I have been invited to read my From the Well winning story at the Cork International Short Story Festival, which takes place September 13-16. What a privilege. It was only last year that I first attended it as an audience member, and was blown away by the guest speakers. Any suggestion that I would be… Read More There will be words
This week I’m in sunny Bantry-on-the-Med for the West Cork Literary Festival, and I thought I’d attempt a daily update as it’s my first venture to a lit fest as a writer, not to mention my first time attending this particular one. My posts will be brief and probably incoherent because I’m exhausted. You have… Read More West Cork Literary Festival: day 1
…an annoying, stupid, annoying short story that just won’t sit down and behave for me. So annoying. And stupid. But mostly annoying. Right, one more go…
Be kind. Read more and choose books wisely. Resist all hyped books as often infuriating and result in much tongue biting while everyone else in the world waxes lyrical about them. Write more and finish what is started. Unless rubbish, in which case, dig holes in garden and bury deep. Move to house with very large… Read More New Year’s resolutions
Word herding 