The one question I keep being asked by new writers is – where do you start? Sometimes we have a great idea but when we start writing we just can’t follow it through. The idea seems to go nowhere and that great story just doesn’t seem to want to come out. So what’s the problem? […]
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Writing in the Sun
Are you writing in the sun? I am – let me explain: we are enjoying a very unusual and very hot 31 degrees here in Galway and the sky is a beautiful blue. This makes a welcome change from the grey clouds and rain. I am usually prone to a bit of seasonal affective disorder but […]
Social Network Sites – Are You Addicted?
Social network sites are addictive. I’m convinced of this – why? Well, I don’t log on all the time but no matter what time I do there is always the same group of people there, night or day. Now, like many writers, I visit social network sites more than I should. Usually when I am […]
So Why Do You Really Write?
Why do you really write? Do you know? Some of us think about this question all the time, particularly when the writing is hard going, or when we receive a particularly stinging criticism. But despite thinking about this question a lot, most writers will answer by saying something about wanting to be published, having stories […]
Irish Publishers Charging for Submissions
100 EURO PER READ Irish publishers are not supporting Dublin based, Liberties Press on their introduction of a 100 euro charge for reading unsolicited submissions. On their website, Liberties Press describe themselves as Ireland’s leading independent publisher. However, other Irish Publishers have not followed their lead. The chairperson of Publishing Ireland, Ruth Hegarty has said […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Writers
Seasonal affective disorder affects many of us. However, the fact that writers spend a lot of time indoors sitting down can make us more vulnerable. Get Outside The antidote to seasonal affective disorder is to get outside and walk as much as you can. Even a ten-minute walk can make a difference to your mood. […]
How To Crash Your Website In One Easy Step
INSECURE FILE Last week I received an email from Themify. Unfortunately (for me) they had found an unsecure file in their iTheme2 package which I use used to use on this site. To solve the problem they had given me, they gave me another problem. They emailed me a list of instructions written in geek-speak, which I […]
Quick Social Networking
I read a very well written article this morning about quick ways to use social networking to boost your business and increase your web traffic, but well written or not, I must admit I felt irritated by it. Quick social networking? Is there such a thing? There were thirty items on the quick list and […]
HOW TO CURE WRITER’S BLOCK WITH MINDFULNESS
Writer’s block is one of those problems that hits most writers from time to time. Of course there is much debate as to whether it actually exists. Is writer’s block real or imagined? I guess that if it happened to you then it would be real to you! Those who have never experienced it will […]
ADULT TRIKE
GET ON YOUR TRIKE Over the years I have come to rely on walking, swimming and yoga for my daily dose of endorphins. I really enjoy all these activities as does my husband. We even chose to live close to the Burren in Galway so we could live among the hills where we love to […]