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charlie skinner
Oct 8, 07 - 1:50 PM |
the slow demise of scottish wrting
is it just me or has anyone written a good old scots yarn lately...i was looking forward to louse welsh's bullet trick ..****e..her namesake irvin's latest offering ...well if you've got plenty of time on yer hands finish it..I dare you..but worst of all is this apathy ...where are you lads an lassies c'mon its time to move get yer ****in **** in gear and write something decent ....charlie x |
joseph ridgwell
 Oct 11th, 2007 - 8:07 PM |
Re: the slow demise of scottish wrting
Charlie, I think yr right, new scots writng does seem to be in the doldrums, but instead of urging others, why don't you do it, for I'm sure you can joe ridgwell |
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neil cocker
Oct 12th, 2007 - 9:35 AM |
Re: the slow demise of scottish wrting
Charlie, do you only read Scottish writers with the surname 'Welsh'? I think there's plenty of good stuff out there, it's just about knowing where to look. For example, James Robertson's two most recent novels- Joseph Knight, and The Testament of Gideon Mack- are both crackers; challenging and intelligent reads and very Scottish at the same time. Robertson's a good example of how Scottish writers are expanding their horizons these days. I think what you're talking about is the slow demise of the gritty working-class urban genre. Personally I'm glad this genre is fading away. It was Scotland's punk moment in my opinion, bursting out of decades in the doldrums with energy and fire. But its slow death is through necessity as the nation grows more confident and self-assured. For a spell there were far too many writers emulating Irvine Welsh and it was getting a bit like when a new music fad takes off, e.g. like the recent glut of terrible Coldplay-esque guitar bands we've been forced to endure. Even when Scottish writers tackle the gritty booze n drugs stuff these days there's a sign things are changing, e.g. Kevin MacNeill's The Stornoway Way, which is funny, thought-provoking and totally unique. Or Alan Bissett, who takes the urban Scots genre and gives it a totally original twist. And our very own Laura Hird, whose Hope collection was extremely dark in subject matter but refreshingly life-affirming, and very 21st century. Try Robertson for starters- you won't be disappointed. |
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charlie skinner
Oct 13th, 2007 - 9:39 AM |
Re: the slow demise of scottish wrting
I tried to read the testiment of gideon mack..didnae finish it awful or rather.. no for me.....alan bisset..that intro to 'scottish gothic put me off him nearly for life until i read that wee story on here about the optical illusion thingy which was original and spot on....'hope' of course is excellent ...as for me [surname skinner] last thing I wrote was 'doppelganger' wee whiley ago right enough can be viewed at www.ukauthors.com under zenbuddhist..was a wee while ago.....anyway what i was going to say when I posted this I didnae notice gordon legge on the showcase who seems to have risen from the grave so excuse me while a have a wee decko cheers |
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neil cocker
Oct 13th, 2007 - 10:05 AM |
Re: the slow demise of scottish wrting
You're right Charlie, it's good to have Gordon back. He was an inspiration to me and no doubt many others. On the subject of great lost Scottish writers, whatever happened to Duncan MacLean? I remember reading Bucket of Tongues in a freezing Aberdeen bedsit in the early 90s and it blew me away. I re-read Hunger by Knut Hamsun recently with a foreword by Duncan and it got me wondering about him. |
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charlie skinner
Oct 16th, 2007 - 12:15 PM |
Re: the slow demise of scottish wrting
bucket o tongues now there's a classic wee collection...heard on the radio that he makes jewelry up in the orkneys neil, a big success as well seemingly..still no point in looking backwards..its time to start writing like a *******! |
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