"I found it spot on Glasgow! The imagery in your words captured every aspect and district. The dark and dank streets that no one want to speak of. I especially loved the way you have captured the characters in every Glaswegian way possible. It was as if I was there, like a fly on the wall. The story is......."
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. This wonderful phrase and advice on life certainly applies to Lanarkshire author Liam Leddy. Liam, 63, has lived in Blantyre for over 40 years and has wanted to be an author since he was five. After retiring from a career selling steel, he bought a battered old typewriter in Glasgow's 'Paddy's Market' in 2002 and wrote stories he had been considering in his head for years. His first short story was published online in 2003 and he has gone on to publish six collections of short stories and two crime novels, Body Language and Bad Form.
