Research: How Much Do You Need?
Research is an area that all authors approach differently. Whether it’s drawing on personal experience
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Research is an area that all authors approach differently. Whether it’s drawing on personal experience
The fifth stage of the creative process requires the ability to read between the lines
These are the most important elements to remember when it comes to description: The reader
Ivy Bannister, award winning short stoy writer recently spoke at Dublin City Hall with authors Kate
We get to know a character throughout the course of a story, through: What he/she
WRITING and WORKING – are there enough hours in a day …? Of course not!
The narrator in any story doesn’t have to tell the truth! There are a few
A great piece of writing is a perfectly intermeshed concoction of illusions. The primary illusion
Why take a writing class? What do people get out of them? Can writing really
The general consensus is that creativity is a gift bestowed on an elite few and
Creativity cannot be killed but it can be starved it into stagnation by ignorance. When we
Point of View (POV) literally means just that. Whose point of view is the reader
The task of incubation, whether in a premature baby ward at the maternity hospital, a
Bestselling author Orna Ross specialises in and offers coaching in creative intelligence. Here she shares her
Writing about sex is something most writers find challenging. Yet it cannot be avoided. Sex
Author and broadcaster Joseph O’Connor is to receive the 2012 Irish PEN Award for outstanding contribution to
It was a particular landscape, which led me to write my first novel. Over thirteen
Keeping Track of Your Plot: How to Make a Novel “Bible” I get most of
Using Screenwriting Techniques to Plot Your Novel with Catherine Ryan Howard When I came to
Here we gather hints and tips from some of Ireland’s top authors to help you
