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Ruth Runs: Glasgow 2015 – How you can help

No turning back!

I’m doing Glasgow’s Great Scottish Run. I know, I must be a glutton for punishment after last year, right? Well, maybe that’s true – I’ve been in training for a few months now and, well, real life hasn’t made that an easy task, frankly. However, all those difficult weeks are starting to pay off now, as I’m hitting the long distances. And this time out, I’ve got some extra motivation from the reasons why I’m doing this run.
 
I don’t want to be the only one getting the benefit from all this training. So I’ll be running in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, and the magnificent work they do with both sufferers and their loved ones. I’ve set up a JustGiving page for donations, if you’re able to do make one. And if you can’t, I’ll be telling you how you can help me support Macmillan without spending a penny.

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Speculative Bookshop #6

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Glasgow! Are you free on Friday 24th July? Because I’m dead chuffed to announce I’ll be reading at Speculative Bookshop #6, at The Old Hairdresser’s, Renfield Lane.
 
SB have a great eye for a line-up, and this one’s no exception. There’ll be poet Charlotte Le Good, Airdrie comics bods Cult Empire‘ll be stopping by, as will The High Flight zine, ahead of their first birthday celebrations at the end of the month. I understand Leo Glaister will also be doing his new show 17, so that should be worth sticking around for.
 
And me? Well, this’ll be my first reading since Worldcon last year – and my first since winning the BSFA Short Fiction prize. High time I tried out some new material, I reckon! So if you’d like a listen to something I can guarantee noone’s heard before, why not pop along and catch the show?
 
Doors are at 7:30pm, and you can find all the details on this here event page.
 
Hope to see you there!
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How Writers Write, and When Runners Run

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Tony Ballentyne’s blog series How Writers Write is exactly that. Once a month, he’s interviewed folk like Keith Brooke and Neil Williamson and they’ve duly answered – on where they write, choices of style, and what helps them get into the right frame of mind to create great stories. You’ll find rare insights into the creative process of some ace writers, so it’s well worth a browse.
 
A few weeks ago, Tony dropped me an email with a few of the same questions, and you’ll find my answers (complete with a guest appearance from Millie the cat) in the latest installment.
 
How Writers Write: Ruth EJ Booth – http://tonyballantyne.com/how-writers-write-ruth-booth/
 
Just one more thing before I go:

 
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Today marks a year to the day that I ran the Edinburgh Half Marathon in aid of Mind – my first ever running event. So I thought you might like to know I’ve signed up to the Great Scottish Run‘s Half Marathon event in Glasgow in October. I’ll be running for Macmillan Cancer Support, in memory of my friend Carol Laird. More on that nearer the time.