Author: Moira Mcpartlin

Moira McPartlin made a big impact with her debut novel The Incomers, which tells the tale of a West African woman moving to a small town in 1960s Scotland. It was shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award and was a critical success. Novels Ways of the Doomed, Wants of the Silent, and Star of Hope make up the Sun Song Trilogy. Moira is also a prolific writer of short stories and poetry and was been published in a variety of literary magazines. She lives in Stirlingshire.

A Writer’s Paradox

It is the time I wait for and the time I dread. That magical time when I can write The … More

I Luv Paris (with exceptions) #1 – Le Petit Commerce

I don’t know if this is true all over Paris but in 14ème arrondissement Le Petit Commerce is thriving. By that … More

Marginalia

This time last week I had no idea that scribbling on books had a name but week three of my poetry challenge … More

Resolutions of a Transient

At the beginning of every year since I don’t know when I have listed goals and resolutions and for the most part … More

Narrative Know How for Safe Space

One snowy December night in Dunfermline I ran a workshop for the charity Safe Space. As part of a fun raising initiative … More

The Next Big Thing

I’ve been tagged in The Next Big Thing by fellow writer David Ebsworth (website: www.davidebsworth.com and main blog on Goodreads whose first novel, The … More