So, we’re back. Not exhausted and ready to fall into bed for a week as we thought, but transformed and fulfilled and so ready to write our hearts out. Thank you Listowel Writers’ Week… especially Maria McGrath and Elizabeth Dunn for their invitation to take part as a workshop facilitator. Arriving down here on the Friday … Continue reading
Waltzing Gaily Out Of The House In Your Underwear…
Do you find the process of editing your story easy? No? It exhausts you? You’re tired of reading the same thing over and over until your brain feels like mush? Excellent… You’re obviously doing it right. It is hard work, but an author friend, Catherine Brophy, got it in one when she said to me, … Continue reading
Carousel… Creating Summer Writing
Carousel Writers’ Centre is enjoying a fantastic year to date with so many writers coming to try us out and so many others coming back for more! Whichever category you fall into you are always welcome. So far this year our workshops have explored the worlds of writing location, character and plot. We have discovered … Continue reading
Happy New Writing You!
January is a month of mixed feelings. There are those who feel that it is a time to be positive and upbeat, and there are others who become immersed in the misery of cold, dark mornings. However you feel, it is always good to write. One thing I like to do in January is to look … Continue reading
Let your character loose on the world…
Carousel Writing Competition Win a FREE place on… ‘Write Them For Real’ Writers’ Workshop with Bernadette Kearns. 6th Decmber 2014. Write about a character in whatever style/genre you wish, using no more than 200 words. Email your entry by 16th November 2014 To carolann@copland.org.uk Please include your name and daytime contact number. Carousel … Continue reading
Kick Ass Competition at Carousel
Carousel Writing Competition Carousel Monthly Café-Workshops provide writers with the opportunity to acquire new skills, take the time to write and share their work and ideas in the peaceful and inspirational setting of the Dublin Mountains. The perfect writers’ “Me-Time”. Each monthly workshop commences at 10am on a Saturday: 10am: … Continue reading
‘Last Kiss’ at Carousel
She’s back! Louise Phillips, author of Red Ribbons, nominated for Best Irish Crime Novel in 2012 and The Dolls’s House which won the Best Irish Crime novel in 2013, is BACK with a vengeance! Last Kiss was launched this month and it is a scrumptious read! I devoured this book. It helped that having read Louise … Continue reading