Hello From The UK

I'm wallowing gracelessly in the Sleepy Hollow known as Herefordshire where scrumping remains an artless way of life!

Fortunately, civilisation is mercifully close by in my beloved Cheltenham!

CyanideBreakfast said:

Hey everyone! I'm still trying to find my way around this place but figured I'd come and say hi to people who live erm 'nearby'.

I'm from a wee village near the town of Paisley, in Scotland. (In other words I'm a 20-30 minute drive from Glasgow).

Any other Scots around? =D

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Hello there! *waves* AbsoluteWrite has quite the Scottish community lurking around.

Fran said:

Yes. Lurking very close.

I used to come here, and then I stopped, but now I'm back. Hurrah! I'm sure everyone's thrilled.

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Welcome back!

hologram said:

I am no longer in East Midlands in England, I'm in the Highlands of Scotland.

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Hey, you're up in my neck o' the woods (I'm in Nairn/Inverness). Hope you're enjoying it.

Rupert de Cesaris said:

I'm wallowing gracelessly in the Sleepy Hollow known as Herefordshire where scrumping remains an artless way of life!

Fortunately, civilisation is mercifully close by in my beloved Cheltenham!

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Oh, Cheltenham is beautiful. I went to the festival at the race course years ago (I want to say the 'Cheltenham Festival' but it might have a different name. I think it might have a religious bend? IDK, it was a long time ago and I mostly stuck to the literary tent) and had a great time. Beautiful weather and a lovely area.

Hello Leeds

Cheltenham is a long way from here, but hello too! Equally I'm a long way from anywhere in Scotland, but I do love that land, muchly.

EMaree said:

Hey, you're up in my neck o' the woods (I'm in Nairn/Inverness). Hope you're enjoying it.

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Heya! I'm in Invergordon

The Chelt Literary Festival goes from strength to strength - it has now come in from the relative cold and occupies the Town Centre!

I love Yorkshire - which is something coming from a Lancastrian!!

I'll wave hello too!

I'm German and currently living in Canada, but my boyfriend and I are thinking of moving to England. Not sure where/when yet, but I used to live near Oxford and liked it a lot.

I've temporarily abandoned the Midlands to work in the Lake District for a couple of months ... and it's temporarily sunny

*Waves*
I'm currently on holiday on the Isle of Wight and live in (hangs head) Watford.

Hi all, I live almost exactly where the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, and West Sussex meet though I am a Yorkshireman by birth.

Nice to meet you all.

I'm a Scotsman, from Kilbirnie in Ayrshire originally. (Parents are still there.)

Since leaving school and going to Uni I've lived in Glasgow, London, Stonehaven, Kinross and, since 2007, in Newfoundland, Canada.

My wife's from Tenbury Wells - she keeps me civilized.

Hi,
Really pleased to join the community. I'm based in the Scottish Borders, surrounded by sheep. They love everything I write. Yay.

Hi all,
I'm in South Wales.
*waves*

Hi I'm in Nothern Ireland

Hi, I'm based in the North West of England.

Hello!
A brightonian here. Good to see the UK well represented....

Hi from Lancashire

I'm in Scotland. I stay fairly near Falkirk and I love it here.

*waves to all the nearby Scots and not-so-nearby Brits*

There is an AW meet-up on Sept 28th for anyone within reach of London.
Details here: http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272682

Trip

Maxinquaye said:

Hey, going to get back to the UK in a month. I'll be in Reading, Berkshire. I just need to remember Kevlar.

Or as the MC in one of my favorite show shrieked to his parents: "When you moved, you had to move to bloody Reading!"

At lest it's not Slough, eh?

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Tricky?

I originally came out of a tulip in Camberwell before I relocated to a hill outside of Maputo. I have since returned to Camberwell due to its vibrant cultural scene.

FYOG - Don't Wait Up

Just finished the draft on FYOG tonight.

Unwinding and letting the pressure die.

One week and then I start the rewrite

I came in at 86,626 and 272 with the Glossary and the other add on bits for front and back.

Based in Cirencester.

Reading University as part of FYOG Plot

Interesting about Reading because my PSCC Prison I based at Whiteknights on the East Side of the lake by the old Nuclear Bunker.

The home of the main character I based at Sonning.

I am originally from Shepherds Bush although at some point I have managed to take in most of the UK plus Singapore, Manila, Hamburg, Sophia Antipolis, Geyr, Brussels et al.

Biggest problem for me was always coming back to England as my wife wouldn't travel more than 20 mile a week.

Hi, I'm from London.

waylander said:

There is an AW meet-up on Sept 28th for anyone within reach of London.
Details here: http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272682

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Just missed it! Would definitely be up for this next time...