The Literate Scientist Is Alive And Well And Winning Prizes In County Cork
Never let it be said that science and the creative arts don’t mix. A biochemist, a psychologist and a dentist are showing how it can be done. This year’s Ballymaloe … Continue reading
DO YOU KNOW what connects infants and poets?
Infans comes from the Latin for unspeaking. The infant is the one who can’t speak and Seamus Heaney argues that all good poems are gathered in silence. Here he is … Continue reading
USING MUSIC AS A PLOT DEVICE – extract from a creative writing exercise in Back to Creative Writing School
James Joyce’s The Dead has been called by some critics the best short story ever written. Indeed when I was studying for a Masters in Creative Writing a tutor apologised … Continue reading
DID YOU KNOW the Irish have a word for it…
DAY DAPPLE is an old Irish term for the time of day when a person can no longer be distinguished from a bush. Source QI 1227 Facts also used in … Continue reading
Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes) Mary Robinson
Symbols give us our identity, our self image, our way of explaining ourself to ourselves and to others. Symbols in turn determine the kind of stories we tell; and the … Continue reading
A month’s mind for Mike, my husband and friend
Mike Whelan died on the morning of Saturday February 9th 2013 after a short, savage illness. He was 62 and in May we would have been married 30 years.I don’t … Continue reading
Figures of Speech cane be dangerous
One of my all time favourite youtube videos will help sort out a synedoche from a similie.
Get writing, get reading, get involved in a creative community WHAT THE DICKENS MAGAZINE
What the Dickens? Magazine is aiming to promote, support and encourage creativity and the arts for both organisations and individuals. And there are now lots of opportunities to be part … Continue reading
DID YOU KNOW how well Amazon ebooks are doing after five years of selling?
Ebook sales were up approximately 70% over 2011. In contrast, Amazon’s physical books – the kind you can lend, smell, hold and put on a shelf – had the lowest … Continue reading
MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE writing a synopsis
The agent Carole Blake, author of From Pitch to Publication says that any story can be boiled down to: What does the main character want, and what’s stopping them from … Continue reading
Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes) Dorothy Parker
I hate writing. I love having written. Dorothy Parker
Happy St Bridget’s Day
Just discovered on http://www.fisheaters.com that Brigid should be pronounced Brigg-id” or Bree-id but “almost never is”. Hmmm, so why the should be? When does a pronunciation move from standard to … Continue reading
DO YOU KNOW the 10 things authors want readers to do?
1. Write an Amazon review. Reviews are a powerful tool that can make a big difference in an author’s sales. Don’t lie. Don’t go crazy about a book you don’t … Continue reading
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