Paula Gilfillan
@paulagilfillan.bsky.social
A published poet & award winning flash fiction writer who shares her life with a rescue cat, and cake. Member of the Society of Authors. Editing a YA dystopian novel, but blogs at murmur-ations.blogspot.com.
Just finished this course with a bunch of lovely and very talented Scotland wide artists. I'm all set to take forward some ideas to create my author brand (look at me, all posh with my corporate speak) and I hope our paths cross again. Thanks to #creativeedinburgh and #dgunlimited.
The Fourth Sister Of Eskrigg has a new home with Crow & Cross Keys literary journal who said, ‘We love poems that feel otherworldly while being linked to real places. This was a delight.’ If you'd like to read, write and roam my poem, please visit my murmur-ating blog below. #murmuringwritewithyou
Murmur-ations
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
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I'm delighted that Crow & Cross Keys has reprinted my poem, The Fourth Sister Of Eskrigg, in their webzine. It was inspired by the oak trees at #eskriggnaturereserve and how nature ultimately takes the old, to make new. Thanks to #LockerbieWriters for supporting me in the development of this poem.
Crow & Cross Keys || SUBS OPEN@crowkeys.bsky.social · 2w agoThe tower is circled by trees. The circle is impenetrable. We're unsure when the trees will let us leave, but luckily, we have excellent poetry to read in the meantime. "The Fourth Sister of Eskrigg" by @paulagilfillan.bsky.social crowcrosskeys.com/2026/09/23/t...
With the third draft of my dystopian novel out to beta readers, I missed writing my blog, but I wanted it to change. What began as a blog about me and my daughter merged into the highs and lows of creative writing. DeckWriting will become Murmur-ations: a blog about reading, writing and roaming.
I am doing financially Quite Badly at the moment! If anyone would like to hire me to write for them, now would be a VERY good time! Drop me an email! Olivergerlach596(@)googlemail(.)com
Oliver Gerlach@olliegerlach.bsky.social · 6mo agoHi #PortfolioDay ! I'm Ollie, and I write comics (and increasingly prose too). I'm very much looking for more comics work! I've written full length OGNs, award winning creator owned shorts, and licensed characters like Red Sonja and Devlin Waugh. Get in touch! Olivergerlach596(@)googlemail(.)com
With the rise in publishing and author impersonation scams, the website below has some great advice. If you're a member of the Society of Authors, they also have a scams guidance note in which this website is hyperlinked too. #WriterBeware
Writer Beware
Shining a small, bright light in a wilderness of writing scams
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@clairerwade.bsky.social can you please add me to the ADCI author pack? Do I need to send any further information to you? Many thanks.
Subvert And Be More Rick: how Rick Astley's desire to subvert his fashion taste, is a lesson for our own creative writing. If you're thinking what the hell, read more in my blog (link below). Cheers me dear. #deckyswritewithyou #RickAstley
Subvert And Be More Rick
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com
My first historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE just hit 1250 reviews & ratings - and it's only 99p on Kindle UK right now! www.amazon.co.uk/City-Vengean... @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
Kingfisher has you guessing until a creepy as hell 'all is lost moment' that will have you sizing up rose bushes in the local park ... And there's the vultures too! Don't let Disney and Westerns give you the wrong impression about vultures - they are truly awesome. #deckyswritewithyou #tkingfisher
Paula Gilfillan's review of A House with Good Bones
4/5: I was very excited to find this novel in Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh because I've been scrabbling around trying to find UK print copies of Kingfisher's work for AGES. And it even had a cover qu...
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'Growing up, I was a secret horror fiction fan, stashing them between my poetry library book loans long before I started wearing black.' Tempted to read more about life from city to country, England to Scotland? Read on McDuff at the link below. #deckyswritewithyou #HorrorWriting
Be Bold, Be Honest
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com
DeckyWriting Blog: Eustress Yourself. 'So, I’ve only gone and got an MA, and with a distinction. And like a feather in a puddle of mud, it’s still sinking in.' Read more in the link to my blog below.
