Tag: short stories
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Imagery, theme, sense impression, libraries in lockdown: the story of a short story collection on Shauna Gilligan’s blog
I had a chance to discuss the more writerly aspects of the stories behind the collection Random Acts of Optimism recently on Shauna Gilligan’s writing blog. “When I came to write the title story I recognised that for Cynthia and Tom and for many of the other characters in my stories they were often taking…
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Head Above Water Blog: My Debut short story collection Random Acts of Optimism released September 2023!
Fantastic news: September publication of my debut short story collection! Readers of the Head above Water blog will have followed my story since 2009 of writing endeavours, resilience and persistence, shortlists and near misses. I have written alongside raising a family, challenging circumstances, a new job in public libraries and a Masters by night in…
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Head Above Water Autumn Courses (Bray) now booking
Under the banner of Head Above Water writers, I’m giving a series of classes this Autumn from Beginners to Improvers and to Flash Fiction. My signature class is Creative Practice in Busy Lives & Short Story Essentials. As a psychology and communications studies grad and busy mum, I’m very much aware of how the creative…
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James Claffey’s Blood a Cold Blue
Dear folks, I just wanted to let you know about a wonderful new short collection by Irish native and writing pal James Claffey. I first read, and was immediately impressed by James Claffeys’ gorgeous and unusual writing on the peer review and fiction site Fictionaut. James’ new collection has just been published by Press 53…
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Strange tales of love and desire
Given the week that’s in it I thought I’d mention these tales of love and desire. It doesn’t come naturally to shout out about my stories but I’m proud of these and some of them have been published in reputable places and longlisted in major competitions and I’d be happy to have you read them.…
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Of poetry in stories
The writer Tom Gillespie has interviewed me on my new short story collections and on how poetry comes to play in my writing. I really enjoyed answering the questions and talking about influences on my writing style and what I want my prose to do. Here’s the interview.
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New short story collection, #Fridayflash and Smashwords news
Self-published in a library Smashwords have just announced an exciting new library initiative for their bestselling titles. Read more about it here. Publishing is in a state Here’s a very very interesting article about the state of publishing today and the role of ‘indie’ publishers in that. Today’s #Fridayflash Today my #fridayflash short fiction is…
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Random Acts of Posting: April 15
Here are some of my writing.ie posts that you may have missed in the last while. Enjoy! Historical Fiction: Hazel Gaynor’s Titanic Novel The Girl Who Came Home Hazel Gaynor explains the intricacies of writing historical fiction for her Titanic novel. Love: Writer & Journalist Lucille Redmond on her short story collection Writer and journalist…
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Reading as a writer and my novel is finished!
Today on Writing.ie I ask if being a writer ruins your love of reading. I’ve also been reading this lovely optimistic and interesting article on the short story by Arminta Wallace in the Irish Times. Apart from that I’m almost ready to submit my new novel The Book of Remembered Possibilities. It’s my nanowrimo 2010…
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