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According to the Chambers English Dictionary it is a noun, an adjective (the meaning given in the dictionary is 'crucial') and a verb, as in to 'key' a surface to accept plaster, or to 'fasten with a key'. Funnily enough, 'keyed' is also an adject...
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- Hometown:
- Kilmarnock, Scotland, but now living in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire
- About Me:
- A Scottish writer who has written countless travel books and articles. Since I was a kid I have enjoyed reading crime and mystery fiction, so last year I thought it was time I started writing it. No crime published as yet, though. But there's still time.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Iain McDowall
Robert Goddard
Lawrence Block
M.C. Beaton
Val McDermid
W.D. Wingfield
Edgar Allan Poe
Catriona McPherson
George Simenon
Pierre Magnan
Henri Bosco
John Steinbeck
Mervyn Peake (the Gormenghast books)
John Sandford
Flannery O'Connor
Gayle Lynds
John Steinbeck
....I'll give up there, even though it's only a fraction of the writers I like.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- I try not to watch too much TV (with varying success rates), because I am a sucker for crime series of any kind, no matter how tacky, no matter how bad (...yes, I know, I know...), including
CSI
Morse
Midsumer Murders
Taggart
Frost
Miss Marple
Inspector Lynley
Waking the Dead
I am not a great movie buff, but I did enjoy watching:
Sunset Boulevard
Secret Window
Amadeus
MASH
I know I'm not being asked about my musical tastes, but it ranges from Mozart, Beethoven and Boccherini to the late Eva Cassidy (what a voice!), the Traveling Wilburies, Beatles and that superb jazz guitarist Martin Taylor (he bought me a drink once).
Comment Wall (27 comments)
- At 7:30am on September 19, 2009,
Robin Richmond said…
- Look forward to meeting you in Wigtown.
- At 7:37am on September 9, 2009,
Robin Richmond said…
- If you ave not visited my shop in Wigtown you should do so. I have the largest stock of second hand crime fiction in UK. My shop is behind the petrol station in Wigtown. Wigtowns Book Festival is from 25th September to 4th October.
I also have travel books.
- At 3:50am on November 26, 2008,
Dan Coleman said… - Hey, Jim,
Yeah, I love the Morse and Lynley series. Nothing better than a U.K. crime series.
When you have time, please stop by my page here and have a free read of my P.I. murdery mystery novel, FOUL SHOT, before publication. It's set here in North Carolina, at the beach, and involves the killing of a famous women's pro athlete.
- At 5:16am on November 23, 2008,
Iain Rowan said… - Hi Jim,
Thanks for adding me - how come no-one's ever written that Great Peterlee Novel, I wonder...
Cheers
Iain
- At 8:29pm on November 21, 2008,
Jim Gracie said…
- Hi Lee.
Nice to hear from you on this bitter cold, Scottish morning. I will go straight to Amazon and buy your books.
My late brother lived in Hong Kong for many years before moving to Japan and teaching English as a foreign language in a city called Miyazaki. Hong Kong was a place he loved.
Have you read any of Peter May's crime books, set in Beijing?
My day time job is travel writer, but I have never been to the Far East. I am trying to distance myself from travel writing now, as travel no longer excites me. And when that happens, you won't excite your readers.
- At 7:51am on November 21, 2008,
Lee Weeks said… - Hi Jim
Was born in N Devon. Have you read my books? Judging by your tastes you will like them.
- At 1:22am on November 19, 2008,
Maria said… - Hi Jim,
Thanks for your request. I'm not a native of Darlington, but have lived here since 1979. I know the area where your daughter and family lived. I lived in Bonnybrig in Scotland for a short time, beautiful scenery.
I see you have several writing projects in the pot...me too, I only wish I could finish one of them. I have joined Nanowrimo this year in an effort to motivate me into completing a novel that has collected dust!
M
- At 3:47am on November 18, 2008,
Colin Galbraith said… - Hi Jim - great to meet another like-minded Scot on the forum :-)
- At 4:06am on June 12, 2008,
Libby Cudmore said… - I think I'd like that very much. I'll keep you posted on travel dates.
- At 2:38am on June 12, 2008,
Libby Cudmore said…
- I'm actually visiting Scotland for a week at the end of January. The friend we're staying works in Edinburgh, maybe I'll ride up with him in day and check it all out.
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