Paula Gilfillan

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.

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.'

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Has 'hilarious' appeared too?

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

A must for any budding crime writers! And a chance to hear and meet @dvbishop.com too. #moffatcrimefest #dumfriesandgalloway #scotland

Here is the line-up for the upcoming #MoffatCrimeFest on 4th October. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there! 😁

The Shallows, a budget Jaws with no boat, but a rock and a feisty heroine.

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...

'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

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

A must for any budding crime writers! And a chance to hear and meet @dvbishop.com too. #moffatcrimefest #dumfriesandgalloway #scotland

Including the Glasgow Summer Sessions with Yes Maybe, Ethan Hawk, KT Tunstall, Future Islands and Simple Minds. Less crowded, cheaper food and no mud.

Mine dragged in a dead vole this morning and then flaked at my feet. A killing spree is hard work.

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

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.

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
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@brianbilston.bsky.social a furry fan's review 😊

So good, he had to join in.

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...

This review has been brought to you by my cat, Ruben AKA 'Smelly Cat'. #deckyswritewithyou #BrianBilston
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Thanks for the share!

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...

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

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

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.

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!

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...

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/...

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.

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
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As someone else in the industry said, this is going to be a wild ride, folks.

Really helpful article in this newsletter, thanks. Are you giving a nod to Depeche Mode in your tagline, btw?

A Divine Fury: D V Bishop — Glasgow Life A Divine Fury: D V Bishop

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

My cat is a psychopath and went out anyway. He came back in ten minutes later, very wet and with zero kills.

Yes, I can see why. ❤

What a legacy your grandad has left behind! The melody often helped my baby daughter and I fall asleep after early morning feeds. But just as lovely was learning about its compositional history and structure, as well as the impact its had on listeners' lives. Thanks for sharing this documentary.

The Gingerbread Men Eric abandons his fiancé, Eleanor, at the Edinburgh Chr…

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

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Paula Nicolson's review of The Gingerbread Men 4/5: 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. In...

Hi Joanna - here's my review of The Gingerbread Men: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Goodies in yellow T shirts.

Here me out.

The guys from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are the children of The Goodies.

Procrasticamera 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.

Procrasticamera: 'My camera sat in my drawer for 22 years ... and so, it became a coffin without being buried, a safe with a lost combination key and a depository box that no one dare open.' #deckyswritewithyou #olympuscamera
Read more at my blog: deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com/2025/01/proc...