Making Sense of 100K Words – A Storyboard by Zoë Miller
I’ve often laughed at my obsession with collecting stationery, but the day I tossed a
I’ve often laughed at my obsession with collecting stationery, but the day I tossed a
This is possibly the number one rule for writing! The most common mistake new (and
Just six months ago, I was sat in front of my computer, feeling like I
As is so often the way, it was the unexpected, the unanticipated, that ended up
I was doing some intense thinking about picture books last night. My writing class
There’s a growing consensus these days in the neuromusicological world that music is about anticipation.
Crime and thriller fiction nowadays is all about the Big Twist; a literary device that’s
So you get your deal and suddenly you’re under contract to produce the next book
I grew up in inner-city Dublin. Like so many people of my age I was
Whatever kind of novel you are writing, be it a 500-page adventure drama about dinosaurs,
Daft as it may sound, but when I decided to write a book set in
Though my “debut” crime thriller, The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die is about to be released
I first come up with a backdrop for the story. I usually try to find
Claire Coughlan attended Joanna Briscoe’s workshop at the Mountains to Sea literary festival for writing.ie,
Huge thanks to the lovely Vanessa O’ Loughlin at writing.ie for asking me to visit
Claire Coughlan attended Joanna Briscoe’s workshop at the Mountains to Sea literary festival for writing.ie,
‘Where do you get your ideas?’ This is the most common question that writers are
I had been wanting to write a children’s book for ages, but there was always
The five Ws have ruled my life. Who; What; Where; When and Why – the
I was a late starter when it comes to writing – a very late starter.