…because your writing is worth giving your best. Say to yourself… I am a writer! Then tell everyone else. Read before you write… before you read before you write before you read… you get the picture. Sit and write! If you’re not there you can’t write! Find your own space. That doesn’t mean that … Continue reading
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Can writers be taught or should it come naturally?
Earlier this month I was invited to speak at the Hay Festival Kells www.hayfestival.com/kells on a subject that caused some interesting discussion. “Can writers be taught or should it come naturally?” On the acknowledgements page of my novel, Summer Triangle which was launched in October, I mention all the people who helped to teach me to … Continue reading
Winning Haiku Poet 2014
Congratulations to the winner of the Carousel Summer Haiku Poetry Competition 2014… Marion Clarke Marion has won a Two Day Haiku and Mindfulness Workshop at Carousel Writers’ Centre in the Dublin Mountains! Her winning Haiku… lough sunlight this desire to walk on water This is what the judges Maeve O’ Sullivan and Kim Richardson had to say about … Continue reading
WHAT IS HAIKU?
Originally posted on Carousel Creates:
Following their success in 2013, Maeve O’Sullivan and Kim Richardson return to Carousel Writing Centre in the beautiful Dublin Mountains, for a two day workshop combining Haiku poetry with Mindfulness practices. Wikipedia tells us that Haiku is… …a short poem which uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an…
“WRITE THAT NOVEL” With Louise Phillips
“There was nothing more pleasurable and informative than attending Louise Phillips’ Writing Courses at the scenic and serene enclave of Ireland that is Carousel Creates. Louise’s information and advice helped me to grow as an author and gave more confidence behind my pen. Learning from one of the best crime writers I know (and her … Continue reading
How Crime Writing can lead to getting you locked up…
How far would you go to research a crime scene for your story? Following a Crime Writing Workshop last year by Louise Phillips, I found myself locked in a cell in a Garda station… The noise of that heavy door clanging closed with the follow on sounds of the upper and lower bolts is … 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 a writer friend, Catherine Brophy, got it in one when she said to me, … Continue reading
