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Most writers, myself included, are what can be classed as introverts. In simple terms that means we’d much rather curl up on the couch...

I’m writing this on the first of March when the snow has decided to fall in Dublin, blanketing the city in a Winter Wonderland. For some...

As I’ve covered before, I have decided to go back to writing school (loose term). Initially I wasn’t sure if this was the right move. Is...

I had initially titled this post “Back to School” but that didn’t quite sit right with me. The thought of going backwards instead of...

What’s the hardest thing about writing? Is generating an idea? Structuring a plot? Is it coming up with twists and turns and...

Bloody hell, the nerves. Yup, that’s pretty much how I feel every time I submit. It’s amazing how difficult it is to send your work out...

Do you ever get those happy feet? Those tippy-tappy, hippy-happy, jump-up-and-down-and-just-gotta-clappy feet? I’m only partly having fun...

In the 1986 movie, Clockwise, John Cleese’s character Brian Stimpson utters the words, “It’s not the despair. I can stand the despair....

At times, trying to get a publishing deal can seem like an impossible task. While there are direct routes to certain publishers, if...

The road to success is paved with failure/good intentions/hard work/[insert whatever noun takes your fancy]. It’s something I have...