Category Archives: doug johnstone

whisky galore meets deliverance

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

So, you spend a few months planning a novel, then some more months writing the thing, then some more months editing it. Then if you’re lucky it gets signed up, edited, copy edited, proof read etc, etc. Then you have … Continue reading →

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and so it begins

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

So, just getting geared up for the promotion of Smokeheads, out 3rd March, folks. Been interviewed a few times, and the first bit of coverage has appeared in Hot Press magazine in Ireland, and here it is. In which I … Continue reading →

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journalism v creativity

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

So, I was interviewed earlier this week by Peter Murphy at Hot Press magazine. Who also happens to be a novelist as well as a journalist. It was the first interview I’ve done about the next novel Smokeheads, and I’d … Continue reading →

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smokeheads final cover

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Doug Johnstone

So we’ve settled on a final cover for my next novel, Smokeheads, published by Faber and Faber on March 3rd 2011. Here it is: Whatcha think? I’m liking it. The proofs were plain, then we had flames, which was a … Continue reading →

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bjork and preston falls

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Doug Johnstone

So a while ago I performed at the fantastic Words Per Minute. Someone there had a video camera and recorded it. The two tunes I played have turned up on youtube, so here they are. This is called ‘Bjork Calling … Continue reading →

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highlights of 2010

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, I was asked to write my cultural highlights of 2010 by my publisher Faber. They posted it in their excellent thoughtfox blog. You can read it here. As I mention in it, the best thing on television this … Continue reading →

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battle of the blurbs

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so I’ve written a couple of novels that haven’t been published. Yet. One of em I’m still working on a wee bit. Almost finished. One is The Crow Road meets Six Feet Under, the other is Sideways meets Deliverance. … Continue reading →

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free books – a small revolution

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Doug Johnstone

So I’ve been totally blown away by this thing called the Concord Free Press. The brainchild of author Stona Fitch, basically it’s a small press where everyone works for free, from writer to editor to designer to printer. Then they … Continue reading →

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six feet under

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Doug Johnstone

So I’m working my way through the Six Feet Under box set. It’s fucking amazing. Just simply the best television drama series ever. Everyone always bangs on about The Sopranos, The Wire and The West Wing, but I think Six … Continue reading →

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the ossians launched, thanks

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Doug Johnstone

So, that’s two book launch shindigs out the way, had a great time both nights, thanks to everyone who came along and supported. It kinda goes without saying such support is MASSIVELY appreciated, but I’ll say it anyway. Such support … Continue reading →

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