Eustress Yourself
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com
A must for any budding crime writers! And a chance to hear and meet @dvbishop.com too. #moffatcrimefest #dumfriesandgalloway #scotland
Moffat Crime Fest
Join us for a fun-filled day of crime and mystery! Meet the authors, buy their books and join them for dinner and a fun quiz
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Here is the line-up for the upcoming #MoffatCrimeFest on 4th October. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there! 😁
'Female tropes are shoved out of the way, like clearing snow from a pathway with a shovel, and male tropes are ditched as if they were a rider on a bucking horse. If you love historical women's fiction with grit and creeping dread - then get this on your TBR shelf.' #deckyswritewithyou #stefpenney
Paula Gilfillan's review of The Tenderness of Wolves
4/5: I loved this book so much, I read it twice. Female tropes are shoved out of the way, like clearing snow from a pathway with a shovel, and male tropes are ditched as if they were a rider on a buck...
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A must for any budding crime writers! And a chance to hear and meet @dvbishop.com too. #moffatcrimefest #dumfriesandgalloway #scotland
Moffat Crime Fest
Join us for a fun-filled day of crime and mystery! Meet the authors, buy their books and join them for dinner and a fun quiz
eventbrite.co.uk
My new historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES is on a table beside Stephen King’s latest @waterstones in The Gyle! The stack is all signed now. (My shirt matching the cover is pure coincidence btw) @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
What present have you been given that was as endearing as the person who gave it to you? Read more at my blog: Toilet Seat Covers #deckyswritewithyou deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com/2025/06/toil...
Toilet Seat Covers
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
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This review has been brought to you by my cat, Ruben AKA 'Smelly Cat'. #deckyswritewithyou #BrianBilston www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Paula Gilfillan's review of Days Like These
4/5: This review has been brought to you by my cat, Ruben AKA 'Smelly Cat.' 'My member of staff chuckled and cried her way through this chunk of a book (not as chunky as me in my winter fur coat thou...
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Book Review: The Girl With All The Gifts. 'So lets get down to the food choice for this book - a curry. Sweet, spicy and utterly fulfilling. I will also say, this is the second time I've read this book, and like a good spag bol, the reheated version is always tastier.' #deckyswritewithyou #mrcarey
Paula Gilfillan's review of The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
4/5: So, if you've read any of my book reviews before, you've probably guessed that I'm, along with my cat, food centric. When I worked as a school librarian, I found food was a good analogy for rel...
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I'm thrilled to announce that the audiobook of #WhatGoesAround featuring #DIAlexPeachey and narrated by Scott Fleming is now available at @audible_com 😁 #SelfPublished #AuthorLife
Nuggets Of The Real Stuff: 'You never know when frisky seagulls, a turd left in a pair of pyjamas and a nun in a hurry will lead you to writing award winning poetry.' #deckyswritewithyou Read more at my blog below - thanks for reading my witterings!
It's A Sheep's Life ... Baa
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com
Book review: The New Hunger by Issac Marion. 'Marion is also perfect at realism: there are no frills or magical escapes for his characters - their fight for survival is messy, unpredictable and ... with no last minute rescue.' #deckyswritewithyou #issacmarion www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Paula Gilfillan's review of The New Hunger (Warm Bodies, #0.5)
5/5: Oh ... my ... goodness. Like a Kleenex tissue (other tissue makes are available), this small but might strong prequel to Warm Bodies, wiped my eager sweaty palms clean. I greedily consumed it whi...
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What Does A Typical Scientist Look Like? 'I still remember my daughter's school friends asking me if I really was a scientist, and when I asked them what one looked like, they described funny grey hair, a lab coat ... and a man.' #deckyswritewithyou #thescousescientist Read more in my blog below.
What Does A Typical Scientist Look Like?
Here's a blog about my life. A Mum who has recently moved from city to country, from England to Scotland and from people to sheep.
deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com
As someone else in the industry said, this is going to be a wild ride, folks.
Robin Bradford@tuphlos.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you are a subscriber to @janefriedman.com's The Hot Sheet, there is a fascinating discussion this issue about what amount of AI involvement is enough to deny copyright. From the author's guild: authorsguild.org/news/us-copy...
Honoured to best the first author appearing at Glasgow's newly renovated Ibrox Public Library on Thursday 13th February 2025 - free event starts 6pm, tickets at the link! www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/a-di... @panmacmillan.bsky.social
A Divine Fury: D V Bishop — Glasgow Life
A Divine Fury: D V Bishop
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This book is like a great Scottish BBQ pack you get at the supermarket: filled with the staples of link sausages, bacon and burgers, but then maybe a random pepper and black pudding thrown in. #deckyswritewithyou #goodreads #joannacorrance www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...
The Gingerbread Men
Eric abandons his fiancé, Eleanor, at the Edinburgh Chr…
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