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Sharing what I learn on the path to becoming a writer

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There will be words

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

September 8, 2017 Anne4 Comments

West Cork Literary Festival: day 1

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

July 18, 2017November 28, 2017 Anne5 Comments

Currently working on

…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…

July 10, 2017 Anne6 Comments

New Year’s resolutions

  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

January 2, 2017March 13, 2017 Anne9 Comments
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