January, the month for setting goals and intentions. The new year brings opportunity – thoughts, ideas, plans. I’ve always struggled with new year resolutions, of […]
Scotland’s Year of Stories, Wick Voices, and Our Cultural Landscape · Gail Anthea Brown
I’ve written a lot about stories, how they shape and define places. Here in the north Highlands, it can sometimes feel that our stories are […]
Finn and Friends at John O’Groats · Gail Anthea Brown
Back in January, when I wrote about my writing plans for 2022, I mentioned a project that I hoped would come to fruition before the […]
In the (Fieldfare) Press · Gail Anthea Brown
Implicit in my writing plan for the year (which I wrote about in this post back in January), was a desire to focus less on […]
Launching Finn and Friends, A Collection of Verse and Stories · Gail Anthea Brown
Earlier this month, myself and fellow writers Andrea Wotherspoon, Ian Leith and Charlotte Platt launched new book Finn and Friends at John O’Groats – A […]
On Coping With Rejection As A Writer · Gail Anthea Brown
One of the surest things about writing, or indeed any kind of creative pursuit, is the experience of rejection. Offering work up for any kind […]
Pieces of Sky and Stone Author Q&A · Gail Anthea Brown
In 2021, Isla, a student of creative writing at the University of the Highlands and Islands, asked me to share my experiences of writing my […]
Lost Solace: Tourism, Social Media and Our Shifting Sense of Place in the North Highlands · Gail Anthea Brown
Earlier this summer, my husband and I made an evening visit to the harbour at Dunbeath on our way back to Caithness after a day […]
My Ten Favourite Books of 2022 · Gail Anthea Brown
Towards the end of each year, I tend to write a round-up of my ten favourite books from the twelve or so months preceding. However, […]
Writing, Life and Joining Up the Dots – My 2022 Review · Gail Anthea Brown
Back in January, I posted about my writing plans for the year (generally, I find, a good way to engender some sort of personal accountability […]