Real writing

I had the pleasure of spending an hour with local writer Eoin McNamee this afternoon at Belfast Central Library. This was organised as part of Creativity Month. Eoin is one of Libraries NI's writers in residence and I was very lucky to get a slot at his writing clinic. He's written a number of novels, including a trilogy based around the local Curran family.


He had taken the time to review a piece I'm currently working on and was very encouraging and supportive. He gave me some good tips to think about how I can improve this piece. Now I just need to get on with it!

Creativity Month - writers in residence

It's that time of the year again - Creativity month

http://www.librariesni.org.uk/creativitymonth2017/Pages/Writers-in-Residence.aspx?src=WIR-CM2017

Tonight I was at a reading in Belfast Central Library given by Eoin McNamee as part of Creativity Month. It was fascinating listening to him talking about the inspiration for a number of his novels - local murders and the Curran family.

Fuel for Writers

We can't write on empty stomachs, hence the need for pear and ginger muffins, shortbread and chocolate ginger biscuits in Coney Island this morning to fuel our writing. It was good being back down at gorgeous Coney, even if a little windswept and damp today. It was good to be back with fellow writers Mairi, Rhonda, Moira and Maddie to exchange recent writing experiences, share our news and also hear some of the group's new writing.

longlisted haiku

Some good booky, reading, literary news on World Book Day - I'm quite delighted to hear one of my poems has been long-listed in 'Haikus for the NHS'

 https://nothingintherulebook.com/2017/03/01/haikus-for-the-nhs-read-the-poems-here/