September 6, 2021September 7, 2021Novels, Of Stone and Sky, Scotland

On the Trail of the Highland Shepherd

We found the abandoned lamb at the edge of a field, bleating […]

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021Cairngorms, Of Stone and Sky, Walking

Of Reindeer and Rams Horns

Setting off for an overnight climb and camp in the Cairngorms, our […]

June 21, 2021July 7, 2021Books, Cairngorms, Mountains, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized, Walking

Stone and Sky on Angel’s Peak

On this night, eight years ago, I started writing my novel, Of […]

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021Cairngorms, Mountains, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Writer's Life

Learning the Land

How nature has colonised my notebooks as I’ve learnt more about the landscape and wildlife of the Cairngorms. A journey into observation.

April 26, 2021April 24, 2021Cairngorms, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized, Wildlife

The Ospreys are Back!

The ospreys are back! It’s that exciting time of year in the […]

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020Books, Cairngorms, Mountains, Novels, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized

Two-Book Deal For Merryn Glover’s Cairngorms

Friends and faithful readers of Writing the Way, I cannot tell you […]

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019Cairngorms, Novels, Of Stone and Sky, Pilgrimage, Uncategorized, Writer's Life

Angel’s Peak

At the start of this year, I decided to embrace my term […]

July 16, 2019December 9, 2019Cairngorms, Novels, Of Stone and Sky, Pilgrimage, Writer's Life

Pilgrim Loses the Way

Losing my wallet was the last straw. The final sign, if any […]

April 5, 2019May 1, 2019Cairngorms, Novels, Of Stone and Sky

Lambing Snows

It is the beginning of April and, here in the Cairngorms, the […]