Most of us begin our writing journeys via diaries/journals. Those juvenilia are worth their weight in gold particularly when it comes to opening the storehouse of memory, mining personal experience,...

Over the past few years, I’ve been co-writing other people’s memoirs. Although I absolutely love what I do, it does have its challenges. First of all, I have to make...

Roddy Doyle has done me a favour. In taking on Roy Keane’s autobiography, he has given the art of ghost-writing a new respectability. In a recent interview, he said he...

It still doesn’t feel quite real that I’ve written and published a memoir. A part of me expects to wake up after a strange dream, lock-jawed, dry-throated, and wooly-mouthed, my...

With content writing becoming a sought after skill on the Web, and the variety of freelance opportunities available to writers from all backgrounds, it makes sense to hone your skills to suit...

Much of what is written and discussed about the ‘process’ of writing usually refers to the writing of novels.  Discussion about fiction writing is all about inspiration, plot, voice.  But...

In our imagination, a writer is a solitary being, sitting in a room on their own, engrossed in their thoughts. This might be true for fiction writers, but if you...

I always found the term ‘Ghost Writer’ quite intriguing. With the aid of my vivid imagination I can conjure up images of a writer sitting in a dimly lit room,...

States Of Denial: The Tuskar Rock Incident And Other Mysteries has recently been published by Mercier Press. The authors, Carl Nally and Dermot Butler reveal how much research must go...

Writing sports history sounds much easier than compiling a tome of history on monarchies, governments, economies or churches. The fact that most authors of sports history are keen followers of...