(Above) Cover artwork for the album The Remote Part by Idlewild. The image is from the film My Way Home (1978), which was provided by the British Film Institute.

The album was released in the summer of 2002, a couple of months prior to the start of my second year of college. It quickly became something of a soundtrack to that gleeful year studying graphic design at Cork Institute of Technology, scoring raucous nights out, panicked deadline marathons, and CD Walkman-fuelled creative explorations.

(Above) At a Coldplay concert in the summer of 2002. Idlewild were the support act. [Photo courtesy Sean Cooney]

The closing track of the album, In Remote Part / Scottish Fiction, features Morgan's poem. It is recited by the poet himself, over a backing track of fiery guitars and ferocious drums which compound the simmering anger of the poem's lyrics and Morgan's delivery.

It is a combination that has always resonated with me; a cacophonous yet hauntingly poetic call-to-arms.

[david-tennant-in-chairs]

As if I need more reasons to adore David, him owning a poodle mix makes this poodle owner so damn happy

[patroclusdefencesquad]

i'm sorry but books that have so much potential in their plot and their characters and their relationships but they throw it all aside in favour of fucking SMUT i hate it i hate it

[ingravinoveritas]

So, for those who haven't had a chance to listen, Georgia recently made an appearance on Blank Podcast, and there was one section of the interview in particular that stood out, which is where she talks about Michael and David and Staged. You can listen to it above, and here is a transcript:

Georgia: "It's very meta, both on screen and off screen. Erm...but we sort of...Michael and David had known each other from Good Omens season one and they got on very well, but they weren't...they weren't "mates." Now they are mates. They are like...yeah. I mean they are...they are very interlinked now forever. For many reasons."

I would encourage folks to listen to the audio, because the text alone honestly does not do it justice. In particular, the specific way Georgia said the word "mates" (especially the second time). What is also interesting is that in the rest of the discussion preceding this, the whole interview flows like a conversation, very naturally. But the moment Georgia starts talking about Staged (and especially Michael and David), her cadence switches abruptly.

It almost seems as if she is carefully choosing her words, trying very hard not to say too much yet seemingly thinking so loudly as to make it noticeable at the same time. We know from past experience that Georgia does not post anything on social media or say anything in interviews haphazardly, so one can just imagine how much she was telling us without telling us anything at all.

Of course, this is pure conjecture and speculation, but between the #mumanddad/"Happy Together" pic and everything else, it most definitely does make you wonder. I hope my followers will listen, however, and let me know what you think...