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Catherine Alexandra

Catherine Alexandra

Cottonrake: Glasgow’s best bakery.

There’s something undeniably French about Cottonrake, where the scents of strong coffee and freshly baked bread fill the air and picture…

5 min readApr 22, 2019

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Cottonrake: Glasgow’s best bakery.

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Catherine Alexandra

Writing about food

One of the fun things about writing is that you can experiment with different styles and topics until you find your own voice and your own…

6 min readApr 17, 2019

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Writing about food

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Catherine Alexandra

A Tale of Tea

When it comes to tea, and all things tea related, there isn’t much that Jon Cooper, owner of Pekoe Tea in Edinburgh and long time…

7 min readApr 1, 2019

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A Tale of Tea

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Catherine Alexandra

Writing is not the most important thing in my life…

I’ve read a lot of writing advice over the last year which focuses on putting writing before everything else, if you want to be successful…

5 min readMar 28, 2019

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Writing is not the most important thing in my life…

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Catherine Alexandra

My Literary Gold: the writers who influence and inspire me

During a recent podcast, I was asked about the writers who have influenced and inspired me. When I listened back to what I had said, I…

4 min readFeb 11, 2019

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My Literary Gold: the writers who influence and inspire me

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Catherine Alexandra

Thinking in colours

When I’m writing I think in colours. Every character, every scene, every plot twist is represented in my mind in shades which find their…

4 min readFeb 11, 2019

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Thinking in colours

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Catherine Alexandra

How to increase your productivity in 10 easy(ish) steps

Before I begin, let me be very clear: I have not mastered this. Over the last year I have however worked very hard to try and increase my…

5 min readFeb 5, 2019

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Catherine Alexandra

How I ended up in a police cell.

I never thought I’d see the inside of a police cell. If anything I feared the idea, what with my claustrophobic tendencies and my inherent…

4 min readFeb 2, 2019

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How I ended up in a police cell.

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Catherine Alexandra

Fight, flight or write.

There’s no doubt that I often do my most productive writing when I’m really cheesed off about something. I’ve discovered that anger fuels…

3 min readJan 30, 2019

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Catherine Alexandra

The Trouble with Writing Book 2

Having put your debut novel out into the world, and started what you dream will be an exciting, fulfilling and long career as a writer…

4 min readJan 26, 2019

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The Trouble with Writing Book 2

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Catherine Alexandra

Catherine Alexandra

Debut novelist (Dancing Through Fire), writer of contemporary fiction, finder of inspiration and seeker of beautiful things. www.calexandrabooks.com

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